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 May 9th, 2011
Not all depression is created equal. In fact, I’ve found that no two people describe their depressive symptoms in exactly the same way. Dr. Henry Emmons, author of The Chemistry of Joy describes three types of depression that people may experience; anxious, agitated, and sluggish. From my experience, I would also add another, which I call sadness depression.
In Chinese medicine, there are some very distinctive causes behind the different ways depression is manifested. Generally, depression is associated with some element of Liver stagnation. . . . → Read More: Healing Depression with Chinese Medicine
By Lynn Jaffee, on January 17th, 2011
Clutter! It’s unsightly, messy, and chaotic. It makes you feel unsettled or downright anxious when you walk into an area full of…stuff. It seems that in our unending drive as consumers to acquire more things, clutter is becoming more of a problem. In fact, there’s a TV show about clutter to the max in the form of trash houses, called Hoarders.
People over-accumulate things for a couple of reasons. One reason is to hold onto the past. If your basement is full of record . . . → Read More: The Nature of Clutter in Chinese Medicine
By Lynn Jaffee, on November 22nd, 2010
Several years ago, Carl came to my clinic because he wanted to try acupuncture for depression. Carl, a fiftyish businessman, felt that his life was a disaster and that the negative circumstances of his existence were the source of his depression. Carl hated his job, had difficulty with his co-workers, was single, had few friends, and felt that even his dog was a loser. During the time that I was seeing him, Carl bought a home, in which he was unhappy in a neighborhood that he disliked. There . . . → Read More: Gratitude, Depression, and Chinese Medicine
By Lynn Jaffee, on November 3rd, 2010
The election is over, and apparently the voters have spoken. According to the media, they’ve expressed their outrage at the way things are going. Really? Outrage?
When I hear statements in the press or on TV about the anger of the American voters, I immediately think, “There are a lot of people out there with some serious Liver stagnation.” As always my mission is to put things into the context of Chinese medicine, and I love explaining the theory behind rage, anger, and outrage. . . . → Read More: Politics, Anger, and Liver Stagnation
By Lynn Jaffee, on October 11th, 2010
Stress is a natural part of your life. You know when your stress levels are maxing out when you feel overwhelmed, you have deadlines looming, your mind starts racing, you don’t sleep very well, and your digestion is in an uproar. Generally, your stress is psychological in nature, in that the stress itself usually isn’t life-threatening, but how you react to the events going on sometimes feels pretty serious. We tend to think of stress as something that occupies your mind, and only when the . . . → Read More: Three Surprising Sources of Stress
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