by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 11, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health, Qi, Qigong
Qi (pronounced ‘chee’) is one of the most basic concepts in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) but also one of the hardest to define. Other names for it are ‘ki’ in Japan and in India, yogis call it ‘prana’. It was known in ancient Egypt as ‘ka’, and in...
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 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 9, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health
Hospitals are increasingly offering patients acupuncture and other ‘alternative’ therapies. Have we won them over? Maybe. Certainly, many doctors have followed the research and understand the effectiveness of acupuncture and other Chinese medicine...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 7, 2011 | Anger, Fight or Flight, Health
Anger is just another emotion – sure… It is a very uncomfortable, sometimes unacceptable emotion, especially when the anger is directed at those we love (or ourselves). When we are angry, we not only have an emotional response, but there can be a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 11, 2011 | Depression, Happiness, Health, Mental Health, Pain Relief, Stress Relief
Repeatedly, in psychology, researchers have linked the experience of being “grateful” to mental health and well-being. Here is an informative summary of the findings from some researchers in the field of gratitude. “Grateful people report higher...
