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Self care isn’t only about chill days and spa retreats

Jan 28, 2020

When I do an Instagram search of #selfcare, it shows up (as of this very moment) as 22,953,025 posts. Most of those are beauty posts (so many...

WHO endorses Chinese herbs: The critics

Jan 21, 2020

For some, the inclusion of Chinese herbs in the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest (11th) version of its list, known as the International...

Gifting without the mall or Amazon: Giving Tuesday

Dec 3, 2019

Today is Giving Tuesday. It's a day created to remind us of the importance of giving back. Giving Tuesday started in 2011 in response to the...

Focusing on eye health with acupuncture and TCM

Apr 5, 2019

A patient recently asked me if I think that the universe offers messages about things to focus on, things to let go of, and direction to take. I...

A Few Health Tips for the Holiday Season

Dec 20, 2018

I get it. For many, now is not the best time to list off the things you should and shouldn't do for your health. Anyway, you know the basic score:...

Are probiotics harmful and ineffective?

Oct 24, 2018

One of my patients emailed me, "What do you think of this?" along with a link to the NY Time article "The Problem With Probiotics." Are probiotics...

Ice Cream For Breakfast–A Healthy Recipe

Jun 2, 2018

I normally have oatmeal for breakfast and I prefer this non-ice cream non-dairy ice cream as a snack, but you can have it for breakfast, if you...

May the Fourth Be With You: The Force is Qi

May 4, 2018

Star Wars' Force is Qi Yes, I'm a Star Wars fan. As I sit to write this on May the 4th, I'm wearing a Darth Vader t-shirt, multi-character Star Wars...

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pain Treatment and the Opioid Crisis

Apr 30, 2018

It’s still on the news regularly, and though the drug was initially supposed to be a solution for pain treatment, the opioid problem is showing...

Why an Integrative Medicine Team Approach is Best

Apr 10, 2018

I just completed a first draft for an article on Traditional Chinese Medicine and managing the opioid crisis for Integrative Practitioner, an online...