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When is Flu Season? Flu Season Is Not A Season — Chinese Medicine Can Keep You Healthy This Winter
When is Flu Season? The Truth About Flu Season Flu is not a season. Many people think of winter time as "Flu Season" because so many people get sick. Actually "bugs" and viruses are circulating amongst us all year. People tend to get sick more often during the winter...
Chai Tea Recipe: A Winter Warmer
Chai Tea Benefits - Why Drink Chai Tea? Even though Chai is a known health beverage from India, the energetic qualities can be broken down using the lens of Chinese Medicine. The main four ingredients are Ginger, Cardamom, Clove and Cinnamon. According to Chinese...
Inside Chi & The Energetics of Beer
Beer is a refreshing & enjoyable beverage because it has an elegant way of moving the body’s energy, which is governed by the liver. Once the liver chi moves euphoria follows.
3 GI Survival Tips for Thanksgiving
Americans enjoy a bit of excess on Thanksgiving. Intermittent excess is important for maintaining a dynamic balance, especially if followed by deep rest. To paraphrase some sage Chinese Medicine wisdom, “Things are bound to get out of balance once in a while, might as well enjoy it.”
It’s Pumpkin Time! Healthy Food For Late Summer
There’s a bit of a snap in the air. Coffee shops are peddling pumpkin flavored lattes. A rainbow of squash is appearing at the farmers’ market. It is late summer. It is time to harvest. Time to gather resources to prepare for winter.
Heat or Ice in the first 24 hrs of an injury?
One of the most common and detrimental misconceptions about healing a traumatic injury is the practice of using heat within the first 48 hrs. While heat is beneficial for later healing stages, heat in the acute inflammatory stage is like adding gasoline to the fire.
Acupuncture 911 —Why you should see your acupuncturist within 24 hours of an injury
Acupuncture helps accelerate your body’s natural healing process. The earlier the intervention the better your results for shortening healing time and reaching full recovery.
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