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Long Live Your Healthy Heart!

Feb 17, 2015

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), your heart is king. Makes sense. Without it pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of your body, you...

Bone Broth with a Chinese Herb Booster

Feb 1, 2015

Ok, so if you're a vegetarian, then this recipe is not for you. Bone broth has many potential health benefits, including: it's rich in vitamins and...

Improve Your Brain Power with a Mental Workout

Jan 23, 2015

Quick, what's your sibling's cell number? When is the date for your next haircut? What's the password to your online banking? No, I don't actually...

Treating depression, anxiety, stress with wonder

Jan 23, 2015

It’s easy to feel wonder and awe when looking at, listening to, feeling, or tasting something new, unusual, or unique. I have had the opportunity to...

Jumpstart your healthy new year

Jan 12, 2015

For some, the words "New Year's resolution" are bad words, like "diet" or "Brussels sprouts" (my least fave food). But making healthy habits a part...

Happy Husband Roasted Vegetable Chowder

Jan 7, 2015

After my husband separated his shoulder 2 days before New Year's eve, he was feeling a bit down--he was in pain and not able to do his regular...

Candy Cane Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Dec 18, 2014

C-C-C-C-Can you get any better than this?! I need to make these! But I think I'm actually going to wait until after Christmas is over, as I'm...

Don’t suffer the Christmas bloat

Dec 18, 2014

You know what I'm talking about. You look in your closet to figure out what to wear to go to the next holiday celebration and you ask yourself,...

Bad news press; Good news reality

Dec 18, 2014

Sometimes something comes out in the news that is bad for a profession. Someone's poor decisions and actions can taint the profession as a whole. It...

Treating wintry depression (SAD)

Nov 27, 2014

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs with a specific season. The most common type of SAD occurs during the colder,...