by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 14, 2013 | Autumn, Chinese Medicine, foods for autumn, Health, Healthy Foods, Recipes, Winter, winter squash
Winter Squash is a wonderful food for Winter. The abundance of this tasty squash peaks in early Fall and is available to early winter. Winter squash is a food that nourishes your Yang energy which is masculine in nature and is described as light, dry, directed,...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 16, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Books, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Fertility, Infertility, IVF
In my Chicago acupuncture practice, I treat many women who want to increase their chances of getting pregnant. I’ve had a good deal of success with this problem – it doesn’t surprise me because more and more studies are finding out about the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 12, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Insomnia, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Insomnia, Essential Fatty Acids, Healthy Foods, insomnia
If you have experienced insomnia, you know that having sleep problems is miserable. It affects every aspect of your life, especially if it’s chronic. Insomnia may affect you differently than others – some people have trouble falling and/or staying asleep, others...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 9, 2013 | Chinese Medicine, Fear, Happiness, Health, Healthy aging, Love, Seven Emotions
Last month, I wrote about “The Six Evils” which is how Traditional Chinese Medicine classifies the external causes of disease. Today I’m going to talk about the internal causes of illness which are called the “Seven Emotions” and are Anger, Fear, Shock, Grief, Joy,...
