Category Archives: Traditional East Asian Medicine

Cold Season Medicine Cabinet

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: November 3, 2022

I’m thinking of you, hoping you are enjoying this glorious fall. I want to share with you my favorite combination of natural remedies that I like to have on hand for the cold and flu season. Early treatment boosts your body’s ability to fight the pathogenic invasion (virus), so symptoms resolve more quickly. Here are […]

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Acupuncture Plus & Acupuncture Delux

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 22, 2022

I have a lot of modalities to choose from and I love doing all the extra fun stuff – Zero Balancing (ZB), moxa, cupping, gua sha. Adding 15 or 30 minutes to a session allows me time to do some ZB or running cupping on your back, or whatever you need. Acupuncture                          $85      50-60 minutes […]

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White Tiger Decoction

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 25, 2022

Powerful and graceful White Tiger Decoction treats what is known in Chinese medicine as the 4 bigs – big fever, big thirst, big sweat, big pulse – and has its place in the Chinese medicine dispensary as an important emergency formula. Apropos for 2022 – the Year of the Tiger. Gypsum, the main ingredient, is […]

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Cinnamon Twig Formula

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 17, 2021

Cinnamon Twig Formula, Gui Zhi Tang, is a commonly used formula that is useful for the very initial stages of a cold or flu when there may be mild symptoms such as sneezing, aversion to cold and wind, mild sweating, feeling feverish, lack of thirst or headache. It treats exterior wind cold and harmonizes the […]

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Moxa Season – Time to Build Qi and Blood

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: February 4, 2021

3 February 2021 is the beginning of Spring Moxa Season, which lasts about 4 weeks, with the peak being Chinese Lunar New Year, which is Feb 12 this year. During this time the “Life Gate” is open and illness can invade more deeply than at other times of year. This is also the time when […]

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Moxa Heat Packs (self heating)

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 20, 2021

Moxibustion is a warming technique that has always been an integral part of the practice acupuncture. Traditional moxibustion is smoky, which makes it hard to use indoors. The moxa heat pack, on the other hand, is not smoky at all and is so easy to use, as well as effective. My clients are LOVING it! […]

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Chinese Herbal Flower Garden

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: September 29, 2020

A Monarch butterfly came by as I was taking photos to share with you. I’ve been working on the landscaping around my office all summer and the gardens are looking beautiful. I’ve been planting Chinese herbal medicinal plants, including Peony, Black Cohosh, Skullcap, Wild Rose, Belamcamda and Solomon Seal, which can serve to demonstration the […]

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Important Intake Questions for COVID-19 and/or Flu

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: March 26, 2020

Here is a list of symptoms that I will want to know if you (my current client) are looking for treatment for COVID-19 or a serious cold/flu: What symptoms came on at the beginning of this? What symptoms are present now? Body temperature – Do you feel hot or cold, or both alternating? Do you […]

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Chinese Herbal Medicine Consultations

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: March 26, 2020

New clients will need to fill in my intake forms and do an online intake, which will take approximately 45-60 minutes. Current clients can schedule online follow-up visits, which will take 15-30 minutes. 15 minutes = $45 30 minutes = $85 45 minutes = $125 60 minutes = $165 Most herbs are 30 cents per […]

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Corona Virus COVID-19, flu, epidemics & Chinese herbal medicine

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: March 26, 2020

Chinese medicine has historically proven effective for colds and flues, including epidemics such as SARS and COVID-19. I have been reading what my teachers and colleagues in China and the US have been writing about the presentation and treatment of COVID-19, including cases, and Chinese herbal medicine has clearly been very helpful. A have a […]

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