Lum Acupuncture

Lum Acupuncture An integrative wellness clinic in Brentwood LA specializing in mental health via acupuncture, herbs, and energy healing.

Our telemedicine program, the ZenBelly Reset, balances the microbiome for mental health, digestion, metabolism, hormones, & immunity. Concierge upon request
Wheelchair accessible
Parking garage with elevator

04/23/2026

Irritable this spring?

That’s often Liver Qi stagnation.

In Chinese medicine, spring corresponds to the Liver system. It’s a season of upward, outward movement. When Qi doesn’t move smoothly, that natural rise turns into pressure—irritability, tension, restlessness, even digestive tightness.

Your environment can either reinforce that or help shift it.

Clearing your space changes sensory input—air, scent, light—which signals safety to the nervous system and supports the movement of Qi.

Clear your space. Then notice what shifts.

Everyone’s talking about Vitamin D, but no one’s talking about Vitamin G. Gratitude.You can’t be in fight or flight and ...
04/08/2026

Everyone’s talking about Vitamin D, but no one’s talking about Vitamin G. Gratitude.

You can’t be in fight or flight and gratitude at the same time. Your body knows which state you’re in.

From a neuroscience perspective, gratitude isn’t just a mindset. It lowers cortisol, reduces threat signaling, and shifts your nervous system out of survival mode and into parasympathetic. That’s where healing actually happens. That’s where digestion works, hormones regulate, and energy stabilizes.

Because if your body feels unsafe, it’s not trying to digest your food. It’s trying to protect you.

So if you feel anxious, on edge, bloated after eating, or wired but exhausted, this may be part of the reason.

In Chinese medicine, this is about Shen. Your mind and spirit that lives in the Heart. When Shen is unsettled, your system stays in a state of vigilance. When Shen is rooted, your body can finally downshift. And only then can the Spleen do its job transforming food into usable energy.

This isn’t about forcing positivity. Your body doesn’t respond to fake gratitude. It responds to felt safety.

Gratitude works because it changes your state.

Same life, different nervous system.

Take one breath and find one thing that actually feels true to be grateful for.

That’s Vitamin G.

PMIDs: 27521331, 28931096

04/07/2026

Scar therapy using the Surround the Dragon technique.

This patient came in wanting to improve a surgical scar from a parathyroid removal. By needling around the scar, we’re working at the level of the channels to restore movement, reduce adhesion, and support proper tissue remodeling.

Here, I’m applying a minuscule dab of lavender essential oil to the tissue to help soften the scar and improve how the area responds to treatment.

Even when a scar isn’t painful, it can still create subtle disruption in the channels and surrounding tissue. Over time, this can affect movement, sensation, and how the area integrates with the rest of the system.

This isn’t just cosmetic. It’s about restoring flow so the body can regulate and heal more efficiently.

If you have a scar that still feels “active” or restricted, it’s worth addressing.

DM me or book through the link in bio to see if this approach is appropriate for you.

04/07/2026

A scar is not just cosmetic.

It creates adhesions
Restricts fascia
Blocks channel flow

Pain
Swelling
Limited movement

This is local mobilization.

But this is one small piece.

This patient’s result came from pre-op preparation.

Lowering inflammation
Regulating the system
Supporting recovery before surgery

That’s what changes how tissue heals.

03/24/2026

Spring is often framed as a reset.

02/25/2026

Things I treated in clinic last week.

Not just pain.
Not just hormones.
Not just digestion.

Self-limiting beliefs.
Negative self-talk.
Knee pain.
TMJ.
Scoliosis.
Neck pain.
Mold toxicity.
Parasites.
Weight gain + bloating.
Irregular + painful me**es.
Amenorrhea.
Insomnia.

Healing is never one-dimensional.

Your nervous system, gut, hormones, and emotional body are always talking to each other. When we listen to all of it, things finally start to shift.

If something on this list sounds familiar, you’re not broken. Your body is communicating.

Follow for more on how stress and emotions affect digestion and healing.

The Year of the Horse amplifies your baseline.If your baseline is wired and depleted, this year will amplify it.If your ...
02/17/2026

The Year of the Horse amplifies your baseline.

If your baseline is wired and depleted, this year will amplify it.
If your baseline is regulated, this year will expand you.

This is a Fire year.
When momentum meets intensity, life accelerates.

