By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. On February 16, 2018 the Chinese Lunar New Year begins. This is a two week long celebration in China with many traditional customs, including wearing the color red for good luck,…
Journey: The Stepping Stone Acupuncture and Wellness Blog
Year of the Fire Monkey (2016)
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 2/1/2016. By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. Celebrating the Year of the Fire Monkey In China, the New Year is celebrated for several weeks starting…
Why Massage is Good for Your Heart
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 2/2/14. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. February is Go Red for Women month, the national campaign to raise awareness about Heart Disease in women. …
What is a dermatome?
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 2/19/14. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. If a patient comes in to my clinic experiencing a rash in a line across his ribcage, or…
15 Tips for Preventing and not Spreading the Common Cold and Flu
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. As acupuncture patients and massage clients of Stepping Stone, everyone reading this probably knows that regular treatment with these two modalities can really aid our immune system and lessen the likelihood…
Do you know what you are putting on your skin?
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 2/12/14. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Lots of us health-conscious folk pay LOTS of attention to what we put into our bodies – think…
Resolutions or Goals?
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 12/30/16. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. I’m a big fan of goal setting. Anyone who knows me well knows that. I definitely believe in…
Reflections on Meditation
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 9/27/2013. By Karl Bower, Lic.Ac. One might ask how meditation relates to acupuncture, or how it relates to health in general, for that…
The energy of the Lungs
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 10/30/2013. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. The energy of the Lungs, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, controls a wide array of physiological functions in the…
Classical Case Studies from Chinese Herbalist Zhang Cong Zheng
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. Zhang Zi-He, also known as Zhang Cong Zheng, was a military physician who lived from 1156-1228. He believed that medicine needs to be tailored to the individual, and that theory and…