Living in NYC can push stress to the next level. Discover why New Yorkers experience unique physical and emotional burnout — and how acupuncture can reset your health naturally.

“Breathing the right way is more than survival—it’s medicine for the body and mind. Discover how proper breathing, posture correction, acupuncture, and TCM herbs improve lung health, reduce stress, and restore balance at Caulo Care Acupuncture.”

“Work stress and dark chocolate cravings may seem harmless, but together they fuel back pain and sleepless nights. Learn how acupuncture and TCM can break the cycle, restore balance, and help you wake up pain-free.”

Waking up with neck pain can ruin your day before it even starts. If you've ever experienced a stiff neck after sleeping, you're not alone. Poor pillow support, bad sleep posture, or even trapped inflammatory chemicals in your muscles may be to blame. In this guide, Dr. Phumlarp Caulo — a specialist in Traditional Chinese Medicine for neck pain — explains how to relieve neck pain naturally through acupuncture, gua sha, and herbal remedies

Waking up to puffy eyes can dim your confidence and signal underlying fluid imbalance or inflammation. Incorporating targeted foods and herbal brews into your diet can promote fluid homeostasis, support lymphatic drainage, and calm inflammation—both from a Western biomedical standpoint and through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Here are seven top recommendations to include in your daily routine.

A bruise (Ecchymosis) occurs when tiny capillaries under the skin rupture and leak blood into surrounding tissues. The color changes from red to purple, green, yellow, then brown as the hemoglobin breaks down into biliverdin, bilirubin, and hemosiderin.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, sweat is not merely waste—it is the essence of Yang, vital for supporting key organs like the Heart and Kidneys. Unexplained night sweats, particularly during sleep, indicate Yin Deficiency—when the body lacks the cooling, nourishing force to restrain inner fire. This allows Yang energy to erupt unregulated, causing excessive sweating.

Many people have experienced unintentionally dozing off during a car ride—whether as a silent passenger or even, alarmingly, as the driver who must open windows or blast music to stay awake. But falling asleep in the car isn’t merely a sign of fatigue. Rather, it may reflect a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and energetic systems within the body.