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Kick your butts to the curb
Now is always the best time to quit smoking. Chinese medicine can help kick your butts to the curb and mitigate the oxidative damage that smoking causes.With the five pillars of health, your acupuncture physician can help guide you through your journey to wean off nicotine. There are many supportive lifestyle changes you can makeContinue reading “Kick your butts to the curb”
The tongue tells tales of your current health
Go ahead, stick your tongue out at me. I won’t be offended. Didn’t brush your tongue? Even better. A patient’s tongue doesn’t lie; it provides valuable clues to internal health and is an important part of the physical exam in Chinese Medicine.
Mom was right – wear your scarf!
Fall finally made it here to Florida and – gasp – people are actually putting on long pants and closed-toe shoes. Along with fall wardrobe changes come cold and flu season, too. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we not only treat colds and flu, which we call Wind Heat or Wind Cold depending on its presentation,Continue reading “Mom was right – wear your scarf!”
Skin care starts from the inside out
Our skin is the biggest organ we have, and we as a society tend to treat it like a measure of beauty only and not of health. It’s not vain to take care of your skin; it’s just as important as taking care of the rest of you.
Pau D’arco — a powerhouse of an herb
Pau d’arco is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-yeast, anti-microbial, anti-tumor and anti-fungal. It contains calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, vitamin A, the B-complex vitamins, and vitamin C.
Living stress free with lavender
Lavender has such a variety of uses that it should be a staple in every home.
Arnica and the ER
My second child was a bit of a klutz when he was younger. He saw more of the ER than his big sister did, that’s for sure. So when I got a worried call from my mom while I was driving to school several years ago, I wasn’t surprised. The sidewalk had been slick withContinue reading “Arnica and the ER”
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