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Getting Ahead of SAD
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Getting Ahead of SAD

Mood, Seasonal Changes

Getting Ahead of SAD

By Dana Robinson|2023-07-27T10:53:25-04:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes|Tags: acupuncture, depression, emotion, mood, movement, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), summer, Traditional Chinese Medicine|

I’m imagining eyes rolling as their owners read this blog. I’m imagining the sighs and dismissive thoughts “Why are you writing about Seasonal Affective Disorder in JULY?!? I’m busy dealing with the social, physical, and emotional challenges of Summer!! I have a pool party to go to!” Or maybe you’re struggling with depression in the summer, which is more common than you think, as discussed in our blog with Summertime Sadness and How Acupuncture Can Help Beat the Summer Blues. But, when you think about it practically, it's a great time to start thinking about [...]

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Counting the Ways Acupuncture Benefits Older Adults
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Counting the Ways Acupuncture Benefits Older Adults

Seniors

Counting the Ways Acupuncture Benefits Older Adults

By JaimeRoslyn|2023-04-26T07:15:50-04:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: Seniors|Tags: arthritis, Chinese medicine, depression, digestion, hypertension, mood, respiration, TCM|

Getting older comes with its share of aches and ailments. It is not uncommon for seniors to have a slew of medications and vitamins to deal with, perhaps in a pill holder with AM and PM slots. Due to the prevalence of using specialists in Western medicine, who are likely not talking to each other, too often seniors are overly medicated, sometimes leading to dangerous results. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a bit different. In its holistic approach, the goal is to bring balance to the body. By treating the patient and not the symptoms, the result is an improvement [...]

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Acupuncture Improves Sleep Affected by Anxiety
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Acupuncture Improves Sleep Affected by Anxiety

Mood, Research, Sleep, Wellness

Acupuncture Improves Sleep Affected by Anxiety

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:05:15-05:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: Mood, Research, Sleep, Wellness|Tags: insomnia, mood, research, sleep, wellness|

That feeling in the pit of your chest in the middle of the night... We find it interesting when patients come in droves for the same condition or issue. For many, it's anxiety, specifically the kind of anxiety that is affecting sleep. It seems anxiety has been winning and sleep is bearing the burden. Sleep quality can make or break the whole day, not to mention affect the entire system pretty seriously when the issue persists (think heart disease, weight gain, poor decision-making, etc). Acupuncture improves sleep affected by anxiety Research has shown a significant improvement in sleep quality from acupuncture [...]

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Late Summer’s Worry
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Late Summer’s Worry

coronavirus, Digestion, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Late Summer’s Worry

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:06:42-05:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: coronavirus, Digestion, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, covid, covid-19, damp, digestion, emotion, fatigue, Late Summer, mood, seasonal changes, TCM, worry|

These days, there’s plenty to worry about. Yet here we are, in Traditional Chinese Medicine’s season of Worry. In TCM, it's commonly understood that as natural beings, we're affected by our natural environment including the season we're in. As we sit squarely in Late Summer (late July to mid-September), we recognize the season’s impact not only on our body but on our emotions, as well. Pay close attention to Worry this season. This can look like over-thinking or focusing too much on a particular topic, as well as self-doubt, insecurity, confusion, projection of responsibility and blame, insomnia, martyrdom, resentment, frustration, and [...]

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Chinese Medicine’s Fifth Season: The Second Half of Summer
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Chinese Medicine’s Fifth Season: The Second Half of Summer

Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Chinese Medicine’s Fifth Season: The Second Half of Summer

By JaimeRoslyn|2023-08-23T10:32:52-04:00August 4th, 2020|Categories: Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: brain fog, Chinese medicine, damp, digestion, fatigue, Late Summer, mood, pain, seasonal changes, TCM|

It’s that time of year again when we remind you that there are actually FIVE seasons in Chinese Medicine. And we’re at the beginning of the lesser known one, Late Summer. As you’ve probably noticed, Summer is the time to enjoy long days of rising early, staying up late and filling the time in between with both relaxing and lively activities. Late Summer, though? It has its own flavor and is quite different. When Late Summer arrives, so does a bit of fogginess, laziness and lack of focus. If you’re feeling a bit sluggish or unmotivated, you’re not alone. All [...]

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The Winter Blues
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The Winter Blues

Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

The Winter Blues

By JaimeRoslyn|2024-01-09T11:09:20-05:00January 30th, 2020|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: depression, mood, tips, winter, yin|

For many people, mid- to late winter can be difficult. We’ve shaken off the holidays, have slid back into our routine, and any sentimental feelings we may have about winter are starting to dissipate. We may be noticing more sunlight in the morning and evening. But it’s cold and dry, creating the potential for snow. “When will this end?” is an ever-looming question. Sound familiar? A Shared Experience In 2014, Christopher Ingraham, a former researcher at the Brookings Institution and Pew Research Center correlated Google search data to determine the general population’s mood throughout the year. Known as the Google [...]

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Feeling a little anxious? A Perspective from Chinese Medicine.
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Feeling a little anxious? A Perspective from Chinese Medicine.

Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care

Feeling a little anxious? A Perspective from Chinese Medicine.

By bethanydemarco|2022-11-15T14:08:01-05:00July 3rd, 2019|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: anxiety, Mend fellow, mood, summer|

Summer corresponds with the Heart and Heart Protector (Pericardium) which governs laughter, fun, and flourishing of relationships, but can also be a time of mental restlessness and anxiety. Why is that? It’s a matter of balancing the Yin and Yang of the Heart, which houses the Mind. Yang is rising upward, hot, and active, whereas Yin is restorative, dark, quiet, cool. Being the most Yang time of the year, Yin must be strong enough to hold this very active, hot energy in balance. Typically, if we worked hard through winter and did not rest and restore ourselves enough, [...]

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I didn’t have anxiety, anxiety had me
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I didn’t have anxiety, anxiety had me

Mood, Wellness

I didn’t have anxiety, anxiety had me

By mca_sarah, Kim|2022-11-15T14:08:40-05:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: Mood, Wellness|Tags: anxiety, mood|

Co-written by local food blogger and writer Gwen Van Velsor and Sarah O'Leary, L.Ac. & Kim Hennessee, L.Ac. Rolling up my mat at the end of a very sweaty Bikram yoga session, my heart still beating fast, I couldn’t catch my breath. From the moment I’d offered the instructor a hurried “namaste,” my brain had hit full tilt-a-whirl with all the tasks for the day ahead, all the tasks I’d failed to do yesterday, and the current drama that was my love life. It didn’t help that I hadn’t slept soundly in weeks, fueled my caffeine addiction like a fiend and [...]

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