HEWWING ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE
Restoring Your Health. Together.
Dr. Samantha Hewwing, DACM, LAc, DIPL OM (NCBAHM)
A Holistic Approach to Health and Balance
The Body as a System of Balance
The body is a dynamic and interconnected system where health is achieved through harmony and balance. When this equilibrium is disrupted, illness and discomfort arise. East Asian Medicine seeks to restore this harmony through natural means, focusing on the body's internal balance as the foundation of health.
Recognizing Everyday Imbalances
In today’s fast-paced world, many individuals experience subclinical discomforts—persistent, mild symptoms that often go undiagnosed but still affect daily life and performance. These may include sensations such as head heaviness, fatigue, low back pain, coldness in the extremities, digestive discomfort, and general malaise.
Although these conditions are not always classified as diseases, they often indicate underlying imbalances within the body that deserve attention and care.
Supporting the Body’s Self-Healing Ability
Our core approach is to enhance the body's innate self-healing abilities by encouraging its systems to recalibrate and regain their natural equilibrium. When the internal environment of the body is properly balanced, its ability to heal and protect itself becomes significantly stronger. This process not only alleviates symptoms but also promotes overall well-being.
Care Beyond Medicine
True healing extends beyond medication. It encompasses diet, lifestyle habits, emotional well-being, and physical condition. We work closely with our clients to develop personalized care plans that may include tailored herbal prescriptions, dietary adjustments, lifestyle recommendations, and mindfulness practices.
Long-Term Health and Vitality
By nurturing the body’s natural healing processes and addressing the root causes of discomfort, we aim to help our clients achieve long-term health, vitality, and resilience. Our commitment is to provide authentic and compassionate care that honors the principles of East Asian Medicine while supporting the needs of modern life.
Treatments & Services
Through a one-to-one consultation, you will receive a personalized treatment plan based on your concerns and medical history.
Click here to find out more about some of the concerns that our treatments can help with.
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Highly skilled insertion of fine sterilized needles into the skin at specific pressure points. Widely respected for effects on regulating nerve function, improving circulation, relieving pain, reducing stress and regulating hormones. Used most commonly in our practice for chronic pain, complex neurological conditions, deep relaxation and lowering blood pressure for high performance individuals, menopausal symptoms, polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.
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Personalized prescriptions of traditional plant-powered blends, provided as granulated extracts. Effective for driving out inflammation, balancing hormones, regulating the immune system and for metabolic health. Most popular for reproductive conditions such as infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and acne, and metabolic issues.
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Treatments designed to address specific concerns for those requiring specialist fertility support or support during pregnancy.
Extended fertility sessions
Breech presentation
Labor support
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Moxibustion is a incredibly warming soothing treatment. Most popular for endometriosis, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome and facial pain or paralysis. Click here to find out more.
Cupping is great for neck and shoulder tension, lower back pain, tight hamstrings, immune system boost and full-body lymphatic drainage. Click here to find out more.
Gua Sha works by scraping away these blockages, coaxing them to the skin's surface where our capillaries gradually eliminate them, facilitating the internal flow of qi and blood. Click here to find out more.
Auriculotherapy has become increasingly popular as a complementary treatment often utilized in conjunction with acupuncture and herbal medicine practices. Click here to find out more.
“Sam is pure magic. I had complete numbness in my lower left side of my face after double jaw surgery. In like 6 sessions she was able to give me sensation back. My mouth is now fully back to normal.
She is so comprehensive, She even addressed the peak of my depression. She is a godsend and I’m so glad I found her. The most caring and thorough acupuncturist and has a lovely space and location.”
- Lizzy K.