If you’re considering acupuncture treatments to improve fertility, you may be wondering at what point you should begin treatments. In one sense, the sooner the better! But realistically, we know it’s hard to carve out time for regular treatments. So, what’s the optimal timing? Here, we’ll guide you through the best timing based on where […]
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We see a lot of patients who turn to Chinese medicine to help with body pain and other symptoms that vary with the weather, from headaches to low back pain, sore knees, carpal tunnel or tennis elbow. While it may be a stereotype of the arthritic aches of elderly people, it is actually a fairly
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Why Your Teenager Needs an Acupuncturist By Erin Kennedy Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every adolescent could have their own health guide that could help them to: Develop body awareness, and mind-body awareness Regulate their hormones and menstrual cycle Balance their mood Improve digestion Reduce body pain Manage migraines & headaches Reduce acne Improve sleep
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What’s Blooming (and Fruiting!) Now: Autumn Our local medicinal plant series continues as we move into the fall, with fewer flowers and more fruits, and some particularly fragrant plants. The following medicinal herbs, or their close relatives, can be spotted around the city. I stumbled across all of the fruits on this list on a
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Chinese Herbs At Your NYC Doorstep (Part 1) What if you could stroll around New York City and pick your own Chinese medicinal herbs? When I was a student in the Masters program for acupuncture, I was still working as a horticulturist, gardening in and around NYC. And I loved learning about the medicinal
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Reflection on Rumi Rumi is a Sufi mystic and a 13th-century Persian poet whose poetry speaks of love which infuses the world. I recently came across the poem, “The Guest House” by Rumi, and it struck me that there is an acupuncture point which shares the same name, and interestingly, can influence precisely the
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My husband and I have different approaches to broth. His passion for broth is all about flavor. My passion for broth is all about the health benefits. So, while I make a scrappy and nutritious version, his broth is admittedly the most delicious. So we’ll start with his recipe. He went on a mission to
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There’s a saying in Chinese Medicine about “one disease, many cures; many diseases, one cure.” While there is no single panacea, one of our most widely recommended nutritional changes is for patients to start drinking bone broth. Maybe you’ve noticed broth trending in recent years. We practice a medicine that has stood the test of
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Childhood Illnesses At Home with an Acupuncturist With a toddler at daycare and an infant with an active social life, my family seems to be collecting all the early childhood viruses. It’s the immune system adjustment that almost all kids go through at some point, despite our precautions. With the seasonal transitions, we’re bound to
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Treating Bone Fractures with Chinese Medicine As I’ve recently been reminded by my own broken big toe, acupuncture and herbal medicine are powerful complementary therapies when recovering from a fracture. If you’ve visited emergency care, had x-rays, and received any necessary treatment from an orthopedic doctor or specialist, don’t delay on the last leg of
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According to Chinese medicine philosophy, each year is divided into five seasons—spring, summer, late summer, autumn, and winter–each linked to a unique elemental energy. When we eat peas in the spring and pumpkin in the fall, or play under the sun in the summer and cozy up to a fire in the winter, we are attuned to the earth’s natural rhythms. Just as different seasons call for distinct forms of care, so do the different seasons of our lives.
According to Chinese medicine philosophy, each year is divided into five seasons—spring, summer, late summer, autumn, and winter–each linked to a unique elemental energy. When we eat peas in the spring and pumpkin in the fall, or play under the sun in the summer and cozy up to a fire in the winter, we are attuned to the earth’s natural rhythms. Just as different seasons call for distinct forms of care, so do the different seasons of our lives.
