It’s the Year of the Dragon! Tips on How to Improve Your Luck! (scroll down for what not to do on New Year’s Day – the bad luck stuff!) Saturday, February 10th, 2024 marks the Year of the Wood Dragon! The most powerful and only mythical (or is it?) creature of the 12 animal Chinese
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Ginger Chicken Congee
Ginger Chicken Congee Congee is one of my favorite things, especially in the rainy season or the cold winter. It feels so nourishing and is so easy to make. It’s also very versatile, if you are vegetarian or vegan, you can certainly substitute chicken for butternut squash or I’ve seen it with mushrooms, so many
Does Acupuncture Help with Neck Pain?
Does Acupuncture Help with Neck Pain? Acupuncture is a modality in Chinese medicine and has been around for 5,000 years. Often people wonder if it’s an effective treatment for neck pain or pain management overall, we like to say that if it weren’t effective, it would have died out long ago! There are so many
Emotions and Chinese Medicine
Emotions and Chinese Medicine The practice of Chinese Medicine has been quite mainstream over the last decade or so, but people still find it illusive and mysterious. And in some regard, it is! For example, the way we look at emotions in Chinese medicine is definitely different then how Western medicine views them. Before we
The Truth About Fats and Industrial Oils
The Truth About Fats and Industrial Oils Fat, fat, fat, seems to always get a bad rap! Let’s get this straight now, FAT isn’t unhealthy! The brain loves FAT and hormones (especially sex) love FAT! FAT is essential to the human body working optimally. What happens when women of post pubescent age don’t have enough
The Art of Mindful Eating
The Art of Mindful Eating I want to start with this excerpt from Andrea Lieberstein. “Mindful eating enables us to experience greater pleasure and nourishment from our food. Through mindful awareness we become more attuned to our body’s signals of pleasure, hunger, and fullness. We notice the food thoughts and beliefs that don’t serve