Mindy is an athletic woman who has been coming to me for wellness acupuncture for years. In her mid-fifties, Mindy is concerned about eating well and getting enough exercise to maintain her health. Unfortunately, Mindy’s diet could use some help. Despite my repeated urgings, Mindy has the notion that all fats are bad and should be avoided at all costs. This black and white idea that a food is all good or all bad has its consequences, and for Mindy, the result is readily . . . → Read More: Relieve Dryness with Chinese Medicine
 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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 Comments are closed  Chinese medicine, Food Therapy, Health Conditions  acupuncture, acupuncturist, Chinese medicine, constipation, dry eyes, dry skin, dryness, joint health, wrinkles Using Chinese herbs doesn’t have to be confusing. You can tap into their incredible healing powers just by pushing your cart through the grocery store because many Chinese herbs are also foods. Here are twenty that are awesome, accessible, and effective: -Ginger. Yum! This warm herb is incredibly effective for nausea and vomiting. It’s frequently used by people undergoing chemotherapy to control nausea. Ginger can also stop a cough, and can fight off a cold in its early stages. The papery skin of the ginger . . . → Read More: Twenty Awesome Chinese Herbs You Can Find at the Grocery Store Comments are closed Food Therapy Chinese food therapy, Chinese herbs, Chinese medicine, Food Therapy Your gut is an emotional organ. Don’t think so? You’ve heard people talk about having butterflies in their stomach, a gut feeling, a nervous stomach, or a visceral reaction—all of which allude to the idea that our emotions are strongly related to your gut and digestion. One of the most common patterns of imbalance that I see in the clinic is something called a Liver and Spleen disharmony. This just means that strong emotions are interfering with the digestive process. The example I use . . . → Read More: Your Emotional Gut Sometimes when I’m buying vitamins or supplements, I think about Mary, a woman I knew many years ago. At the time, I was working in the non-profit world at an agency that attracted many volunteers. Mary was one of those volunteers. Her reason for volunteering a few hours each week was that she had become disabled from a mysterious illness caused by taking a dietary supplement called tryptophan. L-Tryptophan is an amino acid found in foods. It’s found in turkey in high concentrations, and . . . → Read More: Six Things You Need to Know About Buying Supplements One of the most frustrating patients I’ve ever had was a woman I’ll call Emily, who came to me for weight loss. She was in her late fifties, about 50 pounds overweight, and told me that she had tried every diet imaginable. She said that she had gained and lost hundreds of pounds, and was trying acupuncture as a last resort. I spent a great deal of time talking with Emily about weight loss from the perspective of Chinese medicine. I described what would . . . → Read More: Dr. Oz Likes Acupuncture for Weight Loss |
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