Mindfully going with the flow of the seasons is wise, healthy, and surprisingly easy once you make it a habit. As the summer heat increases, being attentive to weather and time change is a matter of safety, too. It is hot here in Austin pretty much all year long, but from about May to August, … Continue reading Living With The Seasons According To Chinese Medicine: Summer Tips For Health And Happiness
The confluence of Men’s Health Month, Pride Month, and Father’s Day resonated with me this year. I don’t know why, but this year it truly did. I usually tread lightly on holidays because we all experience them differently, and for some folks, Mother’s and Father’s Day(s) are challenging. I want to be gentle and inclusive … Continue reading Gay Men’s Health & Why It’s On My Radar (Thoughts From a Holistic Practitioner, Part I)
Assuming that the reader of this particular blog post is male, my question for you, dear reader, is this: do you choose self-care or do you tend towards benign self-neglect that borders on self-sabotage? If you are like most guys I’ve met in the clinical space, your honest answer is going to be that you … Continue reading Men’s Health: Self-Care Or Self-Sabotage? (Your Choice, Gentlemen)
Our emotional scars write a story and we live that story out according to our readings of it. This can be good or bad, depending. When the time comes to rethink the old narratives, though, it can help to have options. Did you know that Chinese medicine can be a resource for you? And that’s … Continue reading Emotional Scars Tell a Story (But You Can Change the Narrative)
Are you sleep deprived? Or are you straight up slumber starved? We all know what it is like to miss out on a night or two of sleep and to feel crabby as a result. Most of us also know what happens if sleepless nights become the new normal, and that would be: nothing good. … Continue reading Sleep: Why You Need It and How To Get It
What inspires you to exercise? Do you get up and move because you enjoy doing so or are you a reluctant participant who gets going only after being prodded? Do you join a gym or start a program in January, only to quit or let your goals fade away as the month progresses? ***** ***** … Continue reading Getting Started With a Personal Trainer: Why Wait?
Taking care of yourself during extreme weather requires creativity and self-awareness. One thing is to have a hot summer followed by a cool and rainy fall. Quite another is to endure day after day of 100-plus degree heat interspersed with torrid rain and baseball-sized hail. Next, more heat and after that, huge dips in temperature … Continue reading Extreme Weather: Strategies to Stay Healthy and Keep Your Cool When It’s Wild Outside
What do you think about gut bacteria and the microbiome that lives inside your insides? Do you view gut health in terms of function and form? In other words: proper function (things working well in your midsection) leads to a desirable form (goal weight)? A lot of people do. And everyone knows what weak digestion … Continue reading Gut & Digestive Health: Three Reasons Why It Matters & How Chinese Medicine Can Improve Yours
~~~~~~ Have you ever visited the home of a true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool Elvis Presley fan? I remember doing so once as a child. The house was like a museum. Everywhere I looked: posters, figurines, magazines, you name it, all of it reflecting an obsession with the Tupelo-born singer. I thought it was all so beautiful … Continue reading EDS and Elvis Presley: Some Thoughts on Hypermobile Health
~~~~~ Living with the seasons–in tune and in synch with weather changes and harvesting patterns, for example–can make you healthier and happier. There’s a reason why going with the flow is good idea–it conserves energy, for one thing. It’s a strategy for the long haul that works. As a practitioner of Chinese medicine (CM) and … Continue reading Living With The Seasons According To Chinese Medicine: Spring Tips For Health And Happiness
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