As more and more patients are getting Covid vaccinations, they are coming in for acupuncture and bodywork appointments and unraveling some of the trauma and discomfort of the past year. So many have been through so much. Loss. Isolation. Fear. …
Today in my fourth and final post in my blog series exploring, The Gut Microbiome and What It Means for Your Health, I’m cutting straight to the chase and sharing How You (yes, you!) Can Support Your Microbiome. How to …
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Today in part 3 of my blog series exploring, The Gut Microbiome and What It Means for Your Health, I’ll be sharing how Traditional Chinese Medicine treats the Microbiome. Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Microbiome Zhang Jiebin (1563-1640), one of …
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Today in my blog series exploring, The Gut Microbiome and What It Means for Your Health, I’ll be geeking out on the intestinal lining. If that interests you, stay here with me. If you want to cut straight to the …
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With each passing week, researchers are reporting on the connection between the immune system and the health of the digestive system. I see a wide range of digestive issues in my patients who I treat every day and have put …
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Autoimmune diseases are growing in number throughout the United States and the world. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences estimates that over 23 million people in the United States have autoimmune diseases and more alarming is that autoimmune diseases …
Ear Crystals: Medical Tools that Look Like Jewelry Chinese medicine, just like Western medicine, is a broad field. Working in private practice, I see a multitude of patients with various issues and constitutions and engage with them on a few …
Imagine waking up in a yurt in a redwood grove, slipping into a warm sulphur bath and listening to birds greeting the day around you. Warm from the hot springs tub, you enjoy an hour of yoga and when it …
Rounding the corner into the new year is a funny time, isn’t it? An uneven blend of relaxing and hectic. The flip side of family time, opulent indulgence and the opportunity for solitary reflection are family dynamics gone awry, gluttony …
A Piece of Chocolate Cake with a Side of Privilege? In my little social media world, there’s been a flurry of articles and discussion about self-care. This article was shared by three different friends in the same hour, so I …
