About Lynn Lynn Jaffee is a licensed acupuncturist and the author of the book, Simple Steps: The Chinese Way to Better Health, a clear and concise explanation of Chinese medicine for the lay person. She is co-author of the book, The BodyWise Woman, a personal health manual for physically active women and girls.
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By Lynn Jaffee, on October 25th, 2010
One of the components of Chinese medicine is food therapy. This means that I frequently talk with my patients about their food choices. Occasionally, a patient will ask me, “Exactly what should I be eating?”, and my answer is to eat lots of veggies, a little protein, and whole grains. However, more and more frequently my answer is to eat like you’re in a Chinese restaurant.
You may not think that the deep fried sesame shrimp from your local Chinese restaurant is the healthiest, . . . → Read More: The Chinese Restaurant Diet
By Lynn Jaffee, on August 30th, 2010
Weight loss is a popular topic and a multi-billion dollar industry for a reason. I have found that it is the rare person who is perfectly happy with their weight. Most people are either trying to drop a few pounds, lose a lot of weight, or trying hard simply to maintain their current weight.
Why are so many people struggling with the numbers on their bathroom scale? There are so many answers—we live in a land of abundance, we eat the wrong foods, we . . . → Read More: Thirteen Truths About Weight Loss
By Lynn Jaffee, on August 16th, 2010
Baby, it’s hot outside, and some of my patients are starting to show the strain. Hot flashes are worse, people are hot and thirsty, and tempers are flaring.
Much of Chinese medicine is based on the idea that we humans are part of the natural world, and as such, we’re greatly affected by our environment. Seasonal changes and extreme weather can by physically stressful and wreak havoc with our health. Therefore, when it’s dry outside we get dry conditions, such as a scratchy sore . . . → Read More: Heat Wave!
By Lynn Jaffee, on August 2nd, 2010
The Chinese view food as medicine that you get to eat three times a day. Food can nourish, heal, and give you energy.
Simple, right? Well, maybe not so simple if you are trying to lose weight, maintain your weight, cut out carbs, ditch the fats, or restrict your diet in ways that are unhealthy. If this is the case, then for you food may feel a little bit like the enemy.
My initial topic for this post was truths about weight loss. However, . . . → Read More: Eat to Feed Your Heart
By Lynn Jaffee, on February 22nd, 2010
I have certain articles of clothing in my closet that shrink every winter. They fit me when I wore them the previous summer, but after a long winter, during that first whiff of spring when the sun beckons me to wear something other than corduroy or fleece, every pair of shorts I own have betrayed me by not getting past my hips.
Okay, I admit that I have a hand in this, and while it seems unlikely to have happened to me (!) the . . . → Read More: My Twenty Best Weight Loss Tips
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