The Autism Spectrum Disorder Association of Tulare and Kings County

August is considered the season of the late summer which is refer to as the Season of Stomach and Spleen in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Chinese Medicine Spleen Diet To Resolve Dampness is a tip I give to my patients in additional to acupuncture and herbal medicine. Include the following foods to help improve Gut Health by resolving Dampness, heat/ inflammation and improve digestion, therefore supporting overall balance.
Vegetables: Scallions, chives, leeks, celery, potato, lettuce, mushrooms, squash, daikon radish, bok choy
Fruit: Seasonal, local, and cooked (except melons, citrus, grapes), figs, limited to 2-3 servings daily
Herbs & Essential Oils: Basil, rosemary, dill, oregano, sage, cilantro, parsley, cardamom, nutmeg, peppermint
Nuts, Seeds & Beans: Aduki beans, mung beans, pumpkin seeds, peas
Animal Protein: Yogurt, fish, chicken, beef
Grains: Corn, millet, barley, rice, rye (soaked before cooking)
Sweets: Raw honey
Teas: Green, chrysanthemum, barley
(Falcon Healing Arts)

It is time to register for August 17th Saturday Meditation workshop. 10 am to 11:30 am. $30.00 per person. Beginners are welcome. Call 559-625-4246 to pre-register.

Buy at Center for Integrated Medicine, Jade Garden Pharmacy. Seasonal recommendation from Dr. Kwong.

Free massages to attendees at Dr. Kwong's 30th Anniversary Open House this Saturday from students at Milan Institute. Come and learn TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) as a natural and holistic system. TCM includes much more than acupuncture such as herbal medicine, nutritional foods, exercises, relaxation techniques, feng shui, massage and other forms of body work,

Center for Integrated Medicine 30th Anniversary Open House
Program times, Topics and Speakers. June 29th .
All Day - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) booth. TCM as a professional clinical health system of natural and holistic medicine. By J. Nemecek, 4th year TCM intern and D. Winn, Pharm.D.
10:45am - History of Ancient Doctors of TCM.
By Dr. Kwong, Pharm.D., L.Ac., O.M.D.
11:30am - Asian Body Work. Massage, Tui Na, Ear seeding, Cupping, Moxa, etc. By J. Nemecek, 4th year TCM intern
12:00 noon - How to cook your Herbal Prescription? Demonstration. By N. Barnes, R.N. (pre-med TCM intern)
12:30pm - What does our professional titles mean? Physician of Chinese Medicine / Acupuncturist? Educational qualifications?
By J. Lazaro (2nd year med intern).
1:00 am- Chinese Healing Exercises. Tai Chi and Qi Gong.
By E. Velasquez, B.A.
1:30pm - Asian Cultural Society. Center for Integrated Medicine non-profit. By D. Winn, Pharm.D.

Meditation for Beginners workshop. $25.00 per person. June 10th Monday. 6pm to 7:30 pm. Pre-registration is required by calling clinic at 625-4246. See event page for more information. Limited space only. Please bring your own cushions.

Meditation workshop on Monday June 10th from 6-7:30pm.
Qi Gong and Meditation are complementary benefits.
Meditation combines ancient mindfulness practices of mind acrobatics. Doing meditation regularly will train your body and mind to relax so that you can stay calm and focused even in the most challenging situations. This technique is simple, yet effective and suitable for all levels, beginning and advanced meditators alike!
Please bring your own cushion. You will either sit on the floor (and lean on the wall) or on a chair (on your cushion) depending on the available space. Some cushions will also be provided but we have a limited supply. Wear comfortable clothing that you can sit in for some time. Wear warm clothing if you tend to run cold.
Age 12+ as long as your child is able to remain well-behaved through the whole session. $25.00 per person. Call 625-4246 to register

Mini Medical School workshop on May 18th Saturday 10am to 2pm. Learn the differences between drugs and natural medicine. No charge to clinic patients seen currently (one year or less) or $20.00 person. Worksheet to be provided to attendees.

