4 Ways To Treat Menstrual Pain Using Acupressure

PSA: Your periods should not be painful. It is not in your head. There is something you can do about it. We want to show you a new way of approaching painful periods. There are no immediate fixes, but understanding and treating the underlying factors causing painful periods can save you years of suffering, frustration, and discomfort. Let’s run through a few of our favorite acupuncture points that you can stimulate at home yourself to treat those painful period symptoms.

Acupuncture, Health, Women's HealthBeck HoehnApril 28, 2021Mighty River Wellnessacupressure, Acupuncture, Los Angeles Acupuncture, period, irregular menstruation, irregular period, menses, mentrual cycle, women's health, painful periods

The Wood Element in Chinese Medicine: The Liver & Gallbladder

In Traditional medicine, certain body systems are associated with an organ name and a meridian. Each system and its energetics are stronger during its season. Eating and working with acupuncture points and herbs that fall in line with that season helps us stay more in balance within our bodies and therefore maintain better health. As we move into the spring season, it is a time to yang activities to reflect the ascending and active nature of spring.

Chinese MedicineBeck HoehnApril 15, 2021Mighty River WellnessTraditional Chinese Medicine, irregular menstruation, irregular period, wood element, Chinese Medicine, holistichealth, holistic, spring, liver