Regulation determines whether you expand or exhaust yourself.

Here are 3 non-negotiables for the year ahead:
1. Protect sleep like it is medicine.
In Chinese medicine, sleep restores Yin. Yin anchors Fire.
When Yin is depleted, Fire rises. That can look like light sleep, irritability, and a racing mind.

Target a consistent bedtime, a dark cool room, and no scrolling in bed.
Chronic sleep disruption increases stress hormones and inflammation. PMID: 25456805
2. Stabilize blood sugar daily.
Digestion is your source of steady energy. When it is unstable, emotions become unstable.

Aim for 25 to 35 grams of protein per meal.
Eat a warm breakfast to support digestion.
Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar in water 5 to 10 minutes before higher carbohydrate meals.

Protein reduces glucose spikes. PMID: 29063107
Acetic acid improves post-meal glucose response. PMID: 26693746

Stable digestion supports emotional stability.
3. Reduce daily stimulation.
Fire years amplify intensity. Excess caffeine, alcohol, and constant screen exposure keep the system activated.

Keep caffeine before noon.
Limit alcohol.
Build in one device-free hour daily.

Alcohol fragments REM sleep and elevates nighttime heart rate. PMID: 33202236

This year is not about luck.
It is about regulation.

When your body is stable, momentum becomes expansion instead of burnout.

If this kind of grounded Chinese medicine insight is helpful, follow for more.

01/29/2026

Just dropped a new beat 🔊
Turn the sound on.

What you’re hearing is flash cupping.

A rhythmic on-and-off technique that creates movement rather than holding.

Flash cupping is different from stationary cups.

Stationary cupping stays in one place to draw deeply into the tissue.

Flash cupping is dynamic. It pulses, releases, and re-engages.

Clinically, this approach is often used to:
• wake up sluggish or guarded tissue
• move qi and blood without overloading the system
• support neuromuscular release when the body needs circulation, not pressure
• work with areas that are sensitive, dense, or already inflamed

Cupping isn’t one technique.

It’s a language.

And the body responds differently depending on how you speak to it.

If you like seeing how Chinese medicine is applied in real time, follow for more.

01/21/2026

Honored to be ranked a top-rated acupuncturist in Brentwood.

Grateful for the patients who trust me with their care, the teachers who shaped my clinical lens, and the medicine that continues to prove its depth when practiced with precision.

Beyond formal training, I’ve spent years in continued study, workshops, and exploration across healing traditions to bring what is most effective into the treatment room.

This work is never about ranking.
It is a constant refinement.
Listening closely.
Choosing what truly serves the patient in front of me.

01/13/2026

Digestive symptoms aren’t random.

In Chinese Medicine, they follow patterns based on the Five Elements. Your elemental pattern affects how the body processes stress, emotion, and nourishment.

Wood types often experience digestive tension during stress or frustration, showing up as cramping, tightness, or irregular digestion.
Earth types tend toward bloating, heaviness, fatigue, or brain fog after meals.
Water types may notice loose stools, urgency, low appetite, or exhaustion, especially during fear or prolonged stress.
Fire types often experience reactivity, inflammation, sensitivity, or burning sensations when emotions run high.
Metal types may struggle with constipation, dryness, or bloating, particularly during grief or periods of rigidity.

These are patterns, not labels.

And this is why the same diet can help one person and worsen symptoms for another. You need to follow your pattern, not someone else’s protocol.

If you’ve felt confused by conflicting advice, I created a free Element Quiz so you can start understanding your elemental pattern and digestion can start to make sense again.

Link in bio to take the quiz.

Digestive symptoms are not random.In Chinese Medicine, digestion follows patterns based on how the body processes stress...
01/09/2026

Digestive symptoms are not random.

In Chinese Medicine, digestion follows patterns based on how the body processes stress, emotion, and nourishment. These patterns are described through the Five Elements.

This is why the same foods can feel supportive for one person and aggravating for another. Nervous systems and digestive systems are responding differently.

When you understand your elemental pattern, you can start to see:
• why your gut flares the way it does
• how stress shows up in your digestion
• what kind of regulation your system actually needs

I created a free Element Quiz as a starting point for awareness, not diagnosis.

If you’ve felt confused by conflicting gut or nervous system advice, this may help things click.

Take the quiz via the link in bio.

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11990 San Vicente Boulevard, #250
Los Angeles, CA
90049

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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