Folks, I am so happy to had my pool filled up with dirt with decomposed rock on the surface. Now it is like walking on the beach. After 35 years in this house with a large swimming pool along with a 18 feet diving board, I finally decided to retire my pool for the following reasons.
1. Increase cost of weekly pool service and its maintenance fees to filter, lights, sweeper, tile work, leaks, etc.
2. Decrease in home insurance without a pool due to the decrease in legal liabilities.
3. Decrease in property tax without a pool.
4. I do not have the time to spend on weekly pool sweeping and general clean up (which I or dog walker had to do on top of the weekly pool service).
5. Decrease in electric and gas utilities because of better energy efficiency without a pool.
6. Decrease in safety hazards which is a big selling point for senior citizens. There were many a times when I almost fell in the deep end when tripping over a water hose or push by the dog. The diving board and its large platform were just as dangerous especially when wet. Keep in mind that I never learn how to swim.
7. Increase open spaces which I can put it to better use.
8. Pool had not been use for 20 years. Last two groups of young people at the house sat around the pool and looked at their IPhones for hours not even getting their feet wet.

Feng Shui services for your home and business. Feng Shui is one of the 8 branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Traditionally, the Chinese doctor see those who need healing or cure of illness. Just as important TCM doctors help to maintain their patients health and prevent illness by adjustment with their external environment as well. Dr. Kwong can help you design or change the details of your environment to better suit your goals of happiness, wealth, or other.
Feng Shui from Dr. Kwong goes beyond the simple use of a compass or map. Lifestyle, home structural design, health data, birthday, other home occupants, and others are taken into consideration. Refer to previous published Feng Shui articles written by Dr. Kwong in addition to previous workshops offered.
Fees for services are the following.
1. Inside home/ business. On- site visitation will be accompanied by Dr. Kwong and apprentice and/or intern. $650 for two hours (1200-1400 sq. ft.). Mileage added if outside Visalia. Initial session includes assessment, evaluation and consultation. Report will be email. Client must be able to provide photos ahead of time.
2. Outside home/ business (garden, patio, back and front yard, etc). Same as above.
3. Review of Feng Shui findings and corrections. Client must be able to attempt to make corrections and provide photos of them ahead of time before Dr. Kwong's follow-up on-site session. $650.00 for two hours. Mileage will be added if outside Visalia.

Traditional Chinese Medicine. Natural Family Acupuncture. Our Center consists of a medical clinic with an on-site, one-of-kind natural medicine/ herb pharmacy and on-site herb garden (at its beginning stages). The Center also serves as an accredited teaching facility for interns and medical students. Our facility is convenient for patients because it is a stand-alone building with private parking (as well as plenty of street parking). We are located at the corner of Oak Ave and Conyer, downtown Visalia.

Center for Integrated Medicine- Successful patient outcome goes to the following. R.O. has not had a gout attack in over a year, but he is consistent with his acupuncture & herb appointments to work on chronic inflammation and blood stagnation. Infertility patient L.S. is now pregnant after 4 months, but is still keeping her appointment with herbal medicine to prevent miscarriages and pregnancy care. M. L. is 98% recovery from Bells Palsy (Rt. side of her face) after many months of acupuncture, herbal medicine and manual therapy massage, but continues her monthly office visits to boost her Wei Qi and tonification of blood to enhance circulation and increase energy. A.M. had not had a sinus infection in over 1&1/2 years and no need to be on monthly antibiotics, but continues his monthly acupuncture, herb and tai chi appointments to help his chronic inflammation, gut health and Qi deficiency (leading to wind damp invasion of external environmental changes). Congratulations to these patients. A good example that some of my patients do follow my instructions...............Dr. Kwong

Congratulation of the winners of the Chopsticks contest at last Sat. Chinese New Year Celebration event. They were the Moore family, L. Le and C. Jakes. Also thank Nongshim for their donations of supplies and prizes. See you next year............Dr. Kwong.

A colorful Dragon Parade will be presented at this Saturday's Visalia 20th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Fair. There is a position that will be raffle off and the winner will get the opportunity to hold the bamboo pole to support the Dragon during the parade. Tickets are 3 for $5:00. Refer to the Trick Tray Raffles booth at the event.
This year our event will have two dragons, the bigger dragon from the Center for Integrated Medicine (Asian Cultural Society) and the smaller from El Diamante High School (Asian American Pacific Islander Club). Event held at 816 W. Oak Ave. Visalia 93291

