TCM

Why is it so important to take care of your digestive system?  Digestion is an amazingly profound mind-body-spirit multidimensional process. Your digestive system is responsible for processing not only all your food, but also all of your daily emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Your everyday actions, thoughts, and communications all impact your body on the emotional […]

You may be surprised to learn that this list doesn’t include yogurt, raw foods, or salad! Chinese medicine has an entirely different take on how to best eat for weight loss and a healthy metabolism. The Eastern nutrition way is not to count your calories, minerals, or vitamins, but to eat foods that will energetically […]

Chocolate lovers, it’s time to stop feeling guilty about Godiva truffles: a new study involving nearly 158,000 men and women suggests that eating dark and milk chocolate on a regular basis can significantly lower risk of heart attack and stroke. People who ate the highest levels of chocolate had a 25% lowered risk of any […]

To help heal yourself, it is vital to bring as much calm as possible into your life. Peace and calm can bring direct benefits to the health of your Liver, the organ most affected by stress and emotional duress, as well as your other organs. It’s not easy to achieve a calm state – but […]

  In this instructional video set up as part of our collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Nan Lu, OMD, teaches you how to care for yourself in this simple, effective manner. By stimulating the body’s four major energy intersections, you can help alleviate conditions such as menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, […]

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that women may experience menopause symptoms such as hot flashes for more than a decade, sometimes up to 12-14 years. The findings, reported by CBS News last week, also included some startling statistics: 4 out of 5 women experienced hot flashes and other symptoms before their periods […]

Experts say seafood is good for you because it’s high in protein and minerals and low in saturated fat. So far, so good. But there are more health benefits than that if we look at food  from the unique TCM perspective. Different foods also have healing essences or specific energy signatures that support the body’s organs […]

You may be surprised to learn that stress-related emotions such as anger or fear can affect your physical health, including your fertility. Before becoming pregnant we strongly suggest parents take time to balance their bodies so the developing fetus has the best “material” from which to develop. The health of the child is directly related […]

How amazing … all living systems have an innate ability to harmonize themselves with their environment! Did you know, however, that information overload upsets this natural state of harmony and balance and depletes your precious Qi? The result is often insomnia and jittered nerves. Rarely do we stop to think about the “soup” of magnetic and […]

  The U.S. Department of Health’s website says: “Stress does not merely afflict your mind; it can also affect you on a cellular level. In fact, long-term stress can lead to a wide range of illnesses – from headaches to stomach disorders to depression – and can even increase the risk of serious conditions like […]