About

Dr. Angie J.H. Zhu is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, advanced acupuncturist  and herbalist, registered with CTCMA BC. 

She uses this ancient and time-tested wisdom to prevent and treat disease, to regain and maintain health. She offers dietary& lifestyle counselling, acupuncture (needle inserting and moxibustion, cupping, gua sha etc.) and Chinese herbal remedy. She also offers virtual counselling.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes all diseases are rooted from the imbalance of Qi which is a vital force of life. The abundant and smooth flow of Qi in the body is central to overall health. Illness and diseases occur when there is deficiencies and imbalances of Qi or disrupted, blocked, and unbalanced movement of Qi. These can be caused by eating the wrong food, unhealthy lifestyle, stress, aging, unhealthy environment. Traditional Chinese medicine uses various methods to relieve these imbalances. Major functions of Qi are promoting, warming, defending, holding, and activating.  In a balanced human environment germ cannot survive although no antibiotics is used, for example. It explains why some people catch cold and others do not in the same environment. 

The first consultation with Dr. Zhu is usually lengthy. She asks a lot of questions about the client’s health history, current energy level, appetite, sleeping, frequency and texture of bowel movement, frequency and colour of urination, sweating, pain… She examines the tongue colour, shape… She traces down to the root problem of the client based on the information she gathered. Then with her profound knowledge about TCM classics and modern research, she will tailor an effective treatment formula consisting of either acupuncture or herbal remedy or both.  She always makes sure her acupuncture clients have enough treatment dosage to achieve therapeutic effect each visit. 

Dr. Zhu emphasize greatly about the role of food from whose essence and fresh air breathed in to form Qi. She always asks in every detail of a client’s diet and gives advice and suggestion for the right food adjustment. For example, if a client has cold hands and feet and easy to catch cold, she will suggest the client to take food warming in nature. The right food will facilitate healing and maintain the effect after the treatment stops in some cases. It will maintain the right microenvironment in modern words.

Dr. Zhu always considers the impact of climate. She uses moxibustion for most of her clients who live in Greater Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Geologically the climate in these two places is cold and wet which deplete a person’s yang. Yang is one of the two components of the vital Qi. Moxibustion expels cold, promotes blood circulation, detoxification and so forth. Clients who have low energy and depressed experienced great effect from moxibustion. 

When Dr. Zhu prescribes herb packs for her clients, she takes great effort to make sure the client is well tailed to the herb formula by giving few packs first and adjusting frequently to achieve maximum effect. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine plays a great role in preventing disease and maintain health. A person should always take the right food, right lifestyle, healthy environment, adjusting constantly with the time, season and living place.  It is Dr. Zhu’s dream that every human habitation place on earth becomes a blue zone.  In her understanding, blue zone food recipe does not necessary suit everyone because the climate and geographic location is different. Each place should create its own longevity recipe. For example, people in cold places should take more warm food and warm places cold food on the contrary. 

These are some of Dr. Zhu’s expertise. Whether you are suffering from illness or wants to maintain health and live longer. She is right there to help you.

Dr. Zhu is treating the following conditions but not limited to:

• Abdominal pain Acne Addictions ADHD Allergies  Alzheimer disease Anemia  Anorexia Arthritis  Asthma
• Back pain Bell’s palsy Bronchitis Breech baby
• Cancer   Cerebral palsy  Child diarrhea  Child malnutrition  Chronic fatigue    Cold hands and feet Common Cold  Constipation  Cough 
• Dementia   Depression   Deaf Diabetes and complications  Diarrhea   Digestive disorder Dizziness
• Eczema   Edema    Enuresis
• Fogging   Flu
• Gout  Growth retardation
• Hair loss   Headache   Hemorrhoid   Heart disease Herpes zoster   High blood pressure  High cholesterol   Hiccup
• Insomnia   Insufficient lactation  Infertility
• Laryngitis   Loss of voice  Low blood pressure
• Malnutrition  Menses disorder   Menopause syndrome   Migraine  Myasthenia gravis
• Nausea and vomiting   Neck stiffness
• Obesity   Optic nerve atrophy   Oral ulcer
• Parkinson disease   Peripheral neuropathy  Prolapse of anus  Prolapse of uterus  Psoriasis  Purpura
• Recurrent cystitis   Inflammation of the bladder  Rhinitis
• Shoulder stiffness  Sinusitis  Sore throat   Sprain  Stomach-ache  Stroke
• Thyroid disorder  Tinnitus   Toothache
• Urticaria
• Vertigo