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Kitchen Recipes for the Fall: Food & Home Therapy for the Colds & Flu of Fall
By Karen Litton, L.Ac.As the weather begins to get cooler, and the wind changes its nature and starts to feel more "invasive" to the body, it is important to protect ourselves through proper dress and...
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H1N1 FLU: Panic And More Panic
By Mary Cissy Majebe, O.M.D.Each of us has heard repeatedly about the new “swine flu” that is approaching. I want to share with you treatment and prevention strategies from a Chinese medicine...
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Food Is Medicine: Roasted Root Vegetable
“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.” -- Hippocrates, 460-359 BCBy Karen Litton, L.Ac.The relationship between food and health has long been explored by both Western and...
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An In-Depth Look: Stomach Fire & Its Treatment
By Karen Litton, L.Ac.Gastro-intestinal issues are common complaints in both Western and Eastern Medicine. In Chinese Medicine, the Stomach is one of our most important yang organs. Together with the...
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Sugar, Sugar Everywhere. Not Sure What To Eat?
By Rachel Nowakowski, L.Ac.Eliminating sugar from the diet isn’t easy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the per capita consumption of sugar is 44.2 lbs per year! Sweetened items on...
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Supporting Childbirth With Acupuncture
By Joshua Herr, L.Ac.A documentary on the state of childbirth in the United States was released this year. “The Business of Being Born” was produced by Ricki Lake and directed by Abby Epstein. In 2006,...
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Ensuring the Safety of Chinese Herbs
By Mary Cissy Majebe, L.Ac.Due to the arrival of toxic toys and foods from China into the United States, I would like to address the safety of Chinese herbal medicines for our patients. I will share...
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Setting a Good Example through Healthy Eating
By Rachel Nowakowski, L.Ac.At Thanksgiving dinner, I noticed how some kids are willing to try new foods while others reject anything unfamiliar. Like adults, children develop a natural preference for...
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DAO YIN Exercises for Health
By Junie Norfleet, L.Ac.In the book Daoist Health Preservation Exercises, it is reported that Dr. Tissot, a famous French doctor from the 18th century, said, "As far as the role of movement is...
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Cooking With Chinese Herbs To Stay Healthy During The Winter Months
By Ann Wolman, L.Ac.In Chinese Medicine, the winter is associated with the water element and with the energetic organ system of the Kidneys. It is the time of maximum yin. These are the cold, quiet,...
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Reading The Research Regarding Supplements
By Mary Cissy Majebe, OMDEach month I receive a newspaper entitled, Family Practice News. It refers to itself as “The Leading Independent Newspaper for the Family Physician.” I look through it as a way...
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Qigong Basics: The Breath & Calming the Mind
By Eric Aufdencamp, D.O.M. Qi is the vital life force that animates all living things. In Chinese medicine, the breath is one aspect that allows us to create Qi.Qi from a Chinese Medicine...
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Treating Pain: Chinese Herbs for Pain
By Ann Wolman, L.Ac.Patients commonly seek Chinese medical care because they are in pain. Acupuncture is becoming well known for its ability to resolve pain. A growing number of studies are...
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Chinese Medicine for Menopause
By David Treviño, L.Ac.Most women who live in industrialized societies experience menopause between the ages of 48 and 55. This natural transition from a fertile to a non-fertile stage in a woman's...
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The Balance Method
By Joshua Herr, L.Ac. In Chinese medicine, there is a continual dialogue about how to achieve balance. One of the laws of nature is represented by the tai qi symbol, which is more popularly known as...
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Chinese Acupuncture Clinic To Participate in USDA Research Project Growing...
By Mary Cissy Majebe, O.M.D. High Falls Garden, one of the leading producers of Chinese herbal products grown in the United States has requested assistance from the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic for a...
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Gardening: What Is Cultivated By Us Is Also Cultivated Within Us
By Rachel Nowakowski, L.Ac.After a long winter indoors, many of us are ready to reconnect with nature and get the garden started. In addition to creating beauty around us, we can use gardening as an...
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Yeast Infections, Antibiotics and Chinese Medicine
By Eric Aufdencamp, D.O.M., L.Ac.Chinese medicine is very successful at treating yeast infections. The most effective way to treat yeast infections is to create an environment in which the yeast cannot...
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Cupping Therapy
By Ann Wolman, L.Ac.Many patients have experienced cupping as part of their treatment at the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic and have expressed curiosity regarding its origins and uses. Cupping has been...
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Treating Headaches with Chinese Medicine
By Joshua Herr, L.Ac.Headaches affect many Americans. The frequency can vary from daily, weekly or monthly. The intensity varies from a mild nagging headache that interferes with normal tasks to...
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