Angie J.H. Zhu

Dr. Angie J.H. Zhu is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, advanced acupuncturist and herbalist, registered with CCHPBC. 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 are deficiencies and imbalances of Qi from disrupted, blocked, and unbalanced movement of Qi. These can be caused by eating the wrong food, unhealthy lifestyle, stress, aging, unhealthy environment. She uses four unique methods to form diagnosis: observation, listening, questioning and palpation. The first consultation is usually lengthy. Dr. Angie 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 observes the tongue's colour, size, shape, coating. She checks the pulse on both wrists to assess organ health. She traces down to the root problem of the client based on the information she gathered. Then she will tailor a treatment formula consisting of either acupuncture or herbal remedy or both. Dr. Angie emphasizes greatly about the role of food. She also considers the impact of climate and uses moxibustion for most of her clients who live in Greater Vancouver and Vancouver Island.