Private tea session at Visalia 20th Annual Chinese New Year event this Sat. Sample two types of loose leaf teas and learn its differences. Proper use of tea ware will be taught. Booth will be inside building. Tickets is needed and can be purchased at the tickets booth. Keep in mind this is a 10-15 minutes sit down session and is not suitable for young children. This booth is not intended to give out free samples, but to introduce the Art of Tea and its health benefits. Noon to 4 pm. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

Join us for Family Fun Food on Feb. 24th Sat. at Center for Integrated Medicine for 20th Annual Visalia Chinese New Year Celebration Fair, Year of the Dragon. Play the Chinese Calendar Horoscope Spin. Try your luck with spinning the wheel to see if it lands on the Dragon or the Wood element. Prizes (and consolation prizes) will be awarded. This booth requires tickets ($3.00). Also Children's arts and crafts; Chinese horoscope calendar along with Paint the Dragon's face, and balloons at the Children's Activities Booth (up to $3.00).

Join us on Feb. 24th to commemorate Visalia Chinese New Year Fair with Chinese calligraphy. The beautiful art of Chinese writing using the bamboo brush and black ink will be demonstrated. C. J. will write your name or other inspirational words in Chinese characters on colored paper. 3 tickets ($5:00) per sheet. Make excellent souvenir or gift to friends/ family. Refer to other postings for other activities. Year of the Dragon, 2024.

Foods for Blessings-Come receive your New Year's Blessings on Feb. 24th by partaking in the Tray of Unity or Togetherness aka in Cantonese Chinese as Chueun Hup. When visiting family/ friends, your host will offer the Chueun Hup to the guest. Traditionally the guest will leave money in a red packet to be placed on to the tray as an offering (as shown in the photo). Then the guest will select sweets from various compartments. Instead at our Chinese New Year Celebration Fair, 3 tickets ($5.00) is needed for you to select five items of your choice from the Trays.
Some examples of items are the following.
-Red melons seeds symbolizes blessings of joy, happiness, truth and sincerity.
-Candied ginger symbolizes blessings of intelligence and sharp mind.
-Candied coconuts symbolizes blessings of friendliness and togetherness.
-Fruit candies symbolizes blessings of the vigor of the Spring season and health.
Please note that you are not allow to take the items out of the trays. A booth volunteer will put the snacks on your plate as you choose. Save the date for Feb. 24th, noon to 4pm for 20th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Fair in Visalia

Join us for our Visalia 20th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Fair on Feb. 24th, noon to 4 pm. Family, Fun, Food, Cultural performances! No admission fee. Tickets available to booths with prizes and activities. Come support the Asian Cultural Society at 816 W. Oak Ave, Center for Integrated Medicine. Call 625-4246 for more information.

Want to learn more about the Chinese Culture? Watch "Chinese New Year's Customs" slideshow video narrated by Dr. Kwong, Founder and acting President of the Asian Cultural Society on Feb. 24th Chinese New Year Celebration Fair. Dr. Kwong was born in Hong Kong (ex-British Crown Colony), is a US citizen and had lived/ grew up in San Francisco as well as attended graduate studies in Mainland China. See FB event page for more details of the Year of the Azure Dragon. Photo taken at Stonetown, San Francisco.

You will see Dr. Kwong and staff cleaning the clinic for Chinese New Year holidays. According to custom, this helps the business get ready for good luck/ fortune to come as well as to clear out the dirt or back luck from the previous year. This tradition also applies to one home for "sweeping away the dust" (an early Spring cleaning) should be done before New Year's Day/ Spring Festival. Learn more at our Visalia's event on Feb. 24th to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

Chopsticks Picking-up Bean Contest. Visalia 20th Annual Chinese New Year Fair. Try your skill with Chopsticks. Use your speed and tactics to pick up as many beans from a bowl. Prizes for First, Second, Third, Fourth place winners which will be announced at the end of Chinese New Year program on February 24th, Sat. at the Center for Integrated Medicine. 816 W. Oak Ave. Visalia.
Age: 5 years or older
Price: $5.00 (3 tickets) per game
Length of Game: 2 minutes
Play as many games as you want! For more information contact us at (559) 625-4246. Start Practicing Folks!

Start your new year to better health. Some examples of what physicians of Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM) can help you with. Center for Integrated Medicine. 625-4246

Merry Christmas to all..............from Center for Integrated Medicine. Dr. Kwong and staff (Shaunte, Jordan, Jacci, Edward, Elisa, Daniel, Brynn, Nancy, Amy).

