This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 03/14/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Spring has…at least for the time being…sprung. And while springtime brings warmer weather, more sunshine, and a chance…
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What Chinese Herbal Medicine Theory Teaches Us about Everyday Life
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 07/09/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. When I was a student in acupuncture school, I remember one of my teachers telling me that “you…
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Pain
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 03/19/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Many of our patients come to us for some sort of pain-related problems – back pain (http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/17/1892), neck…
What is Dampness
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 05/17/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. I’ve been talking a lot to patients this week about dampness. Seasonal allergies are in full swing here…
How Chinese Herbal Medicine Appears in Your Everyday Life
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 02/02/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Chinese Herbal Medicine is an integral part of our therapeutic practice here at Stepping Stone Acupuncture and Chinese…
Thing I Have Learned from Being an Acupuncturist*
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 04/09/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. *Things I have learned from being an acupuncturist, above and beyond the 3000 years of theory, the requisite…
Why Maintenance Care is Important
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 01/18/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Most patients that come in for acupuncture or herbal medicine do so because they are seeking treatment for…
Spotlight on: Goji Berries!
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 11/14/2011. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. You may have seen dried goji berries at your local health food store or even tried goji berry…
10 Health Tips
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 01/11/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. I recently got asked the following question: “What health tips would you recommend to all your patients, in…
Healthy Eating Habits
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/12/2011. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. When we talk about healthy eating in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we not only talk about the characteristics…