Anyone else burning up?!?! I should get a t-shirt with this printed on it. It all started 4 years ago at the age of 46. Out of nowhere, constant hot flashes all day for a week in the dead of July. Then they were gone as quickly as their onset. … [Read more...] about These Hormones Are A Changing: How Acupuncture Can Manage Perimenopause/Menopause
Hormone Balancing Summer Salad
(Recipe credited to Tiina Lemmik) Here’s an easy, healthy salad loaded with a bounty of hormone balancing vegetables and herbs like chickpeas, basil and mint to keep you cool on these steamy July days. And the best part: no cooking required! Take a look at how these ingredients support healthy … [Read more...] about Hormone Balancing Summer Salad
The Creative Momentum: How Acupuncture Supports Your Spring Forward
It’s hard to believe that Saturday March 20th marks the first day of Spring. After a long and snowy February, blue skies and sun are such a welcome sight this March. Spring is the season that bridges the transition away from the Yin energy of Winter towards the Yang energy of Summer. We can see this … [Read more...] about The Creative Momentum: How Acupuncture Supports Your Spring Forward
Lentil Salad with Spring Veggies, Mint and Yogurt Sauce
Is it just me or does it seem like Spring has sprung?!? After a particularly cold and snowy February, it’s delightful to see a streak of sunny days with blue skies in early March. This is the season to support our liver and gall bladder, as we instinctively eat less to gently cleanse our bodies of … [Read more...] about Lentil Salad with Spring Veggies, Mint and Yogurt Sauce
The Ultimate Immune-Boosting Soup
No truer statement has ever been shared than when Hippocrates wrote “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. When I’m starting to or am feeling under the weather, although my first thought is Acupuncture and herbs, superfoods to kick my immune system into high gear is at the top of my … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Immune-Boosting Soup
Grief and Loss in the Time of Covid: How to Nurture Your Metal Element
In Chinese medicine, every organ system is associated with an element, emotion and season. Fall is associated with the metal element, the lungs and grief/loss. As we transition from the external, expansive nature of summer to the internal, introspective nature of fall, we need to be mindful of the … [Read more...] about Grief and Loss in the Time of Covid: How to Nurture Your Metal Element