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Choose Your (Immunity) Fighter
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Choose Your (Immunity) Fighter

Seasonal Changes, Take Home TCM, Wellness

Choose Your (Immunity) Fighter

By marissa|2022-11-15T14:05:18-05:00November 9th, 2021|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Take Home TCM, Wellness|Tags: herbs, ImmuneScreen, immunity, Marissa Gorey, Mend Blend|

Astragalus (Huang qi), Atractylodes (Bai Zhu), and Siler Root (Fang Feng). These 3 ingredients make up the powerhouse formula Yu Ping Feng San a.k.a. Fall Mend Blend + ImmuneScreen. This formula is a major immune tonic. Astragalus is renown in both the East and the West for its immune and qi boosting properties. When combined with Bai Zhu and Fang Feng, this formula works to dry damp and expel wind as well. (Think morning sniffles and that stiff neck feeling of changing seasons). It’s important to strengthen the body during times of health, BEFORE symptoms appear. This formula is [...]

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Introducing: Marissa and Herbs at Mend
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Introducing: Marissa and Herbs at Mend

Acupuncturists, Take Home TCM, Wellness

Introducing: Marissa and Herbs at Mend

By marissa|2022-11-15T14:05:19-05:00September 28th, 2021|Categories: Acupuncturists, Take Home TCM, Wellness|Tags: herbs, Marissa Gorey|

For those of you who don’t know me yet, I’m Marissa. As the resident herbalist at the Quarry Lake location, I’ve been working to assemble this clinic's herbal inventory and apothecary over the last few months. And….. It’s HAPPENING! Just an FYI: I have advanced clinical training in Western herbalism and am nationally certified in Chinese herbology (more info HERE). Herbs are actually the reason I went to acupuncture school in the first place. So, WHY see an herbalist? Properly recommended herbs can create BALANCE when the body is out of alignment. SUPERCHARGE your acupuncture visit! A licensed herbalist [...]

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