Lloyd Walton, LAc.

Herbs for the Season https://plumdragonherbs.com/blogs/news/coronavirus

https://www.npr.org//face-masks-what-doctors-say-about-the Wear N95 if your going to choose a mask

It was great to listen to the wealth of knowledge that Dr. Raphael Nogier has to share about how the ear can access the body's systems and heal the patient.

I just completes a Facial Rejuvenation Course. Being the healthiest you is also being the most beautiful you. Constitution treatments and facial rejuvenation tailored just for you.

Back Treatments are great. Anything from shoulder tension, back pain, sitting too much, insomnia, too much vigor in your sports... a lot can be accomplished. This patient felt great after I treated him for tension and insomnia.

It's Spring! I can't be sick! Spring. How we look forward to it and, at the same time, how many of us cringe because we know with sunshine and blossoms comes allergies. 20 % of the population has allergies. And, would it surprise you that many people with allergies have digestive problems? Our bowels just like our respiratory system, exchange nutrients and waists with the external world. So what happens when a substance penetrates the barriers of those two organ systems? The... immune system activates. So if it’s your respiratory system, you get sneezing, nasal discharge and obstruction, and itchy eyes, and if it’s your digestive system, it’s nausea, constipation, or diarrhea. Allergens are often associated with pollen, which are pretty much innocuous, and our immune system has decided it doesn’t like them, similar to a dog barking at them mailman. The mailman, like an allergen, is just passing through with no ill will, but the dog is frantic about it. This is immune hypersensitivity. And, the same happens with food, but how? Leaky gut is a term that we have become acquainted with. But how does it happen? To begin, one has to chew food well, otherwise, the stomach, the pancrease, and the gallbladder hasn’t had their chance to pulverize that bollus. Then, by the time it reaches the intestines, large pieces of food will sit and not break down. Instead of our body feeding on it, yeasts and fungus will feed on it and they take up residence in the gut lining. Unwelcomed guests! And like many unwelcome guests, they wreck the house in other words, they put the holes in the gut to make it leak. And if the gut leaks, the immune system gets involved, and then you get all kinds of allergic responses like the ones listed above. So what’s to be done about this? Acupuncture, herbs, and diet! In the immediate present of allergic reaction, acupuncture and herbs will treat the symptoms. In fact, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Medicines view stomach/gut issues as heat that rises up into the upper jiao, or chest, and gets trapped, resulting in rhinitis, or it can descend causing bowel issues But the root of the problem, the long hard work, is the diet. One needs to increase the pH of the body and the bowels to expel the yeast and fungus, the unwanted guests, and repopulate the good flora. Overhauling the diet is usually the first step and that often means starting off with vegetarian dishes for three to ten days and then slowly reintroducing various proteins. Also, one eats fermented foods like yogurt, miso, sauerkraut, and so many more. As continuous part of ones lifestyle, one persists with this diet adding to it dishes one can enjoy. Steadily, one will see improvement in health and well-being. The sniffles will reduce and the digestion will improve. One will also notice a change in emotion and an outlook on life.

The Liver Flush Detoxifying the Liver Spring is traditionally time to detox. Why detox the liver? Inside the liver cells there are sophisticated mechanisms that have evolved over millions of years to break down toxic substances. Every drug, artificial chemical, pesticide and hormone is broken down (metabolised) by enzyme pathways inside the liver cells. Why Spring? Spring is the beginning and it takes determination for every new kind of germination to flourish. The liver i...Continue reading