by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 23, 2015 | Chicago, Healing, Health, Healthy aging, Heart Health, Heath care, Jennifer Dubowsky L.A.c., Kat Evans, Legs Up The Wall, Stress Relief, Yoga
If you come in to my River North, Chicago acupuncture practice for a consultation, I promise you I often have many suggestions. I believe that self-care is an important part of healing and staying healthy. One recommendation that I mention quite often and for a...
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 | Feb 9, 2015 | BlueBerries, Depression, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Heart Health, Mental Health, Red wine, Resveratrol
I know that many of you read my blog posts in search of tips that keep you healthy, are natural, and have no side effects. I’ve tried to keep my health tips simple because I know that the more complicated activities become, the less we stick with them. I have a great...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 2, 2015 | Alzheimer's disease, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Walnuts
A recent, new study links eating a handful of walnuts to improved cognitive function. The research analyzed a series of very large US nutritional surveys of people aged 20 to 90 years old, and the scientists concluded that people who ate more walnuts had improved...
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,...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 1, 2012 | Chinese Medicine, Essential Fatty Acids, Ginger, Gou Qi Zi/Goji Berries, Green Tea, Happiness, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Heart Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history of healing and rejuvenation that teaches us a great deal about aging well. Two thousand years ago, ancient Chinese scholars described the stages of aging in the Huang Di Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic),...
