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 September 13th, 2010
Not long ago, this letter to the editor about teen mental health appeared in my local newspaper:
Many parents may relate to the July 5 article “Worried about a moody teen?” An acquaintance told me recently that the severe anger of her middle son had caused problems in the family. She decided to try alternative medicine and took him to an acupuncturist. After one visit, the change in the 11-year-old was amazing. A local acupuncturist told me that acupuncture in pre-adolescents and adolescents can . . . → Read More: Acupuncture and Mental Health in Teens
By Lynn Jaffee, on May 18th, 2010
It seems like everything you read about your health tells you how bad stress is. It’s true that stress is bad for your heart, makes you gain weight around the middle, decreases your immunity, messes with your digestion, and causes you to lie awake at night staring at the ceiling. You get the message; you’ve got to get your stress under control.
Understanding that you need to do something to de-stress is the easy part. Taking steps to deal with the stressful situations in . . . → Read More: Five Simple Ways to Relieve Stress
By Lynn Jaffee, on April 15th, 2010
We have a guest blogger! Rachelle Holmes of Metropolitan MD in Chicago is posting about the link between depression and obesity. In the clinic, I see quite a few people who are dealing with depression as well as weight issues, belly fat, sugar cravings, low energy and lack of motivation. In Chinese medicine, there is a powerful link between strong emotions and digestive health and obesity. Thanks, Rachelle, for covering this topic!
Obesity in today’s youth can’t solely be attributed to overeating and lack . . . → Read More: Depression’s Strong Influence on Obesity
By Lynn Jaffee, on March 23rd, 2010
If you worry that your memory is going, you’re not alone. Do you regularly walk into a room and forget what you went there for? Have you ever drawn a blank on a close friend’s name? Do you routinely forget common words? Join the club. These little episodes are embarrassing and frustrating, but are you on the fast track to Alzheimer’s? Probably not.
Memory loss can the result of a number of factors, the most common of which is your age. However, hormonal changes, . . . → Read More: Help Your Memory with Chinese Medicine
By Lynn Jaffee, on March 12th, 2010
One of the questions that I ask every patient that comes through my door is about how much stress they’re experiencing. Some own up to being stressed and others live their lives relatively stress-free. Occasionally, I will have a patient who is so tightly wound they’re about to snap, but will deny being stressed at all. How can this be? Don’t they know they’re ringing the stress bell? Apparently not.
In the past month or so, I’ve had some insight into those poor overwhelmed . . . → Read More: What, Me Stressed Out?
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