Om Trinity Fall Ecstatic Chant Festival
TweetI’m excited to announce that my office group will have a table at the Om Trinity Chant Festival on Saturday, 10/23, at the Somerville Armory. David Newman, Donna Delory and Girish will perform for...
View ArticleChickpea soup with saffron and almonds
TweetAs the weather gets cooler, I’m enjoying being in the kitchen again. I love summer so much that I don’t want to spend any time at all inside in the kitchen. When it starts to turn cool (and wet),...
View ArticlePlants better than pills?
TweetI just read this cool article by Dr. Andrew Weil on why whole plant-based medicine works better than pharmaceuticals. Herbalists understand that when we use a particular herb, the benefit to the...
View ArticleOne stock, two dinners: Celery Root Gratin, Lentil Soup
TweetIt’s cold here and Boston, and I’m suddenly, happily, more interested in spending time in the kitchen. Summer cooking is a challenge–the farmer’s markets are brimming with beautiful veg, but I...
View ArticlePreventing that next cold
TweetChinese medicine is powerful stuff, but we can’t say that we have that elusive “cure for the common cold.” We do, however, have some ideas about how to head it off at the pass. In the Chinese...
View ArticleConsidering a cortisone injection?
TweetI treat a lot of pain in my work as an acupuncturist. Many of my patients come to me from doctors who want to give them cortisone shots. Cortisone shots sometimes give near miraculous relief from...
View ArticleIt’s cold season again. . .
TweetAs we move into the colder months we become vulnerable to colds. While it’s true what they say, “there’s no cure for the common cold,” Chinese medicine offers some help to prevent it in it’s early...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
TweetI don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions. I kind of feel you should try to do all that stuff all the time anyway. My patients often ask for recommendations for cookbooks, kitchen gadgets,...
View ArticleHealthy diet + all-natural facials = glowing skin
TweetMy work as an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist has completely changed my understanding of healthy. Food is medicine in the Chinese way of thinking, and you have to put the right medicine in to...
View ArticleWell + Good Boston Healthy City Guide feature
Tweet I’m so pleased to be featured as a healer in the Well + Good Boston Health City Guide! The guide lists a lot of great places including two of my favorite places to get healthy–South Boston Yoga...
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