 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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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 If you feel like Dorothy in the poppy field on her way to Oz, you’re not alone. People who struggle with fatigue describe it in many ways. Some can’t get out of bed in the morning, but once they get going, they’re okay. Others say their energy sinks as the day goes on until they’re almost lifeless by dinnertime. Still others feel tired only after they eat a meal. And there are those people who are exhausted all day long. In western medicine, there . . . → Read More: Eleven Ways to Have More Energy I just returned from a much needed vacation and I’m completely blissed out. Some vacations leave you feeling tired or more stressed than when you left, but others just seem to do the trick. On this particular vacation, I spent lots of time watching the desert bloom and soaking up some warmth that’s been missing in Minnesota for the past six months. This vacation took, and I’m feeling mellow. Not only do I feel relaxed, but I’ve also spent a little time thinking about . . . → Read More: Nine Ways to Feel Like You’re on Vacation It seems that the older I get, the more concerned I become with skin; not only my own skin, but that of my patients as well. The longer I practice acupuncture, the more apparent it becomes to me that your skin gives off all kinds of clues to the underlying state of your health. In Chinese medicine, the health and functioning of your skin is governed by your lung organ system. While this seems unlikely at first, your lungs are considered the guardian of . . . → Read More: Skin Game Last week I saw a segment on 60 Minutes narrated by my favorite TV doctor, Sanjay Gupta. He was in Peru chasing down some folks who were manufacturing counterfeit drugs in their home. According to the story, these fake drugs are made all over the world, and are a $75 billion business annually, with most of the drugs being sold on the internet. About the same time I was watching 60 Minutes, this very blog was being hacked into by a website selling what . . . → Read More: Fake Drugs Dot Com |
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