December 14, 2017
I heard a beautiful song the other day. This particular song never fails to get to me, to make me think of my dad who died more than three years ago. He pops into the moments of my day in different ways and reminds me that he’s still with me, catching me off guard. I f...
September 26, 2017
Headaches, sinus pressure, anxiety - anyone who suffers from these conditions is always looking for simple ways to treat them, especially without side effects. Massage on specific points of the body are a great tool to use for self-care.
At its basis, Traditional Chines...
May 15, 2017
What IS an elimination diet? Everyone is talking about The Whole30, what's the big deal about it?
What I see most in the clinic is pain: headaches, body aches, sinus pressure. This time of year, of course, we add allergies to that list. What we know to be common am...
May 5, 2017
Having difficulty getting pregnant is one of the most stressful events of a woman's life. One in eight couples struggle with infertility. Infertility is a very common medical condition, but many women feel very isolated as they deal with fertility challenges. There are...
January 16, 2017
"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." - Michael Pollan
1. Bone broth: If you only choose one of these suggestions to explore, try bone broth. Traditional cooking didn't waste any part of animal products, and significant nutrition is lost when we limit meat int...
November 8, 2016
It may not feel like November, but we have entered the holiday time of year when Halloween is suddenly over and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's in this spirit that I thought I'd take a moment to write about gratitude. It's easy to make the giving of thank...
September 5, 2016
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April 22, 2016
I have been working on this post for more than a month. I wanted to write about the organ that corresponds to spring in Chinese Medicine, the Liver, what it represents and how to keep your Liver healthy. It was going to be fabulous and interesting, my best post yet. Th...
February 22, 2016
Here in the Midwest, we got an amazing warm spell over the weekend, melting many of the huge mounds of snow and getting everyone thinking about spring! We moved from the winter energy of the Kidneys to a transitional energy that includes the spring energy of the Liver,...
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