How Does Diet Affect Seasonal Allergies?
Each of us have what my friend and herbalist Katja Swift likes to call a “Stress Bucket”. Conceptually, this stress bucket has a maximum size, which can be different in each person. As we go throughout our daily lives we fill our stress bucket with things like poor quality food, not enough sleep, environmental toxins, ...
Read moreHow Does Acupuncture Really Work?
….and What is it Good For? I have an assistant that began working for me a few months ago. She had never had acupuncture before and we decided she should receive acupuncture so she could write a blog about her experiences. For weeks and weeks she would write lovely summaries about her experiences with the ...
Read moreThe Essential S’s of Healthy Traveling
I recently returned from a two week trip to Australia. I traveled in Sydney and Melbourne and I can honestly say that I fell in love with both. Australia stole my heart! I do a fair amount of traveling which means that I am inevitably in and out of airports on a regular basis. Traveling, ...
Read moreIs Drinking Ice Water Making You Fat?
Chinese medicine sees water as the foundation for all living. The meridians are often classified as the waterways or water channels of our bodies and many of the most antique points all have names pertaining to water. Water, as seventy-five percent of our bodies plays a huge roll in all of our systems. It is ...
Read moreAn Alternative Point of View – How Emotions Affect Physical Pain
Can Changing our Emotional Awareness Take Physical Pain Away? By: Autumn Bear M.S., L.Ac, Dipl Ac It is well known in our western society that eastern medicine is an all inclusive system that takes into account the spiritual, emotional, and physical health of the body. As westerners we often baffle at the idea that emotional or ...
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