The healthy hangover cure does exist! It’s easy to overindulge around holidays, and if you’re like me, every year you get older, hangovers get worse. I don’t know how I could drink heavily for multiple days in a row in my early twenties. A few cocktails generally puts me on my ass for an entire…
I have made and failed to carry through many a New Years resolution and goal. I use the two terms interchangeably, even though a resolution is more a firm declaration of intention than a goal. This advice applies to both. In the past, I would say I was going to start working out every day…
What is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is the longest of the cranial nerves and has fibers spanning from your brain stem to all your organs. Like a vagabond (where the name comes from), it wanders all over your body. It is the command center of your parasympathetic nervous system and controls your ability…
In 2006, 30% of people were very deficient in Vitamin D. Based on the new standards for adequate D levels that number may be as high as 70%. If you’re local to Colorado, you might read this heading and think, “This doesn’t apply to me… Colorado is so sunny, why would I have to…
Talking about sensitive or uncomfortable topics like poop and sex are always going to be one of my favorite things to do. I think it’s hugely empowering to put into words and create dialogue around things many of us grow up feeling weird about. Shouldn’t your sex life be private and no business of your acupuncturist?…
A Guide to Why and How To I was scared to try an enema. I put off trying one for a full year. I mean literally it was on my “to do” list for a year and I kept being like ehhhh, not really in the mood for that today. Until I finally just did…
Acupuncture can make you feel all kinds of ways! Most people find it relaxing and beneficial. There are few to no negative acupuncture side effects. Occasionally, you might experience one of the following acupuncture side effects and be curious as to whether that is normal (hint hint, it is). 1. Feeling really sensitive during or…
These are 5 of the most commonly asked acupuncture questions by my patients, so I thought I would type out some answers to satisfy your curiosity (which I love!). 1. Do you give yourself acupuncture? Of all the acupuncture questions, I get asked this one the most. The answer is a big YES! I receive…
Accidentally getting glutened is the worst. If you’re celiac or have non-celiac gluten sensitivity you’ve probably had the heart-sinking experience of realizing you just ate something that contained gluten. I call it “getting glutened”. In the past, I’ve felt very helpless in the face of a gluten exposure. I know that it will take up…
The results of ONE week of high sugar It was my birthday last week and starting Tuesday of last week, I decided to celebrate. This celebration involved many activities, but the one of note today is my sugar intake. I am a sugar addict, always have been, always will be. So, when I fall off…
