Summer in the City
Summer is the season of heat and vitality. It’s the most yang time of the year. Long days and abundant sun drive us outside and propel us into activity, motivating us to move our bodies and soak in the warmth. Chinese Medicine teaches us that each season is connected to one of the five elements, and summer belongs to Fire. Fire is...
How to Combat the Post-Pandemic Blues with Acupuncture and Self-Cultivation Activities
Are you still feeling the lingering effects of the pandemic, like loneliness and anxiety, even though everything is starting to open back up? If so or if you know someone who is, I invite you to read this blog to learn more about alternative treatments that can help provide relief. Acupuncture Points If you are...
Golden Milk Recipe
Apparently I’m a few years behind the trends when it comes to fancy coffee. Because I only recently tried Golden Milk, or as my barista called it, a Turmeric Latte. And I can tell you, Golden Milk is not only caffeine free, it’s also delicious and very good for you! In Chinese Medicine turmeric is an herb known as Jiang Huang,...
4 Tips for Creating a Relaxing Bedtime Routine
Please review the 4 tips below and allow them to inspire you to create your own relaxing bedtime routine to help reduce your anxiety. The important thing to remember is that it should be simple, realistic, and tailored to your specific lifestyle and interests. Tea Time! Unwind with making some nice relaxing tea about 1...
Myo-Inositol for Irregular Ovulation
Ovulation is an essential process your body goes through, and is “an event linked with reproduction,” as stated in a published study, “Ovulation, a sign of health” (Vigil et Al, 2017). The writers further discuss how ovulation plays a major role in a woman’s life span, as our bodies prepare for ovulation during childhood, and...
3 Meditating Tricks For The Incurable Type A Personality
Meditation has never been my forte. The whole "now relax your mind" thing has never worked out well for me. If you have a Type A personality - constantly working against the clock; setting high unimaginable expectations; competing against invisible standards etc. - then you probably are well aware how hard it is to turn your brain off....
The Truth About Caffeine
People have a love affair with their coffee. I can relate. I used to be quite committed to coffee, too. And tea. It was not easy to give up caffeine completely, even after I learned how detrimental it was for my personal health at the time. It was like a bad relationship habit that I kept finding my way back to time and again, only to be...
4 Simple Changes to Help With Insomnia
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s ICSD-3 manual, insomnia is defined as “persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation or quality,” and the CDC stated that 1 in 3 adults don’t get enough sleep. As anyone who’s ever had a sleepless night can tell you, lack of sleep can affect our mood,...
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