Novel Coronavirus in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency to receive emergency funding quickly now that a patient has been confirmed with COVID19 through the West LA Kaiser facility (patient is being quarantined at home) and two more in Orange County. I have continued to...
Protecting Your Lungs from Fire & Smoke

Protecting Your Lungs from Fire & Smoke

UPDATED SINCE ORIGINAL POST TO INCLUDE NEW TIPS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRES OF 2018. I have been treating multiple cases since last week of people being affected by the bad air quality because of the Southern California fires we’re dealing with, with my...
Is it a cold or a flu?…or something else?

Is it a cold or a flu?…or something else?

I got sick this winter break, which is very rare for me, but I thought it was just me.  When I started hearing from and reading several of my acupuncturist colleagues’ Facebook postings that they too were sick, I knew this one was not the run of the mill cold...