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How to up your breakfast game: the gift of a “wet” breakfast

By exploring a traditional and versatile Asian breakfast meal called Congee or Jook, you can incorporate enough variety to keep it interesting, transform breakfast into a healthful cooking practice, and even have tasty left-overs for tomorrow! Bonus: Congee is so versatile you can also have it for lunch or dinner! Congee can improve your digestion,…

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“Physician, heal thyself”: how this acupuncturist stays well

People often ask me how I take care of myself. “You’re an acupuncturist; do you give yourself acupuncture?” The answer is yes and no. No, I do not usually needle myself because I cannot always perceive myself objectively, so I prefer to have another trusted acupuncturist treat me. It’s nice to be taken care of,…

Your back hurts, but it might really be a heart-ache
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Your back hurts, but it might really be a heart-ache

We function on many levels, and a great acupuncture treatment will attempt to meet you at your highest level of need, whatever that is at the moment.  This is why your treatments change from appointment to appointment, even if you are coming for a series of treatment for a specific issue. The same song, if…

You have a face mask & hand sanitizer; what happens when the government loosens physical distancing?
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You have a face mask & hand sanitizer; what happens when the government loosens physical distancing?

Doctors and scientists realized early on that the Covid-19 pandemic was rapidly expanding because we were experiencing “community spread.”  That is what led to the current Safer-At-Home restrictions. People are still getting sick, the virus is still out there.  So how do we emerge safely back into our communities, even in a limited way, without…