Are you looking for slow-cooked recipes to nourish your body for winter? Are you tired of the same bowl of bland oatmeal for breakfast? Let me introduce you to a delicious breakfast alternative for gut health that will blow your mind. Enter Congee. What is Congee? Congee or rice porridge is a traditional Chinese breakfast food. It is the chicken noodle soup of the East. Congee is characterized by having a high water-to-grain ratio and simmered at low temperatures for hours. R

There are certain times in our lives when we reflect on our behaviors and decide things we want to change about ourselves, our lifestyles, relationships, or our careers. This is necessary if we want to grow and become better people. Most of us look to the start of the new year as a clean slate to implement change. But as we all know, change is HARD to sustain. While researching New Year's resolutions, I found that somewhere between 80-90% fail. Why is it so hard for humans to

This post describes the benefits of cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, and electrostimulation.

My goal of this article is to help reframe how we think about our periods. I want to help you understand your period, learn from it, and how to live according to where you are in your monthly cycle. I'll admit that I knew very little about my menstrual cycle until I started acupuncture school. I went to the gynecologist when I was 16 because of irregular periods. The doctor suggested I go on birth control to regulate my cycles. I thought, "Great, I'll get my period more reg

This post describes how Chinese medicine approaches the common cold and the immune system.

Fall is my favorite season, likely because I'm a fall baby. (Shout out to all my Libras out there!) What can I say - I love the feeling of the crisp morning air, cozy sweaters, boots, and pumpkin everything. While everyone is sipping their pumpkin-spiced lattes and adventuring to apple orchards, nature is preparing for winter by beginning to contract inwards. The leaves put on a beautiful show before they fall off trees, seeds dry, the sap of trees goes into the roots, and t