One of our reminders to patients. Please refrain from using scented lotions, oils, perfumes or colognes before your acupuncture appointment. Our herbs in our on-site pharmacy will absorb these scents as well as these scents lingering in the treatment rooms. Heavy smokers are encouraged to rinse with non-scented mouthwash before appointment. We strive to provide a chemical/toxic/allergic free environment for all. The clinic will appreciate this patient courtesy.

Brand New Home for Rent in Tulare. 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage in quiet cul-de-sac. Never been lived in. New construction so everything is efficient and clean! Located in a desirable school district near Liberty School and two shopping centers close by. Low maintenance yard and turf backyard. Kitchen and bathrooms have granite counters. Laundry room is indoors with sink and counter area. Master bedroom with private door to patio leading to backyard, bathroom with dual sinks, large tub and walk-in shower. All bedrooms have carpet with tile flooring through rest of the home. Energy efficient with solar panels. No pets. No smokers.
Rent: $2,000/mo
Security Deposit: $2,000
Online application available ,email to [email protected]
Must provide proof of employment/income along with rental history

Tai Chi class to start on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022. Every Tues and Thurs at 5:00pm to 6:00 pm. Outdoor environment. A total of 15 sessions ending in May 3rd, 2022. This class is for serious students only. Very few make up sessions if you miss. However if weather is not suitable, make-up sessions are Saturday from 11:00 to 12:00 with permission by instructor. Cost- $110.00 per person. No cost to clinic staff or interns. Call 625-4246 to register.

Try your luck at the Chinese Horoscope Calendar Spin on Feb. 26th Chinese New Year Celebration Fair. If you land on the "Tiger" or the "Water" element, you will be awarded a prize of your choice. If you do not, you will be awarded a consolation prize. 2 tickets ($2.00) per spin.
Those born in the Year of the Tiger are ambitious, daring, courageous, self-confident, independent, cheerful, generous with a sense of justice and commitment to help others for the greater good. 2022 represents the water element which the corresponding color of black. Therefore the black panther or black leopard or large cat is a better representation of this year's Chinese New Year. Water type Tigers are better communicators than people born in Tiger years of other elements (earth, fire, metal, wood); Great way with words and a greater ability to coach others coming across a brave and strong.

The Center for Integrated Medicine offers the 8 branches of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). An ancient, yet completely modern healing system of natural & holistic medicine. The Eight Branches are 1.Diet/ Nutrition, 2.Healing Exercises (Qi Gong/ Tai Chi), 3.Manual Therapy (Moxa, Cupping, Gua Sha, TDP Lamping), 4.Feng Shui/ Cosmology (rhythms & movements of the cosmos), 5.Herbal Medicine, 6.Bodywork Massage/ Acupressure, 7.Acupuncture, 8.Relaxation/ Self Cultivation/Healing Music & Sound,Praying.
According to ancient texts which still holds true in Asia, there are two types of physicians.
-Lower level doctors use acupuncture to treat patients, considered the most invasive of TCM methods.
-Advance level doctors use non-invasive TCM methods such as herbs, nutrition, bodywork, exercises, etc.
Refer to clinic website for more information on TCM modalities www.allholisticmed.org 816 W. Oak Ave. Visalia, CA

The Center for Integrated Medicine offers the 8 branches of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). An ancient, yet completely modern healing system of natural & holistic medicine. The Eight Branches are 1.Diet/ Nutrition, 2.Healing Exercises (Qi Gong/ Tai Chi), 3.Manual Therapy (Moxa, Cupping, Gua Sha, TDP Lamping), 4.Feng Shui/ Cosmology (rhythms & movements of the cosmos), 5.Herbal Medicine, 6.Bodywork Massage/ Acupressure, 7.Acupuncture, 8.Relaxation/ Self Cultivation/Healing Music & Sound,Praying.

According to ancient texts which still holds true in Asia, there are two types of physicians.
-Lower level doctors use acupuncture to treat patients, considered the most invasive of TCM methods.
-Advance level doctors use non-invasive TCM methods such as herbs, nutrition, bodywork, exercises, etc.
Refer to clinic website for more information on TCM modalities www.allholisticmed.org 816 W. Oak Ave. Visalia, CA