About Ruth Schlesinger
Ruth is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist who uses integrative medicine to support her patient's’ general health. Her experience includes treating pain, alleviating colds and boosting the immune system, balancing hormones and working with fertility, PMS and menopause, treating problems during pregnancy and optimizing digestion. An important part of Ruth’s work is supporting her patient’s emotional well being. She creates time and space for emotional processing as well as physical healing.
Ruth holds a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and studied at the American College of Traditional Chinese medicine in San Francisco, as well as, at Sichuan University in China.
She has been commended on her approachability; patients report easily feeling comfortable with her and her passion for the medicine clearly shows in her work.
Languages Spoken English
School American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Degree M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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The acupuncture office of Ruth Schlesinger in , CA is within driving distance from the following cities:
Ruth Schlesinger
Ask The Acupuncturist
Q: I always crave sweets and chocolate while my husband will always choose salty foods like potato chips over candy. Why do we crave certain flavors and what does it mean from a Chinese medicine point-of-view?
A: Acufinder Poll Results, Spring 2006What flavor do you crave, most often?Sweet (941 votes) - 60.59%Salty (405 votes) - 26.08%Sour (56 votes) ... Read More