Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the connective tissue. Western medicine doesn’t understand the cause of this difficult disease that mainly afflicts women. Men can also get this disease, but 9 in 10 people with lupus are women. Ninety percent of patients complain of joint pain, and 40% of patients have skin conditions and…
This post is from January 2015: I just finished up a weekend course on Daoism, Chinese Medicine and Health. I love taking CEU’s. It gives me the opportunity to take a break, take a breath and refocus on my vocation. Why am I doing what I do? How can I do my best at what…
Your femoral artery is located at the inguinal area where the thigh meets your groin area. By massaging this artery, the goal is to increase fertility. This massage increases the blood flow to the pelvic organs, providing more nourishment to the uterus and ovaries, testes and penis. By increasing blood flow to the area, the…
The best vitamins for our bodies come from real, whole foods. It would be a sweet life if our foods gave us everything we needed and we made all the right food choices everyday. I would eat a rainbow of colors. My foods would never be processed, always be organic and always be grown in…
(This post was originally titled Taking Care of Each Other – Election 2016. However, it seems that the point of this post still reigns true, so we updated it a bit.) We can easily start to believe our world is falling apart with the ceaseless barrage of soundbites and rhetoric that media outlets have been…
This is a popular question with a less popular answer. While acupuncture can be part of a larger weight loss program, there is no magic weight loss point. So how can acupuncture help? Acupuncture can support other weight loss programs by curbing appetite, quelling cravings, boosting metabolism, improving digestion, regulating obesity-related hormones and enhancing the…
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) viewpoint, infertility is described as the inability to conceive after two years of having regular intercourse without contraception. This may allow some of you to breathe a sigh of relief! In the US, we are normally only given one year or less to get pregnant. TCM and acupuncture encourage…
Click here to view Part One and Part Two of this series. Three days for a retreat isn’t a long time, but it feels like the perfect amount of time to reset. Long enough that your mind can quiet and your body can relax. Long enough to appreciate the new patterns and new community you…
Lyme disease is tricky. If the person is lucky, they present with an obvious bulls-eye rash and overt symptoms that easily lead to a quick diagnosis. A course of antibiotic therapy to rid the body of the pathogen, followed up with acupuncture and herbal medicine to help the body return to balance, is usually an…
Stress effects all of us. The more tools we have to reduce stress, the better we feel. Some tools work better at certain times than others and some aren’t always available. The more options we have, the more prepared we will be. So what can we do for ourselves to feel better and reduce stress?…
Eating 101. Eating, the process can be joyous; your taste buds are alive, your body is being nourished and sustained. Most people have some forms of joyous eating, followed by days of indecision. Stress and hurried lifestyle lead to a sad tummy, sad taste buds, and interesting bathroom visits. With all the food trends out…
Two teachers guide us through this three day silent meditation retreat. Their names are Tuere Sala and Shelly Graf. The retreat itself is taking place over MLK weekend and the retreats guiding focus is the intersection of the tenets of buddhism, like non-harm and mindfulness, and the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The retreat…