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Acupuncture, Eastern Medicine and Your Health

Your Connection to Nature

I grew up in New England, on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. We lived in a quiet town with a village green, a local dairy around the corner, and houses lining Main Street that were built in the mid 1700’s. Unlike the deep snows that blanket Vermont in the winter, we lived farther south, […]

How to Keep Moving as You Age

In the news this week was a story about a recent study on balance and your health. Researchers asked participants between the ages of 51 and 75 to balance on one leg for ten seconds with their head up and arms to their sides. While most participants could hold the pose for ten seconds, 20 […]

Introverts and Energy

The world is made up of introverts, extroverts and people that fall someplace in between. For some, being one or another doesn’t make a big difference in their lives. However, for introverts like me, it explains a lot. I grew up in a family with a lot of kids, and was labeled sensitive because I […]

A Plant Based Kitchen?

For the past forty plus years, my diet has been predominantly plant-based. You may not be able see that from looking at my kitchen, with the exception of produce in the corner taking up acreage on my countertop. In order to keep them fresh, we have a wire basket packed with bananas, citrus fruits, avocados, […]