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If you’re like most people, before buying eggs at the grocery store you open the carton to check for broken shells. You’re probably not too surprised when you come across a cracked egg or two and you simply continue your search, rendering the previous carton useless. As you proceed, you notice that some cartons contain 1 broken egg, others contain 2, and still others have 3 or more.… Read the rest

As the weather grows warmer we often become more active and participate in a variety of outdoor activities.  An ideal summer diet is light and filled with fresh foods with high water content, and brightly colored with summer fruits and vegetables.

Each organ has a specific flavor that affects it.… Read the rest

Ahh, summer…

time for long, sunny days, warm weather, and brightly-blooming gardens. But the season is also significant in another way. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the body’s Organ systems are most accessible during specific times of year. During the late summer, the Spleen and Stomach are most active and most open to influence both positive and negative.… Read the rest

Starting a new fitness routine can be a little daunting, but improving your health doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, it can be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other!

Why walk?

Walking is an effective, easy, and low-impact way to improve your health. In fact, regular physical activity such as walking can provide major benefits, including:

• Reduced risk of heart disease
• Weight loss
• Lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• Reduced risk of developing diabetes
• Stress relief

Getting started

Set aside some time in your day, choose a safe route, invest in some comfortable walking shoes, and go!… Read the rest

It’s funny how some things come to be accepted as normal just because the larger flock is engaging in them. If you are fortunate enough to have an open mind and think for yourself, all of a sudden you are the one who is considered odd, or alternative, or irresponsible.

When did it become normal for millions of American kids to be on the mind altering drug Ritalin?… Read the rest

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), all of life is influenced by seasonal cycles.  You are probably Most people love a clean house but few people have time to do a deep clean. The days of spending a week thoroughly cleaning your home are gone.

It’s unfortunate. Spring is a great time for cleaning. Feng Shui (the Chinese study of harmonizing your environment) recommends spring cleaning, not only because it’s nice to live in a clean house, but also because it increases the Qi of your home.… Read the rest

Food allergies are common these days. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that food allergies among children increased approximately 50% between 1997 and 2011.^[1]

No one knows why food allergies are increasing, although several theories exist. This leaves doctors and scientists unsure about what to recommend in order to prevent them.… Read the rest

When you go to an acupuncturist, have you noticed that the way they describe your illness is different than the way your doctor describes it?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) looks for patterns of imbalance. Identifying these patterns allows your acupuncturist to form a TCM diagnosis and leads to your treatment. Because of this, illnesses that western medicine considers unrelated may be considered similar by your acupuncturist.… Read the rest

You never have to wonder when the “cold and flu season” is around the corner. Big

Pharma will be sure that you are reminded of its impending arrival no matter where you

turn.

When the dreaded season of doom drapes its black curtain over us, whatever you do,

don’t come within sneezing distance of anybody, don’t even think about shaking anyone’s

hand or otherwise engaging in bodily contact, and NEVER, EVER touch a doorknob,

shopping cart, or any other object that might have possibly come into contact with any

human at any point during its existence.… Read the rest

Winter is the season for the kidneys & bladder.

In Western medicine, kidneys are the organs that filter and purify blood.  They maintain pH, mineral and electrolyte balance by removing excess water and salts to create urine.  The urine is then stored in the bladder until you pee.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the kidneys and bladder are seen as an energetic system, bigger than just the physiological function of the organs themselves. … Read the rest