Kim, Author at Mend Acupuncture

Nourishing Ourselves in Late Summer
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Nourishing Ourselves in Late Summer

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

Nourishing Ourselves in Late Summer

By Kim|2022-11-15T14:05:35-05:00August 9th, 2021|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: doyo, Late Summer, recipe|

The quality of the bright summer light is just starting to change from pale yellow to a richer, creamier yellow; the evening light is waning a little sooner; the robin’s last brood of the season has hatched. We’re entering the fifth and shortest season of the year called Late Summer in Five Element theory. It’s a time of transition from yang to yin, a phase between the expansive growth of summer and the inward pull toward autumn. This season correlates to Earth which serves to both feed us and ground us. According to Dr. Elliott Haas, “In the Chinese [...]

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Free and Easy Wanderer
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Free and Easy Wanderer

Self-Care, Take Home TCM, Wellness

Free and Easy Wanderer

By Kim|2022-11-16T21:34:47-05:00May 19th, 2021|Categories: Self-Care, Take Home TCM, Wellness|Tags: Free and Easy Wanderer, herbal formula, liver, recommendation, spleen, Xiao Yao San|

Xiao Yao San or Free and Easy Wanderer or Rambling Powder is one of the most commonly prescribed and well-researched Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal formulas. Several of Mend’s blogs have addressed the importance of loving on your Liver either by eating sour and/or green foods or by tending to your emotional health. Consider Xiao Yao San as another tool to support the Liver. There's a good reason we recommend this beautifully balanced formula at Mend so frequently; it soothes the Liver and supports the Spleen. You may be asking “what in the world does soothing the Liver and [...]

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Before, During & After Your COVID19 vaccine
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Before, During & After Your COVID19 vaccine

coronavirus, Self-Care, Wellness

Before, During & After Your COVID19 vaccine

By Kim|2022-11-15T14:06:04-05:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: coronavirus, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: covid-19, maryland, tips, vaccination|

Until recently, vaccination rollout has been a little confusing. Thankfully, Maryland has seemed to find its distribution footing as more vaccines have become more available across the country. To date, Maryland has vaccinated over 2 million people and continues to vaccinate over 43,000 people per day. Over the next month all of those in Phase 2 will be eligible for vaccination and as of April 27th, Maryland will enter Phase 3 which means all people over the age of 16 are eligible for vaccination. Check out the Maryland's Vaccine webpage to pre-register at a mass vaccination site or to find [...]

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Dear Gallbladder
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Dear Gallbladder

coronavirus, Mood, Organ, Self-Care, Wellness

Dear Gallbladder

By Kim|2022-11-15T14:06:40-05:00September 9th, 2020|Categories: coronavirus, Mood, Organ, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, coronavirus, covid, gallbladder, organs, TCM|

Dear Gallbladder, I know you’re having a hard time. I’ve been putting you through the ringer lately. You see, it’s 2020 and this year has been fraught with uncertainty. It’s requiring daily decision making to happen while also feeling courageous or fearful! It’s challenging us to take action or to risk being complacent. The stakes of these decisions have never felt more important. As if that wasn’t enough, I’ve been examining patterns of old behavior with the lens of racial inequality AND am marinating in all of the unknowns of this pandemic, not to mention the future of our [...]

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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend
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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend

By Kim|2023-10-05T16:08:04-04:00November 14th, 2019|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: fall, food medicine, tips|

When temperatures start dropping outside, it’s time to start making food choices to support our bodies on the inside. Gone is the time of Summer's warm yang internal energy which helps us to digest cold, raw foods. Eating for the fall requires that our food be cooked so as to put less of a strain on our digestive system which ultimately conserves our body's energy for protection against illness, which we're more susceptible to in Fall. Nourish, preserve and defend with food! Fall corresponds to the Metal element in Five Element theory and is associated with the Lung system. The [...]

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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips for 2018
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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips for 2018

Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care

Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips for 2018

By mca_sarah, Kim, Nikki, Alexandra|2022-11-15T14:08:19-05:00December 13th, 2018|Categories: Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: Baltimore, Holidays, Mend Team, Stress-less, Winter To-Do|

‘Tis the Season This time of year can be stressful. So much to do and so many people to see. And yet the days are shorter, darker, coaxing us to slow down and stay in. As practitioners and supporters of Chinese Medicine, we encourage listening to the rhythm of the season (not the holidays). And we of course encourage scheduling time for some acupuncture, to allow for letting go and a moment of adrenal rest. In addition, we offer this year's round of our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips to help you get through the last days of 2018. [...]

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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips
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Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips

Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care

Our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips

By mca_sarah, Kim, Nikki, Alexandra|2022-11-15T14:08:37-05:00November 28th, 2017|Categories: Holidays, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care|Tags: Baltimore, Holidays, Mend Team, Stress-less, Winter To-Do|

‘Tis the Season We know how stressful the holiday season can be. And we want to help. Of course we encourage you to schedule time with us in our Community or One on One Clinics. But we also pulled together this list of things for you to see, do and create in the Baltimore area during this special time of year. From the Mend Team to you, enjoy our Favorite Holiday Stress-Less Tips. Sarah O’Leary, Owner and Acupuncturist The Chef Shop is definitely a 2017 favorite for fun date nights or things to do with your best bud during this festive, social season. [...]

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Addressing Needle Fears
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Addressing Needle Fears

FAQ

Addressing Needle Fears

By Kim|2022-11-15T14:08:39-05:00May 3rd, 2017|Categories: FAQ|Tags: FAQ, needle fears|

On the topic of "Does it Hurt?" You know when you were little and played with a safety pin or sewing needle for that thrill of danger? Sliding it just barely under the skin to see what would happen, it doesn’t hurt, but still has that sense of potential pain. I’ve been thinking of scenarios to compare acupuncture needles with. It certainly doesn’t feel like getting a shot, but at the same time, yes, you do feel it. If you are dealing with needle fears or just feel uncomfortable at the thought of getting a bunch of needles stuck into [...]

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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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How Does Acupuncture Work? (The Left Brain Version)
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How Does Acupuncture Work? (The Left Brain Version)

FAQ, Research

How Does Acupuncture Work? (The Left Brain Version)

By Kim|2022-11-15T14:08:41-05:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: FAQ, Research|Tags: acupuncture, FAQ, how does it work?|

We acupuncturists hear this question all the time, ‘How does acupuncture work exactly?’ Good question. Acupuncture is a retrospective science which has been going on for thousands of years and only recently has there been a push to understand the science of how and why it works. We can enjoy the benefits of this tradition of care AND also use our current research methods to begin to understand why it works. Below are a few examples of the progress being made in research. Gate Control Theory. First outlined by Melzack and Wall1 in the 1960’s this theory suggests that [...]

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