How To Get The Most Out Of Acupuncture
The physiological and psychological benefits of acupuncture extend beyond an immediate acupuncture session; health benefits go into effect after each acupuncture session and continue throughout the day, sometimes even for days. This manifestation of well-being than postulates what activities should be avoided after a session to maintain...
Acupuncture for Immunity
Every so often, I find that there is a shift in the collective subconscious and suddenly everyone is talking about the same thing. Maybe it has something to do with the change of season and the endless winter we’ve had to endure here in NYC, but it seems that everyone’s mind has been on their health and immunity and what can be done...
Do’s and Don’t’s for a New Exercise Regimen in the Spring
With the weather finally getting better, I see runners zipping down the sidewalks to Central Park or West Side Highway, and I think to myself “Oh boy, here come the knee injury, hip pain and shin splints patients.” If you ask a running coach she would say these injuries are due to overtraining or the common, “too fast too soon.”...
Tips and Tricks to Achieving Weight Loss
Losing weight and maintaining the weight loss is a very difficult task. Finding the right diet that gives you the best and quickest results can also be confusing and overwhelming. A diet may work short term, but research has shown that diets actually don’t provide long-term results. In order to achieve and maintain your goal weight, you...
Staying Healthy with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Winter
The winter season in New York has arrived, demonstrated by weeks of snow, rain, wind, and colder temperatures. Staying indoors and sleeping are more appealing as our bodies try to keep warm and conserve. Cravings for certain foods may also be at the forefront of our minds and bodies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an organ and...
Breaking Out of an Unhealthy Rut
Late fall rolls into the holiday season which is prime time for getting into a “rut.” By a rut I mean getting stuck. The actual definition of a rut is “a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.” I hear this theme a lot everywhere I go: “I know I shouldn’t be doing this, but I...
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