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You’ve just finished a great meal, and you’re really full. But you push your plate back and your next thought is, “What’s for dessert?” No matter how stuffed you are after a meal, there always seems to be a little room for something sweet. What’s with that? According to Chinese medicine, there’s a logical . . . → Read More: Why You Crave Sweets  Comments are closed  Food Therapy, Staying Healthy  Chinese food therapy, Chinese Medicine, craving sweets, digestion I’m a big fan of the Twin Cities Marathon, which is run through both cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As a runner, I’ve run the race a few times and like to spectate every year. The race is run the first weekend in October, and here in Minnesota, that means that the weather . . . → Read More: Waterlogged and Damp In our unending drive to consume and acquire more things, clutter is becoming more and more of a problem for many people. Clutter is unsightly, messy, and it feels chaotic. It can make you feel unsettled and even anxious when you walk into an area full of…stuff. There are a couple of reasons people . . . → Read More: Clutter, Chinese Medicine, and Your Digestion Sometimes we get a little crazy in our efforts to be healthy. We may cut complete food groups out of our diet, gobble down vitamins, and exercise until we drop. The idea is that if a little of something is good for you, then a lot must be really good. In addition, if too . . . → Read More: The Health Benefits of Moderation At Acupuncture in the Park, we have found that treating pre-teens, teens, and young adults to be some of the most satisfying work that we do, primarily because they respond so quickly to the acupuncture, and the results can be life-changing. Not only have we treated our share of young patients with aches, pains, . . . → Read More: Teenage Mental Health Comments are closed About Acupuncture, Mental Health, Staying Healthy acupuncture, adolescent health, Chinese Medicine, depression, mental health, teenagers, teens A twisted knee, a blown out back, or an unexpected illness are all it takes to put your life on hold and abruptly curtail you activities. Whether your recovery takes days, weeks, or even months, there are things that you can do to help or hinder how well or quickly you will heal. More . . . → Read More: Seven Steps to Faster Healing Do you sometimes walk into a room and forget what you went there for? Have you ever drawn a blank on a close friend’s name? Do you routinely forget common words? If you worry that your memory is going, join the club. These little episodes are embarrassing and frustrating, but are you on the . . . → Read More: Improve Your Memory with Chinese Medicine Comments are closed Health Conditions, Mental Health, Staying Healthy acupuncture, Alzheimer's, Chinese Medicine, memory loss We all want to live a long time, just as long as we can stay relatively healthy. Unfortunately, more and more often when we get together with friends, talk turns to a recent colonoscopy, cholesterol medications, or acid reflux. While there are no guaranties, there are some things you can do to stack the . . . → Read More: Tips for Healthy Aging Comments are closed Staying Healthy acupuncture, aging well, Chinese Medicine, healthy aging, longevity, wellness
Do you have certain articles of clothing in your closet that seem to shrink every winter? They fit when you wore them the previous summer, but after a long winter, does every pair of shorts you own betray you by not getting past your hips? It’s hard to admit that you may have . . . → Read More: Twenty Weight Loss Tips You Can Live With Have you ever heard people talk about having butterflies in their stomach, a gut feeling, a nervous stomach, or a visceral reaction? Of course you have. We use these terms because we intuitively know that our emotions are very closely tied to our digestion. One of the most common conditions that we see in . . . → Read More: Your Emotions, Digestion, and Acupuncture Comments are closed Mental Health, Staying Healthy acupuncture, acupuncturist, anxiety, appetite, colitis, depression, digestion, irritible bowel syndrome, nausea, Stress, upset stomach |
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