Chinese medicine is viewed as an art and a science. The science of medicine coupled with the art of healing. In school you may have learned about homeostasis. In Chinese medicine we are working towards that harmony of body and also of mind. When there is disharmony in the body there is disease and when you are in balance you will have optimal health. 

Allopathic medicine often uses band-aid approaches that throw other systems off causing undesirable side-effects. Chinese medicine and Functional medicine combine eastern and western to get to the root of the problem and fix it. 

Sometimes your practitioner may recommend herbs to help get to the root of the problem. These herbs come in liquid tinctures, granule powders mixed with hot water, or pill form. 

Our fast-paced on-the-go lives don't always lend themselves to proper nutritional foundations so your practitioner can also recommend supplement to help fill in the gaps and get you back into balance nutritionally.