“Can I use herbs instead of my anxiety medication?” is the question we hear most often about anxiety in our Cliffside Park clinic. The honest answer is: it depends on how severe the anxiety is,…

You are pale and tired. You get dizzy when you stand up. Your skin and hair are dry, your nails brittle, your periods light or late, and you lie awake at night even though you are exhausted.…

“Spleen Qi deficiency” is the diagnosis behind a cluster of complaints so ordinary that most people never think to treat them: tiredness after meals, bloating, a poor or picky appetite, loose…

Heavy, sluggish limbs. A foggy head that never quite clears. Bloating after meals, loose stools, puffiness, stubborn weight, a thick white or yellow coating on the tongue. If a Chinese medicine…

If one TCM diagnosis describes modern life in New Jersey, it is Liver Qi stagnation. Long commutes, deadlines, screens, swallowed frustration – they all pile up into the same picture: tension in…

If a Chinese medicine practitioner has told you that you have “Kidney deficiency,” your first reaction was probably concern about your actual kidneys. Take a breath: in Traditional Chinese Medicine…