Acupuncture Health Insights
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An acupuncture blog featuring articles, tips, and information on Chinese medicine and acupuncture as a way to better health and well-being.
Acupuncture Health Insights
11M ago
In Chinese medicine, there is a condition called Summerheat. It seems appropriate to write about it after we’ve had a string of 90 degree days here in Minnesota in late May and early June. I’ve only experienced Summerheat once, but it was memorable. It happened during my first backpacking trip down into the Grand Canyon ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
1y ago
The world is made up of introverts, extroverts and people that fall someplace in between. For some, being one or another doesn’t make a big difference in their lives. However, for introverts like me, it explains a lot. I grew up in a family with a lot of kids, and was labeled sensitive because I ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
For the past forty plus years, my diet has been predominantly plant-based. You may not be able see that from looking at my kitchen, with the exception of produce in the corner taking up acreage on my countertop. In order to keep them fresh, we have a wire basket packed with bananas, citrus fruits, avocados ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
The 2022 Academy Awards will go down in history as the year Will Smith both smacked Chris Rock onstage and won the award for best actor. The confrontation began when Chris made a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, referring to her lack of hair. It’s likely that Chris thought that a shaved ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
Here’s the thing about stress. It seems that more often than not, standard suggestions to relieve your stress involve something that you have to do like taking a yoga class, learning to meditate or taking up a hobby. These are all great ideas, but they also mean carving out more time from your schedule, learning ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
A couple of decades ago I worked for a non-profit agency that worked to promote girls’ and women’s health through physical activity. One project in particular still resonates with me, in which a neighborhood alliance contacted us regarding a local park that was being renovated by the city. The alliance wanted to ensure that the ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
In early March of 2020 I slipped on some ice while walking the dog. It was almost spring in Minnesota; prime time for the melt-freeze cycle to leaves patches of ice where there were puddles the day before. After a dusting of snow overnight, I simply didn’t see a patch of ice and went down ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
There is no doubt that we’re living in trying times. People have lost loved ones to the Covid pandemic, businesses have shuttered, jobs have gone away, schools have closed their classrooms and lives have been changed in ways that can never be repaired. In addition, we have become sharply divided as a country, with many ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
Over twenty years ago, during my first trimester of acupuncture school I developed this weird sensation in my throat that felt like a lump. I could eat and drink, but I had what felt like something stuck at the bottom of my throat and it really hurt. It was a little scary because I didn’t ..read more
Acupuncture Health Insights
2y ago
A few weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a really dry mouth. My dentist recommended a dry mouth spray for when that happens, so I reached out in the dark and took a couple of blasts of the spray, only to realize that what I had used was lavender ..read more