Feeling BBQ’ed out already? Awesome Black Bean Burgers! Tao to Wellness In Chinese medicine, we LOVE protein… typically acupuncturists are meat eaters. Meat helps build blood, ground the body and the emotions and regulates the brain (hormones too!) with it’s essential amino acids. Buuuuut, in my older years I’m feeling like eating less and less
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Revitalize Your Body with Tao to Wellness: Embrace Spring Cleaning!
SPRING CLEANING for your body at Tao to Wellness! SPRING is the BEST time of year for a complete detoxification program. Why? Two reasons… In Spring, the Liver and Gall Bladder energy is at it’s highest making it easier to purge these organs on an energetic and physical level. It’s easier! There are a plentitude
Spring is here! Foods to eat during this time of year!
Spring is here! Foods to eat during this time of year! It’s a new beginning, the time of year to rise early with the sun! In Chinese medicine, Spring is the season when the Liver and Gallbladder work to their optimal level. At Tao to Wellness, we tell our patients to eat naturally, eat
Are you a Wood element personality type?
Are you a Wood element personality type? In Chinese medicine, there are five different elements; Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Each element possesses certain properties which can coincide or align with a different personality type. Of course, we just aren’t just one type, most of us posses two, one being a little more dominate
Happy and healthy the Chinese medicine way! Part 1 (Berkeley acupuncture)
FOUR Helpful Tricks for a Happier, Healthier Life! In Chinese medicine, STRESS is one of the main culprits for ALL illness and dis-ease. Stress wreaks havoc on the body, it causes inflammation, it diminishes circulation, it can cause insomnia, it makes hormones go crazy, it can cause emotional mood swings, it can cause headaches, migraines,
Warmth and Fertility Boost: Discover Something Special!
Something to warm you up and boost your fertility at the same time! A little chilly outside? Here’s a fantastic recipe that I got from Integrative Fertility who heads the acupuncture program at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco. A yummy little twist on Mom’s chicken soup! Sweet Potato, Cilantro Chicken Soup INGREDIENTS: Serves 4