I can still remember the smell of the oatmeal baths I had to take when I had chickenpox as a child. Soon my brother, then my sister, had to soak in the oat filled tub in order to help soothe the itchy blisters from the contagious varicella zoster virus. Do you remember these small blisters, […]

I’m feeling immensely thankful that my childhood friend is back home in NJ after being hospitalized for Covid-19. He happens to be in charge of equipment and supplies for a hospital in NY, so his job has made him very near the front lines of this pandemic. When we learned he was hospitalized, immediately a

I’ve been uplifted seeing so many neighbors, who I rarely see pass by our house on foot, walking swiftly down our dirt road each day during this time of homebound isolation. It is inspiring to see people naturally motivated to get out and move their bodies. I feel so fortunate to easily be able to

I’m wondering how you’re feeling when reading, listening and watching each day about this novel coronavirus. Some of us are panic-stricken, some are making light of this, most are in between from what I see. I have received an impressive amount of information from various sources, mostly everyone saying the same thing to help us

I recall a teaching story I learned about patient care. It describes how long ago an older Chinese physician was called to a rural home to help a woman who had been in extended labor, unable to deliver her baby. As the doctor and his assistant approached the home, the doctor could hear his patient

Can you feel Fall coming? These cool morning temperatures are becoming noticeable. We’re seeing some leaves change at the edges of the trees. From a medical point of view, it’s a vulnerable time for potential illness. Our kids are all grouped in one place again for most of the day, the breeding ground called school.

In my daily acupuncture practice, my patients often ask, “How does acupuncture work?” It’s challenging to speak about Chinese Medicine without using the word “energy.” When I do mention energy within the human body, I expect to see eyes glaze over. We can relate to solar energy, wind energy, electromagnetic energy, or the energy it

If you were sightseeing in China and wanted to receive traditional Chinese medical treatment for your knee osteoarthritis pain after climbing the Great Wall, you may ask for what sounds like, “zhen jiu.” This is a standard term for acupuncture, and can be translated as “warming needle” or “acupuncture and moxibustion.” In this example of

It strikes me how our pets are such an important part of our lives. They are calming, accepting of, and uplifting to us. My family has had our dog for five years and he seems like another child to me, with some simplified needs and easy, unconditional affection for each of us. I see that