Phillip Ward L.Ac. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

09/01/2024

Hello Friends. One of my colleagues and friends Jill Clarey and her family were in a horrible car accident on Friday. Jill and her husband are still in ICU. As they navigate their way through recovery without the ability to financially support themselves in the foreseeable future please consider donating to the GoFund me page set up by their family. Thank you for your generosity and consideration.

03/05/2023

Spring is the time for new beginnings!

Starting on the Spring Equinox, March 20, 2023 through May 21st, there will be two different groups offered. You are welcome to do both or chose just one.

The first group:
Health, Wellness, and Weight Loss.
This group is going to focus on using multiple tools to help become your healthiest self! Tracking macros, dialing in your blood work/labs, workouts, lowering blood glucose, supplements, sleep tips, recovery strategies and more!

The Second Group:
Self-Mastery and Meditation.
This group will focus on coming to “know thy self” with the intention of mastering the mind, emotions, and physical body through breathwork, self-inquiry, meditations, qi gong, readings from the Tao Te Ching and other profound texts, and more!

Again you are welcome to do one or both!

Also, there will be two optional tea ceremonies within these 9 weeks! Message for details!

12/12/2022

Try something new to kickstart 2023! Empower yourself and feel amazing while being part of a life-changing, Wellness Community Challenge!

For many, January and February are tough months. With cooler weather, less sunlight, and spending more time inside, these months have a strong association with melancholy, depression, weight gain, and low energy. We are going to shift that with a 9 week wellness program!

This 9 week process will provide a supportive playground for creating healthy habits with food, movement, meditation, mindfulness, self-discipline, focus, and sleep. It will be a fun challenge geared toward creating more self-awareness around our unhealthy blind spots. Private message me to join the group! We begin January 2, 2023!

09/05/2022

Who’s up for a wellness and weight loss challenge?! This is going to be fun, obtainable, and effective! Everything is more fun when we feel good! So our goals will be simple: more energy, better health, and to lose some unwanted weight! Here’s how it will work:

-This is a 10 week program taking us right up to Thanksgiving.

-We will meet every Saturday or Sunday on Zoom, for a short check-in, pep talk, progress report, Q&A, tips, tricks, recipes, many laughs, and possibly a good cry.

-You do not need a gym membership or any exercise equipment. Just show up and keep showing up for yourself and the group and you will see results. Compliance is the Science!

-The initial fee is only $100, that’s $10 a week! But if you get lazy and stop showing up for yourself and the group, that price can change : )

-DM me to jump into this life-changing kick, butt-party, or for more details.

08/25/2022

Finish this sentence:

If I had more self-control and more self-respect I could…

08/02/2022

If you have brain fog, a sluggish or loose digestive system, IBS, ulcerative colitis or other inflammatory bowel diseases it is highly likely your gut microbiome is less than optimal. When attempting to enhance the gut flora there are a couple of key points to remember:
-Include a variety of fruits and veggies throughout the week. So eating the same thing everyday is not recommended unless you are on an elimination diet.
-Include probiotic and prebiotic foods with most meals.
-Start slow. A teaspoon or so is fine, then work your way up if you desire as your digestive system adjusts to this new healthy overhaul.

A few tips that I include in my microbiome enhancing daily smoothies:

-Add kefir AND yogurt. A half cup of each is a nice addition to a smoothie or protein shake.
-Add a non digestible starch such as a half or whole green banana.
-Add blueberries, strawberries, and room temperature green tea. The gut microbiome love polyphenol.
-And if you want to get adventurous add a tablespoon of your favorite kraut, YES, to your smoothies haha. Trust me, if you are a fan of sweet and savory in combo this will make your brain and tastebuds do cartwheels. The sweet of the berries and the salt from the kraut is bang on. Blend the bejeus out of it and indulge. So good.

Send me your crazy shake recipes!

07/06/2022

Hope you can join me on Saturday, July 30, at 10am in Greensboro, for The Five Pillars of Health! We are going to have a blast discussing loads of the good stuff: what the heck should we eat, the best exercises for wellness, meditation, breath, improving sleep and much more!

A few milligrams of medicine will never influence your health as much as the thousands of pounds of food you will eat in your lifetime. Nor how much you move your body and the relationships you chose to engage in.

If you are tired of being sick and tired, fatigued and unmotivated the Five Pillars of Health in your life are likely not being sufficiently addressed. In this workshop we will explore the Five main areas in your life that must be in balance in order for health, healing, and an abundance of energy to occur. With so much information out there about what to eat or not eat, which exercise is best, should you mediate, etc. etc., balancing the Five Pillars of Health is the first step to optimal health and well-being. Link in bio!

06/22/2022

Absolutely worth a listen if you have kids. We don’t have to be anti to want all the information.

Off to Dallas for a few days; See you when I return!Follow me on substackContact me here: www.vinayakkprasad.comVinay Prasad, MD MPH; Physician & Associate P...

06/07/2022

Hope you can join me for this one! We are going to have a blast discussing loads of the good stuff: what the heck should we eat, the best exercises for wellness, meditation, breath, and much more!

A few milligrams of medicine will never influence your health as much as the thousands of pounds of food you will eat in your lifetime. Nor how much you move your body and the relationships you chose to engage in.

If you are tired of being sick and tired, fatigued and unmotivated the Five Pillars of Health in your life are likely not being sufficiently addressed. In this workshop we will explore the Five main areas in your life that must be in balance in order for health, healing, and an abundance of energy to occur. With so much information out there about what to eat or not eat, which exercise is best, should you mediate, etc. etc., balancing the Five Pillars of Health is the first step to optimal health and well-being. Link to register:
https://mailchi.mp/602631c971f3/5pillars

05/08/2022

Let’s have some fun this Saturday! We’re going to learn to control our anxiety and stress, while improving our sleep and jazzing up our energy! We’re even going to learn how to get high on our own breath : )

Self Healing Qi Gong: Mastering Mindset and Harnessing the Breath

May 14th, this Saturday!
11am-1pm
in Winston Salem, NC.

Through breath, movement, sound, visualization, and meditation this class with leave you feeling relaxed, focused and empowered.

Message me directly to register!

03/31/2022

Self Healing Qi Gong & Optimizing Wellness Workshops!

What tools do you have to make you feel the way you want to feel? If you are tired of being tired and in a brain fog funk with wonky sleep habits and uncomfortable digestive issues, let’s have some fun and get dialed in!

Topics covered: Improving sleep, better digestion, more focus and energy, weight loss, and strengthening the immune system. Link in bio. Private message me to register or if you have questions about the classes.

-April 9th, 10am-1pm, Greensboro, NC
-April 30th, 9:00-10:30am & 11:00am-1pm, in Summerfield, NC
-May 14th, 11am-1pm, Winston Salem, NC