I have a clear memory as a child of my grandfather fumbling with the doorknob, trying to open the back door to leave, while I asked him a quick question. He sort of yelled back, confused and angry, and finally opened the door. This was very out of his character and confused me. He slowly […]

NATURAL HEALTH CORNER Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist Ahhh…. STRESS, a term most of us are quite familiar with. We each experience stress in different ways. Your mind may be overactive, obsessed with a problem or worried about an individual. You may hold tension in your lower back, upper back, or neck and shoulders. You

Have you known any centenarians? I mean anyone who’s lived over 100 years. There have been studies done in different places throughout the world where centenarians are more common in order to better understand longevity. We all wonder if this is simply good genes or if diet and exercise really do have to do with

One of the most common reasons people seek acupuncture care is for quitting smoking. If you’ve dealt with any form of addiction, you can understand the struggle in stopping this deep, habitual pattern. There’s a strong physical response to the regular exposure to nicotine throughout each day. There are clearly emotional and even spiritual reasons

Last night I read Dr. Seuss’ “The Sleep Book” to my 6-year-old daughter and it worked like a charm. She was sleeping by the final page. I got the impression, by that point, that the “9 zillion 9 trillion and three creatures” were all asleep. Of course this is Dr. Seuss, but it surely made

Spring is sort of here. Though we’re all feeling somewhat doubtful that it’s coming, I’ll guarantee that we’ll be experiencing warmer weather soon. And many folks who’ve been less active during the winter months will get their running shoes on and head to the roads. This is the time when we practitioners have our patients

The last branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is nutrition, which may be considered the most important. We know that food is the source of continued life for our bodies. In this column, we’ve previously described the other branches of this form of medicine; acupuncture, herbs, exercise, and massage. Nutrition is such an overwhelming topic

    Integrative Health Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist In the last few articles of this column we have talked about three of the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine; acupuncture, herbs, and exercise. Here we’ll talk about another branch, massage and related techniques. Tui Na Massage Chinese medical massage is called Tui Na, translated

NATURAL HEALTH CORNER Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist We’ve talked about acupuncture and Chinese herbology so far in this column; another branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine is exercise. Exercise is thought of differently in China, especially historically, than we typically consider nowadays in our country. We’re designed to use both our bodies and minds to

NATURAL HEALTH CORNER Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist Welcome back to our monthly natural health column. Last month I had talked about acupuncture, one of the branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Another branch that is being more commonly used in our country is herbalism. Often herbs in the West are taken by themselves to manage