Health Care Articles
The Dangers of MSG
What is Monosodium Glutamate? Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer traditionally found in Chinese food. For over 50 years in the United States, it has been added to everyday Read more…
Lifestyle Suggestions
5 Tips for Increasing Your Water Intake
With the hot weather rapidly becoming the new norm, the importance of drinking water has again popped up. But how do we make it part of our daily habits? First, Read more…
Nutrition
3 Electrolyte Packed Mocktail Recipes To Keep You Hydrated
With the hot and sticky summer months here again, it’s a good reminder to make sure to stay hydrated. Getting plenty of water throughout the day is a necessity as Read more…
Health Care Articles
How Does Your Immune System Work?
The immune system is composed of specific cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body from outside influences (invading organisms like viruses, bacteria or molds, toxins, chemicals, Read more…
Nutrition
Should you buy organic? (Dirty Dozen and Clean 15)
Organic vs. Non-organic: why it makes a difference (and when) Organic foods have become a popular concept in the modern quest for better health and wellness. They have become much Read more…
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Sun Safety (and a Natural Sunscreen Recipe)
Ah summer! It’s a much anticipated and longed for time of the year for so many of us in the Midwestern U.S. After the winter holidays, it’s pretty much on Read more…
Featured
Tick Season and Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; specifically the tiny deer tick. It is becoming more common as tick population is increased in some areas and more Read more…
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Quick and Easy Spring Noodle Soup
Spring in Chinese Medicine is the time when the world and our bodies are waking up out of the very cold, dark, Yin winter and become activated by new growth. Read more…
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What is a Colonic?
As practitioners, we are often asked about the use of colonic cleansing. Our recent blog on dietary cleansing has renewed that line of questioning for a lot of patients as Read more…
health reports/ case studies
How Acupuncture Treats Allergies
What exactly is an allergy? An allergy is defined as an immune response to an outside substance that causes the body to create inflammation or change organ function. Allergic reactions Read more…