The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also bring added stress, indulgent eating, and disrupted routines. These factors can take a toll on your physical health, particularly on your skin, gut, and body pain. Fortunately, acupuncture and Chinese Medicine offers a natural way to counteract these effects and restore balance.The Skin: Holiday Stress and IndulgencesThe holiday season often means late nights, rich foods, and higher stress levels—all of which can s ..read more

​ ​ Does your mind race when your head hits the pillow?  Do you wake up in the middle of the night with worry? Well my friends you are not alone. I am here to help Due to high stress I went through a period of agonizing insomnia and miraculously I found a way to bring myself back to sleeping through the night.  The key was learning how to calm my nervous system amidst anxiety triggering events.  Now I want to share my process with you.  Introducing.... SLEEP SERIES Videos and SLEEP SERIES 1:1 Virtual Support. SLEEP ..read more

​Celluma Order Form IF you have questions or ready to place and order, please fill out the form below before 10/31/23 * Indicates required field Name * First Last Email * Choose Any * Celluma ProCelluma LiteCelluma Home Comment * Submit ​What can Celluma Light Therapy do for you?  ​ Eliminate Your Acne Celluma Light Therapy has been shown to effectively heal acne breakouts and prevent them from returning. In addition to your custom skin care treatment plan at On Point, using Celluma Light Therapy at home can give you clearer, brighter, healthier skin faster. Reviv ..read more

​Tired of relying on medication to treat your digestive problems? Discover how functional medicine can help you address the root cause of your issues. If you suffer from gastrointestinal issues, such as bloating, constipation, or diarrhea, you may be tired of relying on medication to manage your symptoms. Functional medicine offers a holistic approach to treating digestive problems by addressing the root cause of your issues. Learn how functional medicine can help you achieve better gut health. ​Identifying the Root Cause of Digestive Problems. Functional medicine takes a personal ..read more

The Year of The Black Yin Rabbit On January 22, 2023 we will be entering the ​Lunar New Year of the Black Yin Water Rabbit. The Black Rabbit year is an extra special one because typically the Rabbit is the color white and in Chinese astrology when the animal is represented by another color, there is an even more auspicious meaning to the year. The animal itself is considered wise, a little mischievous and a very hard worker. The Black color of the Rabbit signifies the Water element and Yin.  The Rabbit represents the Spring time of year when animals emerge from their hiding places and s ..read more

Bloating is probably the number one digestive complaint that we come across here at SFIM. Occasional bloating can be normal but if you are experiencing bloating after every meal, when you first wake up in the morning, and if it's accompanied by other symptoms, there's probably something that needs to be addressed. Don't jump to worst case scenario.  If you start to experience bloating, there are some common reasons why you could be bloated and there are some steps you can take to reduce it.  Reasons for Bloating The mere fact that you eat food and h ..read more

More and more people are coming into the office seeking help with symptoms of Long-COVID. What exactly is Long-COVID you ask? That is a great question and one that doesn’t really have a great answer. The mechanisms that cause Long-COVID are not yet well understood, it is a diagnosis used to describe a collection of symptoms that develop after a person is acutely infected with COVID-19. There is no way to predict who might develop Long-COVID, it can affect both those who become seriously ill, and those with initially mild infections. There is a wide range of symptoms associated with Long-COVI ..read more

Did you know the jaw and pelvis are physiologically connected and the alignment and relaxation of each deeply affects each other. There is fascial line from the pelvis to the jaw and this is created during embryonic development in the womb. On day 15 of conception an embryo forms two depressions – one becomes the mouth and the 2nd the opening of the urinary, reproductive and digestive tracts. These remain forever connected even as the spine develops and creates space between them. For many people this knowledge about the pelvic floor and jaw connection shifts their body awarenes ..read more

​ ​​For thousands of years Chinese medicine has identified the gut as being one of the primary players in autoimmune disease.   A recent study out of Yale examined how one particular infection can trigger autoimmunity. “Bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response, read more here.” Our standard testing protocol at San Francisco Integrative Medicine goes far beyond testing for just this bacteria identified in the study.  The medical scientific community has now identified multiple infection ..read more

Abdominal bloating is SO common, and you don't even need to have an underlying gut condition to get bloated. Now, if your bloating occurs after every meal, or even when you first wake up in the morning, and it's accompanied by other symptoms, there's probably something else going on in your gut that needs to be addressed. ​ ​Here are some common reasons why you could be bloated and some steps you can take to reduce it and see if you need to address something deeper going on in your gut. What Can Cause Bloating First off its a good reminder that the fact that we eat food and have ..read more