Traditional Chinese Medicine is a comprehensive system of natural health care that is based on the principal of balancing energy flow in the body to correct physiological and emotional functions. It includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, dietary therapy, meditation and physical exercise. This system of health care has been used extensively for over 3000 years by one-quarter of the world’s population and is gaining popularity in the Western world.

These therapies work with your natural vital energies, known as Qi (chee), which make up all essential life activities. The intention is to promote your body’s natural ability to heal itself and bring the body into harmony and balance.

Acupuncture works by stimulating the production of neurotransmitters within the central nervous system as well as effecting nerve centers at the site of needle insertion.