3 Tips on How to Go with the Flow During the Fall
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we talk about the changing of the seasons and provide some ideas about how to live with the flow of the seasons. The idea is that when you live with the flow, then you engender good health during the current season. You also...
3 Tips on How to Thrive During Fall
It's almost officially Fall! Days are getting shorter and the weather is slowly cooling off. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is important to take special precautions during the transitional seasons of Fall and Spring to ensure good health during the Winter...
5 Tips on How to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder
As cooler temperatures set in, one thing is certain: fall is on its way. If you tend to experience seasonal affective disorder (or SAD) in the fall, you will likely feel it most in September. In this month, we experience a lot of transition in terms of daylight hours....
Beat the Heat with Beans
It's a challenge to keep cool during hot sticky weather. Beans are the perfect solution for this type of weather. They cool you down and drain damp so you feel less heavy and fatigued. Beans are packed with fiber and protein and chocked full of vitamins and minerals....
3 Things I Wish My Patients Knew
Today marks my first year practicing as a licensed acupuncturist. Looking back over the last year of helping improve people's health with Chinese medicine, I wanted to share the top four tips I have given patients. Because what you do outside of the treatment room is...
Keep Cool Naturally with These Foods (Part 2)
As we head into late summer in all of its humid glory, I continue my quest for cooling foods. This article is the second installment in a 3-part series. Without further ado, here are three foods that will help you beat the heat (and humidity, too)! Cucumbers. You've...
My Story: From Courtroom to Treatment Room
If you would have told me I was going to be an acupuncturist, I would have called you crazy. I had been primed my whole life to become a lawyer. Going to law school directly after college, I left the small town where I was raised for the booming metropolis of Des...
The Real Reason You Crave Bacon
Have you noticed bacon is everywhere? From burgers to chocolate chip cookies to donuts, this meat seems to be taking over the world, one dish at a time. The frenzy even has its own name: bacon mania. Can you believe the average American eats about 18 pounds of bacon...
Vitamin D: Waste of Time or Really Helpful?
To vitamin D? Or not to vitamin D? That is the question. I've heard opinions from all sides, ranging from the people who say that supplementing has saved their health to other health professionals who say supplementing with vitamins and minerals is just quackery. As I...
Keep Cool During the Summer with These Teas
Summer has always been an enigma to me. With a northern European heritage, I know exactly what to eat during the colder months and how to dress. Stews and sweaters are the answers to all things cold. This post (which is the first of a three part series) explores how...