Dr. Na Zhai Clinic Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

A Note from Dr. Na

Dr. Na is currently at capacity and is not accepting new patients. She is also not available for individual training or consultation.

So that more patients can benefit from her system, Dr. Na is actively seeking a partnership with an organization that shares her vision.

This website is for educational purposes only. It shares the stories of patients who have been treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and explains the system behind their care. They are not a promise of specific results for any other patient. They are shared to show what is possible—and to invite a conversation about how TCM and Western medicine can work together.

(If you represent an organization interested in that conversation [Contact Dr. Na])

 

Why TCM?

You may ask: "Do we really need acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine in modern times?"

The answer is: Yes, absolutely. Why? Because modern medicine focuses on symptoms, while TCM targets the root cause of the symptom.

Think of a crying baby. What do you do? Do you put your hand over the baby's mouth and tell her to stop? Of course not. You find out why she is crying, and you help her.

Crying is the only way a baby can ask for help. The same is true of our bodies. Symptoms are the body's way of asking for help. A headache. Diarrhea. Fatigue. Pain. These are not the problem. They are the signal.

Simply taking medication to relieve symptoms is like putting your hand over a crying baby's mouth. The crying may stop, but the problem remains. And it will return.

Dr. Na does not silence the baby. She finds out why the baby is crying—and she helps.

 

What should you do? Use both.

Use modern medicine in emergencies, where it plays the hero—it saves lives by quickly stopping bleeding in a car accident, effectively restoring breathing in a drowning situation, immediately restarting the heart in a heart attack, surgically removing a tumor from the brain to bring life back.

Use TCM for ongoing chronic conditions—the daily suffering, where we must find the root cause in order to completely stop symptoms.

In conclusion:

Emergency events and chronic diseases are completely different physiologically and pathologically. Therefore, they require totally different clinical approaches—using drugs to remedy symptoms in the ER, while using TCM to find and correct the root cause. In other words, mechanically using the same medications in the ER and the PCP office to expect the same result is self-deceiving.

 

The Science Behind Acupuncture

Acupuncture is not a belief system. It is a physiological intervention—one that has been studied for decades in laboratories around the world.

Dr. Na's own research, conducted in China and Japan, demonstrated that acupuncture produces measurable changes at the cellular level:

• It activates a compensatory blood supply to ischemic tissue—literally a second blood supply to the heart.
• It protects cells from dying during acute ischemia.
• It mobilizes the entire body to fight—stimulating healthy arteries and skeletal muscles to support circulation.

Her research was published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. It remains one of the clearest demonstrations that acupuncture works through the nervous system—not through placebo. [About the Science]

 

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”           — Thomas Edison

 

Who Is Dr. Na?

Dr. Na Zhai holds a PhD in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Master's in Western Medicine from China. She completed postdoctoral research at Kitasato University in Japan and served as a Professor and Chief Physician at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine before coming to the United States in 1996.

For almost 30 years, she has treated 7,000 American patients in Springfield, Illinois, and surrounding areas—many of whom had been told there was nothing more to be done. [About Dr. Na]

Dr. Na Zhai and Dr. Claude Fortin, a neurologist at Springfield Clinic. Their collaboration was featured in the State Journal-Register, December 20, 1999.

 

A Non-Pharmacological Rehabilitation System for Complex and Refractory Chronic Conditions

Dr. Na's system is a framework of One Protocol. Many Diseases. Consistent Results. It is designed to treat the root cause of chronic disease—not just the symptoms. It is rapid, reliable, drug-free, and has been refined over forty years. Her patients have recovered from conditions that conventional medicine could not resolve.

Whether you are a patient who has run out of options or a physician who wants another tool, this system offers something you have not tried before. [About the System]

 

For Patients Who Have Tried Everything and Still Suffer

Anna walked without crutches after one treatment. She had been unable to walk on her foot for over a month. [Anna's Story] [The List May Include You →]

 

For Physicians Who Want a Sure Weapon in Their Toolbox

At Springfield Clinic, Dr. Na worked alongside Dr. Claude Fortin, a neurologist. Within one year, 90% of physicians trusted her with their patients. Most of her patients came from physician referral—because the physicians saw their patients getting better.