Seasonal Transitions, Stay Balanced This Summer
Acupuncture is a great way to help ease into the next season as well as keep us balanced throughout transitions. In addition to acupuncture, Chinese medicine also uses food therapy to keep elements in balance. The heat of summer can be taxing on our body fluids, so eating cooling and moistening foods is important. Digestion can also become sluggish with the damp heat of summer, so eating smaller and lighter meals can help keep it running at its best.
Acupuncture for Anxiety
Did you know that May is National Mental Health Awareness Month? There is increasing public awareness around many mental health conditions and ways they can be helped. Acupuncture has a long history of being used to treat mental health conditions. Current research has demonstrated that anxiety, one very common mental health concern, can benefit from acupuncture.
Relieve Spring Allergies with Acupuncture
Springtime is arriving! While we welcome the days growing longer and the beautiful flowers blooming, many don’t welcome the seasonal allergies that also arrive with springtime. We are already starting to see people coming into the clinic with symptoms of seasonal allergies. Do you suffer from itchy watery eyes, sneezing, congestion, fatigue, or skin irritation when spring arrives?
Acupuncture is Now an Essential Health Benefit in Oregon
We have some exciting news to share about insurance benefits for acupuncture. Legislation in Oregon was recently passed that designated acupuncture as an essential health benefit. Now all private insurers in the state of Oregon are required to include acupuncture benefits.
New Year 2022 Clinic Updates
The clinic is reopen and we’re back to our regular weekly schedule. Mimi is expanding her schedule and will be available on Wednesdays from 10:30am - 6pm starting on Wednesday, January 26th.
Homemade Immune Tea Recipe
This simple tea combines three easy to find ingredients to help your immune system. Best taken at the early signs of feeling unwell, this tea can help when you have a sore throat or beginning of a cold. Fresh ginger, garlic, and honey combine to make a powerful trio to give your immune system a boost.
Homemade Cinnamon Twig Decoction (Gui Zhi Tang) Tea Recipe
In this herbal remedy, five herbs including cinnamon twig, fresh ginger, white peony, red dates, and honey fried licorice are combined and boiled as a tea for a delicious and supportive formula. You can make your own homemade version of the recipe with several ingredients you likely already have available in your kitchen.
Lifestyle Tips for Immune Support
This is part two of our blog series for our immune support recommendations with ideas that you can incorporate into your daily life! In this blog we’re going to dive into lifestyle recommendations that help support the immune system. Inflammation and stress are both factors that have a direct effect on the immune systems. Learn how to decrease the effects of stress on your body and limit inflammation.