Makari Wellness

Neuro-Vision Acupuncture Clinic specializing in Stroke rehab, Parkinsons, MS, Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Glaucoma, Eye Stroke, Retinopathy. M48

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Why the sacroiliac joint is debated, what imaging shows (and doesn't show), and why practitioners use a symptom-plus-findings cluster instead of one "out of place" sign. Educational explainer on manual-therapy evidence, not an advertisement for services.

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Stiff tendons, restless sleep, dry skin — one chain, not three problems. In classical Chinese medicine each tissue reports to an organ upstream (五体 wu ti). Nourish the root and the branches follow. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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Stiffness or weakness on one side long after a stroke? It isn't necessarily a fixed ceiling. We look at your pattern: qi deficiency, blood stasis, and where the limb isn't being nourished. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB — link in bio. #PostStroke #Acupuncture #StrokeRecovery

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A stubborn ache in one spot for years? That's blood stasis — Chinese medicine keeps frankincense (Rǔ Xiāng) as a tool for it. Warm, acrid, bitter resin paired with myrrh. Pattern first, herb second. Book via link in bio.

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What if one of the gentlest herbs in the classical pharmacy was already sitting in your soup pot?

Meet Chinese yam (Shan Yao, 山藥). It is one of the rare herbs that doubles as an ordinary food, and we love it for exactly that reason. Sweet, neutral and mild, it is the herb we…

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Two patients, one gastritis diagnosis, two different formulas — that's pattern diagnosis doing its job. Damp-heat in the middle burner and Spleen yang deficiency are not the same stomach. We read the pattern under the label. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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Heavy legs and a foggy head after lunch? In TCM that can be Spleen Qi (Pi Qi, 脾氣) running thin. Warm cooked meals meet your digestion where it is — iced smoothies make it fight the cold first. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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The Nei Jing said it 2,000 years ago: treat the branch (标) when urgent, treat the root (本) when not. Functional medicine rediscovered the same idea — and pattern diagnosis gets there without the lab gatekeeping. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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Same headache, five possible origins. In Five Element theory (wu xing, 五行), the Five Evils (wu xie, 五邪) map five routes a disturbance can take into one organ. Find the route and the treatment direction follows. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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This is general wellness information, not medical advice. Individual results vary.

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Same BMI, three different patterns. Classical Chinese medicine reads stubborn weight as a damp Spleen, a stressed Liver, or a cold Kidney Yang constitution — and each asks for its own plan. Treating the root, not the scale. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB

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Western medicine often treats symptoms in isolation — excess weight here, congestion there, fatigue somewhere else. TCM sees them as facets of one underlying pattern. Phlegm-damp is the most clinically relevant pattern for patients carrying central adiposity, chronic fatigue,…

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Western medicine names a condition; classical Chinese medicine reads what happened to get there. A parent sees "diarrhea" and thinks infection to treat. TCM asks whether damp-cold invaded, damp-heat flared, or the Spleen itself is depleted — because the root reading determines…

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What do you call an herb with three edges? San Leng (三棱). It breaks stubborn blood stasis, so we choose it last. Never used in pregnancy; caution with blood thinners. We read the pattern first. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB #ChineseHerbs

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An evergreen myth-buster about HVLA spinal manipulation: naming the sound, what it does and does not prove, and why clinical benefit can happen with or without it.

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Functional medicine panels look for what standard labs call "in range" — and miss the difference between surviving and thriving.

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One mushroom, four cuts:
White body → spleen
Red layer → damp-heat
Skin → swelling
Pine-root core → heart & spirit

Poria spirit (fú shén, 茯神): the classical pick for insomnia & palpitations. Restores kidney-water to cool heart-fire, less sedating than minerals.

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Ge Qiao: a quiet herb from the "clearing" family, added to formulas for sore throat. Our reference entry is still a stub, so we're keeping it honest. Sound familiar? Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB #ChineseHerbs #TCM

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Slept in and still running on empty? We read that as a conversion problem: food and rest aren't becoming usable qi. A pattern, not a life sentence. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB #Fatigue #HerbalMedicine #ClassicalMedicine

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Researchers pooled trials of acupuncture and moxibustion used alongside standard care for non–small cell lung cancer. A review, not a promise. Talk with your oncology team first. Book at https://t.co/qAV3RJSkTB #Acupuncture #Moxibustion #IntegrativeCare