T’is the Season…To become overwhelmed – by Susan Tretakis – Overwhelmed by almost everything: ranging from food decisions, gift decisions, balancing personal and professional responsibilities and trying to be all things to all people because, well, “T’is the Season”. There’s more traffic on the streets, more people in the stores and there’s more “noise” coming at you from every direction. There’s […]
Research shows that certain Chinese herbs can double as culinary spices. It’s not just digestion that benefits from these herbs, but I was amazed at how much less my old joints hurt and how much clearer was my thinking. And, while I loudly and clearly admit I am no “chef” I will say this: once you eliminate all preservatives from […]
And then – after about 20 minutes – I realized I didn’t hurt anymore. At all. No pain – no prescription drugs!! Combining cupping therapy with a session of acupuncture, I walked out of the office much differently than when I walked in. So – armed with stretches and web links for sciatica treatments, I rushed home to research this thing […]
I am not a scientist – nor a doctor – but I believe my desire to eat less is far less scientific: acupuncture taught me to listen to my body, to ask myself if I was really hungry or simply bored or sad or scared. Acupuncture forced me to stop looking in the refrigerator or wine bottle for answers, but […]