Fight Frustration

Sometimes I get a little. . .frustrated. Ok, a lot frustrated. Traffic jams, cancelled visits, or a to-do list a LOT longer than my day can ruin my day. Seeing all the things I want to do, accomplish and enjoy stifled by mundane problems really makes me grit my teeth and clench my fists. 

Unfortunately, it's hard to have much “cred” as a natural health practitioner if your expression looks like a mug shot from aggravation at life.

Herbs and Food for PMS Due to Cold or Yang Deficiency

This time of year I recommend a lot of "warming" herbs and foods--things that help your body battle cold. One problem we don’t think of as being aggravated by cold is PMS.  

Excess cold (when your body is exposed to too much cold from climate or food), and Yang Deficiency (when your body does not warm itself well) can affect your menstrual cycle. Excess cold causes symptoms such as severe cramping, dark blood, headaches, achiness, and contributes to cysts and indigestion. Deficient yang causes dull aching cramps, extreme fatigue, bloating and can cause excessive bleeding.  Both can make you more tearful.

Both also usually respond well to treatment. Here are great ways to improve PMS related to cold, whether it's deficient or excess:

Winter 2012 Newsletter

Winter 2012 Newsletter

Editor’s Corner

Acupuncture Happy Hour
Starting January 30, I will be offering Acupuncture Happy Hour every Tuesday night from 4-6:30pm.  Please call to make an appointment.  Acupuncture Happy Hour is a quick ear acupuncture session, done right in the waiting room. 

It takes about 20 minutes, costs $20/session, and is great for stress relief.  You will also get a coupon good for $20 off a regular acupuncture session with your first ear acupuncture session. 

If you have a specific health condition you want treated, you will need a regular acupuncture visit, but the ear acupuncture can introduce you to acupuncture, help you feel relaxed, and can usually minimize pain.

Stressed Out By Black Friday? Come to Acupuncture Happy Hour

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Stressed Out By Black Friday? Come to Acupuncture Happy Hour

local Acupuncturist Offers Ear Acupuncture for Stress Relief

Building Your Immune System Using Chinese Medicine

Autumn! With cooler weather comes the start of school, enjoying the outdoors, letting the wind blow on your face. . .and getting a cold.  All those children together sharing viruses, along with your body adapting to cooler conditions mean you are faced with meaner bugs and less ability to fight against them.  I used to get several colds each season, and could count on spending at least a third of the year either having a cold or recovering from one.  Now I usually get one cold a year, at the end of winter when I let down on my herbal regimen, get tired, and don't rest enough.  Here's what I do to keep my immune system strong:

Chinese Medicine, Life, and Wellness

Most people in any form of medical field get into the field to promote wellness. Wellness is about more than aches and pains, indigestion, or other symptoms.  Wellness is a balance of mind, body, and spirit.  Even if your health cannot be "perfect," you can be "well."  Here are some of the things I've learned about  wellness from Chinese medicine and my own experience:

Autumn Newsletter

Newsletter for Autumn, 2011

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A lot has taken place since my last newsletter!  Please be sure to look over the entire newsletter so you don’t miss anything.

Finding Green AcuClinic on the Web:

In addition to the web page, www.GreenAcuClinic.com, I also have a Facebook page (PLEASE like me!), “Green AcuClinic”; a twitter account, “@taygreen,” and several “sometimes active” blogs on Blogger: TayGreenButterfly, What’s Teresa Cookin’?, and Teresa’s Tea Time.  Links to these are coming soon to the website.  You can also rate my practice at wellness.com: