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General Wellness

  • Spring On The Grass

    6 Tips for a Happy & Healthy Spring

    in General Wellness, Seasonal, TCM / / 0 comments

    Time to break out breezy fabrics and ditch the thick socks…spring is in full effect! In eastern medicine, each season brings more than just environmental shifts. There are unique energetic influences affecting the way we feel, what we eat, and health issues to protect against. Follow these holistic guidelines to thrive this spring the natural way. 

  • Herbal Face Scrubs

    7 Herbal Face Scrubs for Better Skin

    in Beauty, General Wellness / / 0 comments

    Yeah, beauty is pain, but it’s not supposed to feel like rubbing sandpaper on your face. If you tried that new skin scrub expecting a rejuvenating facial but ended up with raw, red, and worse looking skin than what you started with, we feel your pain. With the hundreds of exfoliating options out there, though, how are we supposed to know which ones are actually going to fix our skin? 

  • Gut Health In TCM

    TCM & Gut Health

    in Condition Related, General Wellness, TCM / / 0 comments

    It has long been believed by Eastern medicine that there is a real connection between the gut and the rest of the body’s organs, but recent research suggests that certain bacteria found in the gut can affect one’s mental state, leading to mood, cognition and behavioral issues as well. What Traditional Chinese Medicine has known for millennia; Western medicine is just getting on board with.

  • Foods For Brain Power

    Boost Your Brain Power Naturally With These Foods

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    You can’t find your phone again and you have no idea if you actually took your vitamins this morning. We all have those days where your brain just doesn’t want to cooperate. While there are all kinds of tricks to get your brain back on track, at the end of the day it’s been shown adjusting your diet has actually makes the biggest impact. 

  • City Smog

    Natural Ways to Survive Life in a Smoggy City

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    That murky haze is hanging over your city. Your eyes are irritated and that cough suddenly appeared again. Nope, that’s not allergies. It’s every city-dwellers enemy: smog. Here’s how to deal with it naturally.

  • Roasted Asparagus

    5 Feel-Good Spring Recipes

    in General Wellness, Seasonal, TCM / / 0 comments

    The best part about spring? Fresh fruits and veggies are back in season! In TCM, spring is a time of new life and growth. What better way to welcome the newness of the season than with feel-good food? 

  • Garlic Da Sua

    12 Quick Tips to Prevent Infection & Strengthen Immunity

    in General Wellness, TCM / / 0 comments

    Seems like there’s a new strain of flu, virus, or infection popping up all the time these days, right? We want you to be prepared with holistic strategies to strengthen immunity and keep yourself healthy the natural way.  Here are diet and lifestyle adjustments from TCM you can make to support a strong immune system.

  • Acupuncture Needles

    6 TCM Concepts Westerners Can Relate To

    in General Wellness, TCM / / 0 comments

    Have you ever heard the phrase “lost in translation?” Although it’s more of a linguistic term, you could definitely apply it to our ability (or inability) as Westerners to accurately interpret and understand Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concepts.

  • Elderberry

    How to Stay Healthy in the Coronavirus Era

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    The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up our way of life and forced us to take stock of how we care for ourselves and our communities. By this point we all know that social distancing and proper hand washing are must dos, but there are other ways prevent infection and strengthen immunity. Here are a few natural ways to help you stay healthy in this Coronavirus era.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine For Pain

    Pain Management with TCM

    in Condition Related, General Wellness / / 0 comments

    Be it a tension headache after one of those days or that nagging knee pain that keeps creeping in, we all have aches and pains that need addressing. The holistic methodology behind TCM considers not just the physical pain, but also the underlying cause, and the effect is has on your mind and spirit when making diagnoses and designing treatment plans for pain.

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