Our first blog post went out on January 26, 2009 and one year later we continue to thrive! We timed the blog’s introduction to fall on Chinese New Year, thinking this a fortuitous time for a new beginning. The wheel has made a complete revolution and here we are again about to celebrate the second

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Avoiding illness is trickier in the wintertime for many reasons.  People are confined indoors closer together, the indoor air in drier and the stress of the holidays takes its toll on many of us.  Today, I wish to remind you of the many simple ways you can prevent getting sick. Viruses spread easier in drier

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In this season of giving thanks, I give thanks for the abundant variety of delicious winter vegetables available right now. Winter squash is one of my favorites. Not only does it taste delicious baked or pureed into soup or in pies, it is incredibly nutrient rich. Winter squash are full of immune boosting vitamins A

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The Illinois Valley News, my local newspaper, has a front page article in today’s edition summarizing my last post.  It is much easier to read than the post below, so please click here to link to the news article.  One of our local Acupuncturists, JoAnne Stone, has some great additional  advice to add to the

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Below is the H1N1 Handout that I am giving out to my patients.  I learned about more researched prevention and treatment strategies at The American Herbalist Guild’s Primary Care Symposium and have included them in this handout. I promised to share some highlights about what I learned there and I thought most of you would

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