Every year I get requests for soups and questions about what I cook for my family. So I thought I’d share my favorite site for recipes, Simply Recipes. Enjoy!
Tags: appetite, experiments, Recipes, soup
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
Article from the New York Times exposing the virtues of Tai Qi, but the real reason I’m posting this blog: Tai Chi & Qigong with Scott Phillips in San Francisco!!! Starts September 22nd, 6 PM to 8 PM—but come any time! Class location: 5841 Geary Street @ 23rd Avenue. 1st Hour Qigong and 2nd Hour [...]
Tags: experiments, health care, Tai Chi
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
It’s the beginning of a New Year, a time in which we contemplate the old year and envision the new and yet to come. It’s also a time when many people decide to begin again with dietary changes, exercise routines, and a commitment to changing habits that may have been waylaid or forgotten in the [...]
Tags: Detox, experiments, health care, liver detox, pain relief
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
I’ve had a great summer—took a month off to backpack, meditate and spend time with family and friends. Just giving myself a bit of that downtime advice I give to patients on a daily basis. Often I ask patients what do you do for downtime, and I get a chuckle as they say [...]
Tags: experiments, health care, meditation
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