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 January 17th, 2012
 We all live with some amount of stress. In fact, a little stress keeps life interesting, keeps you on your toes, and can be an agent for change. It’s when stress overshadows everything in your life, that it becomes a problem. Unrelenting stress can impact your health in countless negative ways, from insomnia to poor digestion.
In Chinese medicine, stress almost always is described as a disharmony between the Liver and Spleen organ systems. Very simply, your Chinese Liver system is responsible for regulating . . . → Read More: Ten Ways Less Stress Can Improve Your Health
By Lynn Jaffee, on December 19th, 2011
 In my acupuncture practice, I see a number of people who struggle with emotional symptoms, such as stress, depression, anxiety, or irritability. Jolene* is one of those people. She works long hours at her sales job, takes care of unappreciative ailing parents, and struggles to make ends meet. Essentially, her life is not going how she would like, and it makes her depressed and irritable.
Jolene comes in for acupuncture every couple of weeks, and she feels better for a while. However, the circumstances . . . → Read More: Depression, Bupleurum, and Your Chinese Liver
By Lynn Jaffee, on October 31st, 2011
 Lately I’ve been seeing a disturbing trend among my patients. More and more are seeking acupuncture for health issues due to stress and anxiety related to their jobs. A few examples:
Joe* has a job he loves, but is anxious about his performance and afraid of being in the next round of layoffs. Every Sunday night and Monday morning, Joe is physically sick from the stress. He has heart palpitations, a tight chest, nausea, and numbness and tingling in his arms and hands.
Carrie . . . → Read More: Stress and Anxiety in the Workplace
By Lynn Jaffee, on June 9th, 2011
Jessica is a self-described desk monkey who works in a cubicle farm. Her job is boring, but it pays well. Jessica has to put up with a really annoying co-worker and a very demanding boss who doesn’t appreciate her talent or hard work. She’s been looking for another job, but in this economy, Jessica isn’t optimistic about finding her dream position, so she plugs away at a job she can barely tolerate.
Meg is an elementary school teacher. She’s been a single mom for . . . → Read More: Why Acupuncture Works for Stress
By Lynn Jaffee, on June 1st, 2011
For the past three decades, I’ve been a runner. I admit that I run a little slower and a little less than I did thirty years ago, but I still slog along the roads or trails a couple of times a week. Before I picked up the running habit, I was pretty sedentary, and while I wasn’t exactly a couch spud, regular exercise wasn’t something I ever thought much about. In fact, my health wasn’t something I ever thought much about, either.
Shortly after . . . → Read More: The Body and Mind Connection
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