Courage
Life is challenging. Do you agree? I mean, come on, let’s be honest here. I practice medicine, live on a farm and am surrounded by beautiful, hard working, honest people. But it’s a tough world to stay sane in. There is upheaval around every corner, both in the geopolitical arena and also in my own home. That’s why a regular practice to something, anything is critical for my emotional and physical well being. It takes…
Chinese Medicine as the Bridge
How can Chinese Medicine assist the community with healthy living? For starters, it has a rich 5,000 year-old history. Typically things don’t last long if they’re not working. Chinese Medicine takes a systematic approach to finding a healthy balance with the use of acupuncture, herbs, exercise, nutrition, and mindfulness/meditation, to name a few. Acupuncture techniques include the use of acupuncture needles, cupping, scrapping, massage, moxibustion, electrical stimulation therapy and much more. The treatment and management…
In Between Summer and Fall: The season of Late Summer
The Season of Late Summer: Have you sensed it? Step outside in the morning and the air has a chill. Take a walk outside and you may see a leaf or two fall. Yet, the trees are still green and the flowers speak of life to be lived. Fall has not arrived, but summer is undoubtedly coming to a close for 2016. In Chinese medicine we actually have a name for this season, called late…
