9 Ways to Rid Your Home of Endocrine DisruptorsCan a shower curtainbe bad for your health?It can if it contains phthalates.Phthalates are just some of over 800 chemicals that are labeled as endocrine disruptors. These chemicals are toxic for a number of reasons. They may mimic estrogen, androgen or thyroid hormones and cause your body…
Read more →If you have been given a TCM diagnosis from an Oriental doctor and you are not sure how to adjust your diet to help the healing process, here is a short list of food categories relating to the different conditions.Qi tonics for rebuilding qi when there is a deficiencyto tonify yin: soups, casseroles, congees, barley,…
Read more →Tea leaves from Japanese Yabukita tea plant. By たねGreen tea is healthy, delicious and full of antioxidants...but, it does have some caffeine. So how do we get around that? If you are sensitive to any amount of caffeine.............the younger the tea leaves are, the greater is their caffeine content. Find out what part of the…
Read more →If you are opting for a live rosemary tree this year for your Christmas tree, have you thought about what you can do with it after the Holiday Season is over? Well, after planting it outside, try adding a sprig of fresh rosemary to a hot cup of tea! Not only will it have a…
Read more →Every year it happens...summer gets the best of us, we are busy playing outside, on vacation, or just enjoying the weather. I hope you had a healthy good time. Once labor day rolls around my clinic starts getting busy again, students are back at school and people are back to their normal grind. Now is…
Read more →In this digital age it seems like words move faster than the thoughts that created them. I respond to many requests for people who need tips about acupuncture for both websites as well as print magazines. These writers are often very busy and under short deadlines. So busy in fact, that sometimes they forget to…
Read more →Campaign For WellnessAs many of you know my wife and I are currently expecting our first child this December. Knowing that we will be caring for an infant, I became very aware of the need for my wife and me to take care of ourselves so we can better care for our child. During these…
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