by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 23, 2015 | AOMA, Books, Chinese Food Therapy, Chinese Medicine, Dairy, Guest Bloggers, Healing, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Digestion, Healthy Foods, Heart Health, Hypertension, Nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine offers many health benefits in the kitchen, so I am excited to share this post on nutrition by Dr. Violet Song. Dr. Song is an acupuncturist and member of the faculty at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, in Austin Texas, one of the leading...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 19, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Health, Healthy Foods, Recipes, Summer, Watermelon
This yummy recipe includes benefits from a Chinese Medicine point of view. Learn how watermelon not only tastes great but also has health benefits. This article is from Acufinder.com and written By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM Watermelon (Xi Gua) In ancient Egypt,...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 2, 2015 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Animals, Acupuncture and Pets, Animal Acupuncture, Becca Seitz L.A.c., Chinese Medicine, Guest Bloggers, Health
Acupuncture is gaining popularity everywhere and that includes the animal kingdom. All kinds of animals are now receiving and getting relief from acupuncture – cats, dogs (this includes Oprah’s dog), horses, monkeys, alligators, owls, tigers, and elephants...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 30, 2015 | Breach babies, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Chinese Medicine to Boost Immunity, Health, Immunity, Meridians, Moxabustion (Moxa), Pain Relief, Stomach 36, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Winter, Yin and Yang
Using Moxabustion (Moxa) is a common practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a treatment that you may find helpful. In Chicago, where I live with about 2.7 million other people, we get pretty cold in the winter. Our long, icy season provides the perfect...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 18, 2015 | Celebrities and Cupping, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Chinese Medicine and Celebrities, Chinese Medicine and Colds/Flu, Cupping, Cupping For Pain Relief, Health, Pain Relief
Let’s start with a quiz: A. Cupping is an exotic cooking term from Thailand. B. Cupping is men’s attempts to protect their private parts. C. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves using cups on the skin, creating suction to enhance circulation, relieve pain,...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 5, 2015 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Basketball, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Football, Health, Pain Relief, Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali
1. Vincenzo Nibali recently won the Tour de France, perhaps one of the toughest athletic competitions in the world. During the arduous 3 week race he was treated with acupuncture twice daily. Eddy De Smedt L.Ac., a Belgian acupuncturist treated Vincenzo and all the...
