Happy Spring everyone. Now there is thawing and the circulation on the surface resumes. In Chinese Medicine, this time of year is considered the time the Liver organ system is most activated. This medical perspective takes a more holistic and somewhat different view of the body than we typically think of in the West. Though […]
I remember going for an easy jog outside the gates of Northeastern University in the city of Shenyang, China. After the long trip to get there, and moving into our small room in the foreigner’s dorm on campus where we would reside for the next year, it seemed like a good idea. I’m certain that
When we first stayed in Montpelier for a visit in 2003 to decide if Central Vermont was the place for us to settle, we looked in the local newspaper to see what events were happening in town during the middle of Winter. We were interested to see what was going on around here and searched
Many people have become more familiar in recent times with the practice of acupuncture. They may not realize that acupuncture is based on a holistic and extensively practiced theory explaining how the body functions. Based on this perspective, acupuncture is considered one of the “five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine”. The other branches include herbal
What does it take to change a pattern that we’ve set up in our daily lives? I mean to stop snacking on the sweets during the day, to actually cook vegetables with dinner, to take the time for a walk after lunch, to be more patient with our co-workers or our children, to
I have felt particularly fortunate to be practicing in Montpelier and living in East Montpelier during this past year. When we all first learned of the growing pandemic last winter, my practice was soon shut down by the end of March. This was in following the state’s guidelines. I wasn’t able to provide acupuncture treatment,
Have you known any centenarians? I mean anyone who’s lived over 100 years. There have been studies done in different places throughout the world where centenarians are more common in order to better understand longevity. We all wonder if this is simply good genes or if diet and exercise really do have to do with
Ahhh…. STRESS, a term most of us are quite familiar with. What a stressful time we happen to be in right now. We each experience stress in different ways. Your mind may be overactive, obsessed with a problem, or worried about an individual. You may hold tension in your lower back, upper back, or neck
Us parents are now preparing for the return of our children to school. There is much consideration going into appropriate social distancing within the classroom. Many people have been traveling out of state for a getaway from the trapped feeling, doing the best they can to feel safe. Many out-of-state travelers have come to Vermont
I can still remember the smell of the oatmeal baths I had to take when I had chickenpox as a child. Soon my brother, then my sister, had to soak in the oat filled tub in order to help soothe the itchy blisters from the contagious varicella zoster virus. Do you remember these small blisters,