For some of us, the first signs of spring are a welcome sight after a dreary winter. Outside, springtime may first show up with subtle shifts in light, bird life, or bugs. In some places, asparagus is considered the first sign of spring. After a cold winter, the plant uses long-stored energy from the sun […]
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By Dr. Chloe Scheel, ND, LAc There are 4 main signs that are important when tracking fertility. These are listed below. Ideally, after 3-4 months, you will have enough data gathered to really understand your cycle, predict ovulation, and predict your fertility window. This data can be tracked in an app on your phone or
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Interview by Kellyn Adams Kellyn: How did you make your way to practicing acupuncture? Sarah: My first introduction to acupuncture was through being a patient and experiencing a profound opening through receiving it. Kellyn: And you taught writing before you became an acupuncturist, right? Sarah: Yes, I was a writing teacher at the time, working
Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc Recently I had an opportunity to sit down with Dr. Whitney Hayes, who specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders. She talked about the causes and the mechanism of small intestine bacterial overgrowth, healing the gut through antimicrobials and dietary changes, and the reality of how gut dysbiosis affects our mood. Here
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Recently I had an opportunity to talk with Dr. Kathryn Kloos. She told me how she works to bring women more present to their emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies—and how she bridges the worlds of energy healing and western diagnostics. Here is what she had to say. Sarah: What lead you to become a healer?
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Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc Recently, I had an opportunity to sit down with Joanna Present Wolfe, LAc, at Kwan-Yin Healing Arts Center. She told me about the joy she takes in the creative process of being a healer, about the way she perceives and moves blocks in the meridians, and about the fulfillment she
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Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc. Last week, I sat down with D.A. Wiley, LAc at Kwan Yin Healing Arts. She told me about how the ancient practice of sound healing can reach deeply into the heart in a way that no other form of healing can, how obsidian stones can help us to ground, and
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Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Melissa Kuser, ND, LAc at Kwan Yin Healing Arts. We talked about her experience of “docere”, or doctor as teacher, and how she teaches her patients about the heart. Here is what she had to say. Sarah: How did
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By Dr. Melissa Kuser, ND, LAc Get moving or get dying. This truth was well-understood by the Chinese over 5,000 years ago when they understood the genesis of disease to be the lack of movement of qi and blood in the body. Like a summer pond with no breeze to circulate the waters, stagnation in
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by DA Wiley, L.Ac. If you know someone who would benefit from this article, pass it on! I remember some years ago, before I found Chinese Medicine, scheduling my life around my menstrual cycle. I dreaded the day I would wake up in the middle of the night and know that the next 24 hours
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by Dr. Stefani Kovacovsky Hayes, ND Do you want to get pregnant in 2011 or 2012? Is "have a baby" going to be on your list of New Year's resolutions? Would you like to improve your chances for success once you start? If so, then consider fertility optimization with Naturopathic and Chinese medicine. In
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We all want to trust that our bodies will keep up with our desire for activity and adventure in life. But when diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, the strength of our bones becomes questionable. Along with many other conditions that are considered parts of aging, there is a great deal of prevention we can do
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