Digestive Discomfort

Talia Brooks-Salzman, L.Ac, MSOM treats digestive disorders with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Chinese medicine values the importance of digestive fire. Digestive fire allows our bodies to properly digest food without the feeling of heaviness, bloating, and discomfort. In order to maintain that inner strength, we must eat appropriately and feed ourselves food that is medicine for our bodies. At the heart of the approach is three cooked regular meals a day. However, depending on the seasons, the patient’s underlying constitution, and the condition they are working with, nutritional support will vary.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can treat:

  • acid reflux

  • epigastric pain

  • gastric ulcers

  • hiatal hernia

  • nausea-vomiting

  • gallbladder disorders

  • gallstones

  • liver dysfunction

  • abdominal bloating and pain

  • constipation

  • diarrhea

  • hemorrhoids

  • irritable bowel syndrome / disease

  • parasites

  • food poisoning

  • ulcerative colitis

  • crohn’s disease

  • SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth)