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What are you ready to let go this fall? Fall is a beautiful time of year, and a great time to release what no longer serves you. The weather shifts, giving a break from the summer heat. Cool breezes gently loosen leaves from the trees. The leaves start to change color, in beautiful shades of […]

Chinese Medicine

October 1, 2023

What do you want to let go this fall?

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Late summer – the fifth season Chinese medicine recognizes five seasons: spring, summer, late summer, fall, and winter. Late summer is important because it is the shift between the warm seasons to the cool seasons. It is the time when the hot yang energy of the summer starts to shift into the cool yin energy […]

Chinese Medicine

September 1, 2023

Ease into the transition of late summer with Chinese medicine

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Make time to embrace the joy of summer Summer is a time of abundance, and it is a great time to cultivate and embrace joy. It is the time to harvest the fruits of our labor. We are at the peak of fiery yang energy, and then the season shifts into one of transformation. Chinese […]

Chinese Medicine

July 1, 2023

Embrace the joy of summer

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Background on painful periods Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can be a great support for painful periods. This condition is called dysmenorrhea. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists shares that more than half of women who menstruate have some pain for 1 to 2 days each month. For some women, this pain can be mild. […]

Acupuncture

June 1, 2023

Acupuncture for painful periods

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Background on the Chinese organ body clock Often when I start working with with a new patient, I’ll ask them if they’ve ever heard of the Chinese organ body clock. Typically, the response is an interested, “No, what’s that”? What I’m referring to is an important part of Chinese medicine that is firmly rooted in […]

Chinese Medicine

March 1, 2023

The Chinese organ body clock

Chinese organ body clock