Get to the Root
The Nervous System plays a role in nearly every systemic illness
Living with chronic illness is hard on the mind. And for many people, anxiety, low mood, and poor sleep are not only a reaction to being ill. They seem woven into the illness itself, flaring when the gut flares, lifting when the body settles.
Chinese medicine has always treated the body and mind as one system, which makes it well suited to this kind of tangle.
Adjunctive Chinese herbal medicine for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and mood symptoms, especially alongside chronic physical illness. Coordinated with your mental health care.
Conditions Treated
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Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders
Chronic illness and inflammation affect mood personally, and chemically
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Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Stress, Inflammation, autonomic dysfunction all affect sleep quality.
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Brain Fog/
Neuro-inflammation
Support for systemic inflammation when it affects the brain and nervous system
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinson’s, Alzheimer's, and other Neurodegenerative diseases are often driven by long-term inflammatory conditions
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Multiple Sclerosis
Autoimmune diseases that attack the nervous system often have similar immunological roots to their cousins.
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ADHD/Autism Support
Neurodivergence can be a complicated mix of inflammatory factors, nutritional deficiencies, and genetic predispositions
My Approach
This is adjunctive care alongside your mental health treatment, not a replacement for it. I treat the whole picture: the physical illness, the sleep, and the emotional strain, together. Formulas are chosen for your pattern, and acupuncture is available where it helps.
Parkinson’s and MS bring more than the symptoms that get measured at a neurology visit. Constipation, poor sleep, fatigue, and a general sense of heaviness often shape the day more than anything else, and they tend to get less attention.
Acupuncture is one of the few treatments available that can help regulate and modulate the Autonomic Nervous System, which is comprised of two components - Sympathetic and Parasympathetic functions. Sympathetic responses are associated with the stress responses, like ‘Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn’. Parasympathetic functions are associated with ‘Rest and Digest’.
Working with your prescriber and therapist
I don’t advise stopping or changing psychiatric medication. Every formula is screened for interactions with antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, and sleep medications. With your permission, I coordinate with your prescriber or therapist.
If you are in crisis, please don’t wait for an appointment. Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.
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If your mood, anxiety, or sleep are bound up with a physical illness that hasn’t fully resolved, I’d be glad to hear from you.