Ruan Zhao studied under Professor Huang Huang, a nationally renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) physician, and has been self-studying Five Element Acupuncture for six years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Internal Medicine of TCM at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. She is a licensed TCM practitioner in China and a registered acupuncturist in British Columbia, Canada. She specializes in harmonizing the mind, body, and spirit through classical formulas and Five Element Acupuncture. She has achieved notable clinical results in treating emotional disorders, postpartum depression, adolescent depression, menopausal syndrome, insomnia, menstrual irregularities, hypertension, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, common colds, and various types of pain..