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Staying Hydrated: Chinese & Western Medicine Perspectives
Staying hydrated is especially important during the warmer months, but is critical year-round. From a Western medical perspective, water intake is vital for carrying nutrients and oxygen to your cells, flushing out bacteria from your bladder, getting rid of waste,...
Summer Sun, Summer Fun
In Chinese Medicine and our own culture alike, summer is the time of get-togethers, outdoor fun, and play. It’s the perfect time of year to embrace your child-like nature by trying something new, and maybe even a little potentially embarrassing! Here are some ideas to...
Nourishing Your Inner Child
What did you want to be when you grew up? For most of us, we wanted to be many things before our current careers manifested- a singer, an actor, a firefighter, a dentist, an astronaut, or something else that called to our hearts. In sixth grade (the earliest I can...
Top Ten Ways to Relieve Stress
By Dr. Jennifer L. Yocum, Licensed Acupuncturist April is Stress Awareness Month, and most of us have some level of stress in our lives, whether minimal, moderate, or severe. There are many ways to lessen stress, whether its physical, emotional, or mental in nature....
Ways to Enhance Fertility Naturally
By Dr. Jennifer L. Yocum, Licensed Acupuncturist In the United States, about one in five married women (ages 15-49) who have not previously had children are unable to get pregnant within a year, and one in four have challenges carrying a pregnancy to term (CDC, 2023)....
Evening Self-Care Rituals: Build peace and ease of body, mind, and spirit
By Dr. Jennifer L. Yocum, Licensed Acupuncturist & Nicole Maisel, Licensed Massage Therapist Self-care is the practice of taking an active role in your health, well-being, and happiness. Anything that benefits your body, mind, or spirit can be considered...
Why New Year’s Resolutions Matter
Here we are, at the start of a brand-new year. You may be tired of the adage, “New Year, New You,” but it doesn’t mean we have to throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. Traditional New Year’s resolutions may leave a lot to be desired, whether it’s losing...
Winter Wellness: Cultivating Yin Energy
In Chinese Medicine, the fall marks the beginning of the “yin” time of the year. The qualities of yin energy are feminine, dark, restorative, inward-focusing, cold, passive, quiet, and receptive. The peak of yin energy is reached at the winter solstice on December...
Be Here Now: Finding Acceptance
Sometimes in life, things don’t go the way we planned. While we cannot always control what happens to us, we can control our reactions to those events and circumstances. How we react in times of stress, crisis, unknowing, or loss affects our mental and physical...
Got the Sunday Scaries?
October may be the peak of spooky season, but many people get scared year-round every time Sunday rolls around and the thought of having to go into work on Monday morning arises. Commonly called the “Sunday Scaries,” it refers to the sense of dread or fear that comes...
Tending Ourselves: Body, Mind, and Spirit
The Late Summer in Chinese Medicine is the season that deals with how well we tend and “mother” ourselves. At 45 years old, I am in the stage of life where I have younger children, but also aging parents. I am tasked with balancing the needs of my kids, my parents,...
The Benefits of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be ingested through food or supplements or produced when ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun hit your skin. It’s important to get enough Vitamin D because it plays a role in your musculoskeletal system (including bone...