Staying Healthy in Cold & Flu Season by Deanna Tasi With the days getting colder and the nights getting longer, we are officially entering cold and flu season. It’s important that we pay attention to our lifestyle as a preventive measure. Keeping a small arsenal of herbs on hand in case we do feel a
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Can Acupuncture Help Your Tween or Teen?
Can Acupuncture Help Your Tween or Teen? Since we are deep in ‘back to school’, we thought it would be a great idea to spotlight the work that we do with young people. Many people don’t know that we work with all ages, in fact the youngest person in our practice was only 3 days
Dr. Kim Peirano’s Enhanced, Holistic Acupuncture Facelift Treatment
Dr. Kim Peirano’s Enhanced, Holistic Acupuncture Facelift Treatment Tao to Wellness is now offering an exciting new service with Dr. Kim Peirano! Dr. Kim is the creator and instructor of the Integrative Cosmetic Acupuncture Method and will be offering it in our Berkeley office starting in October! What is Cosmetic Acupuncture, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture or
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