Healthy Living.
The modern lifestyle can impose a lot of barriers to our health. Stress, environmental toxins and especially improper diet can wreak havoc on our bodies and minds. Whether are you trying to overcome a specific pain, or illness or just trying to reach your optimal state of health there are many benefits to living a conscious and healthy lifestyle, especially one that has been custom tailored just for you.
Deborah Kim began on her journey of healing after years of struggling with her own health. As a premed student at UCLA, she was learning much about the mechanics of the body, but very little was helping her to recover from illness after illness. The antibiotics and other drug therapies proved only to be a temporary solution, while causing other long-term problems. Gradually, over the next decade, she was able to recover her own health and well-being through the use of multiple healing modalities including Acupuncture, nutrition and food-based medicine, herbal and plant-based medicine, yoga, tai chi and meditation as well as the highly specific lab testing used in Functional Medicine. It was this multifaceted journey that provided the foundation for the healing platform that she shares with her patients today.
Deborah strongly believes that each patient has their own individual journey to finding their optimal state of health. What works for one person may not necessarily work for another. She listens closely to patients past experiences and symptoms and works with the patients where they are. She is committed to each patient in helping them to find this unique path. Whether it's a customized diet and stress management protocol, or a specific natural botanical medicine program, each patient is treated as a special case.
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
This medical practice uses a multidisciplinary approach to wellness, combining acupuncture, herbal medicine, and designed clinical nutrition. One full session entails kinesiological testing, nutritional guidance, acupuncture, and the issuing of whole food herbal supplements. Both acupuncture and the supplements aid in anything from muscular/joint/nerve pain to digestive issues (including food sensitivities) and the healthy function of organs.
Asian Body Work
Cupping/Gua sha
Tui Na
E-Stim
Deborah S. Kim, M.A., L.Ac., ACN has maintained a private practice in the Los Angeles area since 2004 and practices acupuncture and related therapies. These modalities create a complete form of internal medicine that have been used for thousands of years in treating a wide variety of health concerns. Muscle testing and other diagnostic tools are utilized as a highly personalized form of analysis to determine nutritional needs for whole food supplements as well as herbal medicine. Specialized lab testing may be ordered as part of a complete analysis of the body for areas such as gastro-intestinal health, toxicity, immune system function and hormone testing. A detailed description for a customized diet as well as lifestyle counseling will be given to each patient.