by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 7, 2018 | Chinese Medicine, Five Elements, Health, Water, Water Element, Winter
As many of you already know, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), different elements are connected to each season. Water is the element of Winter. And, as we in Chicago know very well – winter is here! Winter is the season of stillness and rest (think...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 24, 2014 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Medicine, Health, Healthy Foods, Kidney Qi, Water, Water Element, Winter
We are having a brutal winter in Chicago. I hear from my family in the East that they are also experiencing rough weather. It is only my relatives and friends in California (they are NOT farmers worrying about drought) who are bragging about...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 27, 2014 | Chinese Medicine, Famous Quotes, Health, Lao Tzu, Lao Zi, tcm007, The Tao, Water, Water Element, Winter
In the philosophy of Chinese Medicine, there are five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These five elements are not simply the materials associated with each of the names, but rather they are metaphors for describing how things interact and relate to each...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 5, 2013 | Astrology, Chinese Astrology, Chinese New Year, Water Element, Year of the Snake
We are almost at the Chinese New Year. On February 10th, we leave the powerful and bold Year of the Dragon behind and, as always in the order of things, enter the Year of the Snake. Snake years have very definite characteristics; they are quiet, introspective, and...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 21, 2010 | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Guest Bloggers, Water Element, Winter, Yin and Yang
It is so cold here in Chicago, I am ready to move the Caribbean. A few years ago I was on vacation in Belize and spied an acupuncture office right of the beach. Maybe I should check back and see if the acupuncturist I met there needs a partner? Very tempting right now...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 31, 2010 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Five Elements, Health, Healthy Foods, Seasonal Acupuncture, Water, Water Element, Winter
Acufinder.com has good articles for every season this one is written By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOMRecharge Your Battery this Winter with AcupunctureIf you feel tired and drained, you are not alone. “Lack of energy” is one of the top five complaints that...
