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Healthy Apps
I posted on my Facebook page that anyone who has ever lined up for more than an hour to buy an iPhone or iPad can no longer be my friend. I was...
High Blood Pressure? Know your options.
I wrote this article for my TCM colleagues, but the info is really for all of you...people who want to be healthier and know your options!...
Injured? Bruises, swelling, sprain, strain
I treat people daily for various injuries. Most of them are old injuries or repetitive strain injuries. But occasionally I also see new injuries:...
More Lessons from the Grind
Do you believe that every event can have a little (or big) lesson in it? I do. Obviously it would be tough to pay attention to every single event in...
What is Success?
Have you ever watched any of the TED Talks? Search out TED Talks online (or on Netflix) and you'll find a wide assortment of videos of talks on a...
If I can do it, you can too: 3 Great Recipes!
If you know me, then you likely know that I don't like to cook. I often say "I can't cook." Of course I can, but when I'm hungry, I'm hungry NOW! I...
Need Evidence? More Research about TCM
I'll be honest, I'm not terribly impressed by research in general. I've worked as a research assistant. I saw that human need, greed, error, and...
Lessons from “The Grind”
This morning I did the Grouse Grind. If you live in Vancouver, and possibly if you've visited Vancouver, you know about the Grind. Maybe you've made...
Negative=Positive?
The other day I broke not one, but two glasses on the same day in two separate incidents. The first glass I broke I kind of saw happening even...
Summertime, Yoga, and TCM
I wrote this article for MyYogaOnline.com. Learn which organ is termed the "king" in Traditional Chinese Medicine and how yoga can help strengthen...
Acupuncture for Athletes, part 2
I was watching the London Olympics men's gymnastics qualifications today and China and Japan were expected to skip easily through this part of the...
Acupuncture for Athletes
The 2012 Olympics start today. Very exciting as we get to watch men and women perform amazing feats that they’ve trained so hard to accomplish. As I...