by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 18, 2021 | Conditions Treated, Featured Wellness Articles, Green Living, Living with the Seasons
Why Use a Neti Pot for Allergies and Colds Here in San Diego, California, I break out my Neti Pot during “Santa Ana” conditions, when hot dry weather blows in from the high desert in the east. Dry weather aggravates our sinuses by dehydrating and harming...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 29, 2021 | Acupuncture, Dry Needling
Is there a difference between Dry Needling and Acupuncture? Dry Needling: The fundamental difference between Dry Needling and Acupuncture is that Dry Needling uses needles to deactivate painful trigger points. Trigger points are painful areas of specialized...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 26, 2021 | Acupuncture, Conditions Treated, Moxibustion and Cupping
Chinese and Japanese style moxabustion, or moxa, has may applications in Chinese Medicine. Its an integral part of any authentic acupuncture practice. Moxabustion involves warming the acupuncture area/point with the processed leaves of Artemesia Vulgaris, wild...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 14, 2021 | Mindfulness
Mindfulness Walking Meditation Here is a Mindfulness Walking Meditation in the style I learned from the Vietnamese Buddhist meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. We all need ways to de-stress, especially in the days of Covid and Political turmoil. Mindfulness is...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 19, 2020 | Acupuncture, Dry Needling
Can Dry Needling and Acupuncture Work Together? Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture: Releasing Trigger Points while Opening up Qi flow People often ask whether Dry Needling and Acupuncture Together work as well as either alone? In fact the most sophisticated understanding...