Acupuncture

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Antibiotics, Birth Control, and Your Body: Rebuilding with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Many of the patients who walk through our doors at Five Seasons Healing are intelligent, health-conscious, and deeply intuitive. You’re someone who does your research. You take care of your body, and when something feels off, you listen. But what happens when you don’t know what’s causing the symptoms you’re experiencing? So often, patients are […]

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Facial Acupuncture for Acne, Melasma, and Rosacea: A Holistic Approach to Dermatological Health

Facial acupuncture is not just a beauty treatment—it’s a powerful tool to address chronic skin conditions using a holistic and more natural approach. Many of our patients come to us after years of trying topical products and prescriptions, still searching for lasting relief from acne, melasma, or rosacea. What sets facial acupuncture apart is that

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Hot Flashes & Kidney Yin Deficiency with Heat: A TCM Perspective

If you’ve ever been caught in the middle of a meeting, on a subway ride, or simply trying to fall asleep—and suddenly feel a wave of heat flooding your face and chest, sweat pouring down, your heart racing, and your patience thinning—you’re not alone. For many women, especially in their 40s and 50s, hot flashes

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Understanding Endometriosis Through The Lens of Kidney Yang Deficiency

Endometriosis is a word that can carry a lot of weight for many women—pain, confusion, frustration, and often, a long journey toward answers. At Five Seasons Healing, we offer a different lens to understand what’s happening in your body—one that is rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and offers both clinical depth and whole-person compassion.

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When to Start Acupuncture When Trying To Conceive (TTC)

If you’re considering acupuncture treatments to improve fertility, you may be wondering at what point you should begin treatments. In one sense, the sooner the better! But realistically, we know it’s hard to carve out time for regular treatments. So, what’s the optimal timing?  Here, we’ll guide you through the best timing based on where

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So You’re Pregnant (Or Might Be!) And Caught A Cold. Here’s 5 Tips You Need To Know

Did you know that when a woman is pregnant, her immune system undergoes fluctuations in response to changing fetal demands, usually making her more susceptible to getting sick? Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of working with countless pregnant women, many of whom sought relief from the common cold. Today we want to share

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What’s the Fifth Season in Five Seasons Healing?!

We are often asked, “What is the fifth season in Five Seasons Healing?” This season is called late summer, and fortunate for us, we’re deep in it right now. In the Tri-State area, we’ve been gifted with days radiating a warm sunny glow and evenings that are mild and pleasant.  The Fifth Season: The Golden

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Curious if Your Body Can Predict the Weather? Chinese Medicine Gives Us 4 Reasons Why

We see a lot of patients who turn to Chinese medicine to help with body pain and other symptoms that vary with the weather, from headaches to low back pain, sore knees, carpal tunnel or tennis elbow. While it may be a stereotype of the arthritic aches of elderly people, it is actually a fairly

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Sharon featured on our fave lifestyle blog *Cup of Jo*

Sharon on Chinese medicine, TV specials & more… Five Seasons founder, Sharon Yeung, LAc, was recently featured on New York-based lifestyle blog, Cup of Jo.  We’ve been longtime admirers of Joanna Goddard’s blog and the supportive women-centered online community she’s built. We are thrilled that Sharon is included in her Beauty Uniform series, a testament

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Chinese Herbs At Your NYC Doorstep (Part 1)

Chinese Herbs At Your NYC Doorstep (Part 1)   What if you could stroll around New York City and pick your own Chinese medicinal herbs? When I was a student in the Masters program for acupuncture, I was still working as a horticulturist, gardening in and around NYC. And I loved learning about the medicinal

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