The question is this, what to do when you have an acupuncture appointment? For starters, I’ve lived in San Francisco for ten years and worked here for six. I’ve seen all there is to body hair or lack thereof. But nearly everyday I get an apology from a female patient for having [...]
Tags: dietary advice, health care
Normally in the summer acupuncturists warn about over-heating and what patients can do for themselves to cool down and stay comfortable; I offered a few suggestions in a previous blog. But if you live in San Francisco you know that summer isn’t like that, and that what you are facing is three months of windy, [...]
Tags: back, barley tea, dampness, dietary advice, experiments, haramaki, mugicha, summer, tea
This is less about making stock and more about where to get your stock bones. It’s a question I get asked over and over, and unfortunately there never has been one great answer—until now! At least that is if you live in the Bay Area.
Meet Chris the owner of Marin Grass-Fed Meat Company. He sells [...]
Tags: dietary advice, experiments, health care, Recipes, soup, stock
There is one food that I consistently peddle in my office and that is stock—beef stock, chicken stock, pork stock, lamb stock, fish stock. Stock is one of those amazing foods we’ve unfortunately forgotten about. It’s packed full of minerals, calcium and gelatin in a digestible, absorbable form. If everyone consumed their homemade stock, there [...]
Tags: appetite, dietary advice, experiments, health care, pregnancy, soup, women's health
Note of caution: If you find discussion of bowel movements uncomfortable, please do not read further.
Constipation is a common source of frustration, discomfort and pain to many people. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, constipation is separated into two major categories by asking the question, “Is it excessive or deficient?” And unfortunately, there can often be a [...]
Tags: constipation, dietary advice, health care
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. It’s usually one experiment after the next. I get to wake up and ask myself, what does my appetite want this morning? And if I pick well, I feel great, have more energy, regular bowel movements, and snack less later in the day.
Unfortunately, I’ve noticed [...]
Tags: appetite, breakfast, dietary advice, experiments, health care
This is for all of you who frequently travel or those who find drinking water difficult. Traveling, whether it be by car, train, or plane (but most especially plane) can lead to dehydration and poor water retention. During these times you may choose not to drink water because you are like the dry, [...]
Tags: dehydration, dietary advice, experiments, health care, Travel
There’s no polite way to discuss this next subject, so if you are squeamish about bodily functions, this is not the post for you—unless of course you suffer from this particular problem.
In my office experience thus far, the number one reason for diarrhea (and this excludes the stomach flues that are passed around in [...]
Tags: appetite, cold, dietary advice, experiments, health care
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