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 October 10th, 2011
 We acupuncturists are a voyeuristic group. We’re watching our patients pretty much all of the time, and for a good reason. The diagnostic process in Chinese medicine can be long and detailed, and one of the cornerstones of diagnosis is observation. You see, things like the way you move, the color of your complexion, the light in your eyes, and the texture of your skin all offer clues to the underlying state of your health.
I have found that one of the best times to . . . → Read More: The Importance of Observation in Chinese Medicine
By Lynn Jaffee, on September 26th, 2011
 A little over a week ago I was in the deepest part of the Grand Canyon wearing a backpack. I spent a week carrying my food, clothes, water, and anything else I needed on my back. After living outdoors for a couple of days, it was surprising how quickly my pals and I got into the rhythm of nature. We went to bed when it was dark and got up when it was light. Our focus became water—finding water in an otherwise dry place. We . . . → Read More: Chinese Medicine, Your Health, and the Natural World
By Lynn Jaffee, on September 12th, 2011
 In Chinese medicine, they have this condition called food stagnation, in which the food you have eaten just doesn’t move. I have had food food stagnation only once, but it was memorable. It happened after a long and difficult airline flight with my children when they were small, and all the food I had eaten during that day just sat. It was like my stomach was closed for business, and the food wasn’t moving. I went out and ran a little, thinking I’d get . . . → Read More: The Food Stagnation Blues
By Lynn Jaffee, on August 29th, 2011
 About a month ago, I pulled a muscle in a big way. I had just finished a really good (hard!) weight workout and was cooling off and stretching. Suddenly, boom! A muscle between my hip and lower back had me on the floor barely able to move.
In the weeks since that initial pull, I’ve been nursing it back to health with stretching, gentle strengthening, acupuncture, and physical therapy. However, it’s not healing as quickly as I would like, and I’m beginning to get . . . → Read More: The Need to Heal
By Lynn Jaffee, on August 18th, 2011
 One of the things I love most about Chinese medicine is the poetic names they have for funky conditions and illnesses. Shingles are called Snake Cinnabar Toxin, cystic zits are Clove Sores, simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea is Sudden Turmoil, and a yeast infection is called Fire in the Valley or Damp Heat in the Lower Burner. One of their most descriptive and poetic names is something called Plum Pit Qi, which is a term to describe the sensation of a chronic lump in your . . . → Read More: Lump in Your Throat?
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