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Acupuncture and Allergies

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Are you dreading this spring because you know it will bring sneezing, itchy red eyes, and a runny nose?  Do you suffer from allergic rhinitis and dislike how medication makes you feel? The best time to treat your allergies is before they start. Acupuncture can help reduce and alleviate your immediate symptoms, and when used over time it can help… Read more »

Kale Salad with Pine Nuts, Parmesan and Lemon Dressing

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Kale is one of my favorite vegetables . . . cooked, raw, juiced . . . I love it all! I particularly love spring kale fresh from my parents garden . . . new growth coming up from older plants left out through the winter is tender and delicious. And it’s full of vitamins A, C, K, and minerals copper,… Read more »

The wonders of bone broth

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Over this winter, as some of you witnessed, I got this horrible, lingering cough. Despite my best efforts through acupuncture, herbs, rest, and allopathic medicine, the cough was getting the better of me. I always like to look on the bright side of things though, so without this cough, I never would have been introduced to the nourishing powers of… Read more »

Why am I an acupuncturist?

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Acupuncture is becoming more and more mainstream; you hear about it on the news, you read about celebrities who are treated with it, and modern research is proving its efficacy. When people first learn of my profession they usually ask, “Why did you become an acupuncturist?” If you told me when I was in my twenties that I would someday… Read more »