During the hot summer months, foods with a cooling nature will help to keep your system from over-heating and prevent dehydration. Two particularly wonderful foods for this are cucumbers and watermelon, which (despite their very different flavor palate) are actually from the same family of melon plant species. Both supply a refreshingly high water content [...]
It is by far the most-talked about vitamin this year – with growing research proving that a Vitamin D deficiency can cause not only calcium deficiency (which can lead to osteoporosis), but other serious illnesses and hormone imbalances. So why all the fuss now? A study done in 2007 found a whopping 50% of women [...]
Life is an incredible journey, with plenty of ups and downs and in-betweens to navigate along the way. Sometimes it is easy to forget that at the end of the day, all of our emotions, our thoughts, our nutrition, our interactions with others, our work, the amount of sleep we get (or don’t get) -all [...]
Ah – Honey, Honey. You are my Candy Girl – and you’ve got me wanting you. Addictive just like the girl in the Archies song, sugar can have a strong hold over many a sweet-tooth. It is a hot topic in the health world and even entering political legislature. We all know to avoid sugary [...]
Coffee is a highly controversial substance among the health community, but I will be the first to admit the pleasurable taste (and effects) of a nice warm cup of joe. So I’ll begin with editorial disclosure, follow up with the research and conclude with what Chinese medicine has to say. Join me in the pursuit of the healthy bean after [...]
As a licensed acupuncturist, and blogger on the subject, I probably should have publicly answered this question some time ago. It has recently come to my attention that while many people enjoy the profound benefits of acupuncture in blissful ignorance of its how’s and why’s, there is another camp with rising curiosity on what it all [...]
Ever thought that your morning muffin or stir-fry lunch contained not just sustenance, but healing properties? Ancient Chinese medical theory has ascribed certain energetics and functions to many common foods, that still remain true today. Such properties are very different from nutritional values (vitamins, calories, fats, fiber, etc), which came later in the evolution of the nature of food. Let’s [...]
Start Your New Year off Right! Lose Weight & Keep it Off Reduce Cravings Improve Energy Alleviate Joint Pain Reduce Muscle Fatigue Regulate Blood Sugar Levels Jump Start Your Metabolism Regulate Hormone Function Detoxify the System Reduce Stress It is that time of year again…for making those promises to ourselves that we have been putting [...]
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the menstrual cycle is regarded as a major foundation for health and diagnosis in female patients. Pathology in the body – be it emotional or physical imbalance – will often reflect itself in a woman’s cycle. With this concept, a woman’s cycle plays a pivotal role in her health care, allowing [...]
