Spring is springing a little more each day. I’m working on my Spring newsletter, buds are bursting, shoots are pushing their way up through the soil. Earlier today, I heard hawks crying out as they circled the wooded area across the way. Did you hear that sigh of relief? As I sit here writing, do […]
On Friday, March 22nd from 2-8pm, I will be running a free community-style ear acupuncture clinic at the LGBT Center on 13th Street in Manhattan (exact address below). Ear acupuncture is great for stress relief and general wellness. It’s also a great introduction to acupuncture for people who have never tried acupuncture before. Ear acupuncture […]
I have a new guest blog post up on Mountain Rose Herbs’ blog. Click over to check it out. In the post, I discuss living in harmony with the seasons and the transition from Winter into Spring. I talk about lifestyle behaviors, foods to eat, and easily-obtained herbs to support this idea of living with […]
恭禧發財! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous Year of the Snake. This is a year of introspection, intuition and discovery. Steady and strong commitment to your hopes and dreams will yield sweet fruit in the Year of the Snake. Focus on strategy and perseverance. Your steps will become leaps. Refer […]
Dear Friend, I hope Winter is treating you well. Despite a strong personal preference for Summer, I find Winter to be a wonderfully beneficial time of year. Winter is the season of stillness and moving inward. It’s about going deep within ourselves to reconnect with our resources and identity. We lead busy lives. Luckily, nature […]
After posting my article on a vegetarian version of bone broth, I was thinking a lot about other nutritional needs of vegetarians. Vitamin B12 came to mind instantly. Fortuitously, a friend posted an article on Facebook about B12, and a friend of this friend then posted a link to a great resource. So, here it […]
A lot of healthcare providers I know who are also fans of bone broth spend a lot of time trying to convince their vegetarian patients to eat bone broth. While I do think bone broth is essential, I don’t think that’s particularly fair to vegetarians to try to get them to eat meat. So, if […]
Vitamin D is a unique vitamin. It is the only vitamin that the human body can produce naturally. Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” due to the fact that the body can synthesize vitamin D as a result of direct exposure to sunlight on the skin. Recently, this vitamin has been getting a […]
Boosting Your Health Naturally So many people rush to pills or vitamin and mineral supplements to cure what ails them. Unfortunately, this is the nature of our society, a development of living a life cut off from our food and its sources. Instead of looking for a cure in a pill, whenever possible, I encourage […]
Essential fatty acids (EFA), specifically Omega 3s, have been in the news a lot recently. They’ve also been the subject of a number of research studies. And rightly so! Omega 3 fatty acids, known commonly by two constituents EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), play a role in myriad processes in the body. One […]
