by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 3, 2012 | Chinese Medicine, Health, Healthy Foods, Winter
Living in harmony with the seasons is an ancient Chinese belief. We’ve been lucky so far with the winter weather in Chicago but it remains cold and dark. Winter urges us to slow down. This is a natural time of year to replenish energy and conserve strength. In...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 31, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture Research, Infertility, IVF
The studies about acupuncture’s effectiveness in improving pregnancy rates continue to emerge. The newest one that I just read concludes that acupuncture improves clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates for women receiving IVF (in vitro...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 27, 2012 | Astrology, China, Chinese New Year, Fertility, Year of The Dragon
You would think that only dragon moms and dads would want dragon babies but – no. Many people who believe in the Chinese astrological calender are thinking about dragon babies. This is The Year Of The Dragon and, in Chinese astrology, your sign...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 25, 2012 | Dr. Linda Edelstein, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Stress Relief
*This post is from the cutting edge psychology blog Life Ain’t For Sissies by Dr. Linda EdelsteinResearchers in New Zealand performed a meta-analysis of 638 research studies that asked 420,599 men and women (mean age =37) from 63 different countries about their...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 23, 2012 | Chinese New Year, Famous Quotes, Happy New Year, Year of The Dragon
Today begins the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon being a legendary animal and the mightiest of all the Chinese Astrological signs means this could be a very special year filled with powerful changes. If you’ve been waiting to try something new and spread your...
