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Plant Based Athletes & TCM
Veganism, Chinese medicine, and athletics. Huh? You probably haven’t heard those in combination ever. They could be considered strange bedfellows. In fact, some of you vegans and vegetarians reading this have probably been told by an acupuncturist that you … Continue reading
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast. It does a body good. I had an epiphany (actually several) when traveling in India–You don’t have to eat ‘breakfast food’ for breakfast. This is because Indians, like many people around the world, eat the same types of … Continue reading
Posted in Going Green, Health Trends, Living Well Informed, Nutrition, vegan
Tagged B complex, breakfast, caffeine, cancer prevention, cereal, Chinese, chinese herbs, coffee, colds, contagion, dairy, dehydration, energy, epsom salts, fatigue, fermented food, flus, garlic, happy, healthy, herbs, hydrate, illness, immune, immune system, immunity, increased energy, medicine, miso, miso soup, natural, non-dairy, organic, preventative medicine, prevention, probiotic, probiotics, relief, sick, strength, stress, stress management, sugar, therapeutic, therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, vegan, vegetarian, Vitamin C, vitamins, water
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5 Tips for Finding the Right Acupuncturist
Like most professions, not all acupuncturists are created equal. I can tell you from my clinical and personal experience, finding the right physician is key to getting the help you need. Adding to this, being vegan makes almost health … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Health Trends, Living Well Informed, Women
Tagged accupuncture, acupuncture, acupuncturist, bedside manner, bruising, cancer, chinese herbs, chinese medicine, food allergies, headache, headaches, health care, Heather Lounsbury, herbal medicine, herbs, high blood pressure, M.D., meat eating, medical, medicine, mental health, migraine, migraines, Nutrition, pain, pain management, physician, plant based, Santa Monica, side effects, stress, TCM, vegan, vegan friendly, vegetarian, Western medicine
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10 Tips to Stay Healthy this Winter
I’m keeping this posting short and sweet. I give most of my patients these simple and easy to follow 10 tips to boost your immune system to prevent illness. Most of the below guidelines should help almost anyone stay healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, antibiotics, aromatherapy, B complex, caffeine, cancer prevention, Chinese, chinese herbs, coffee, colds, contagion, dairy, dehydration, energy, epsom salts, fatigue, fermented food, flus, garlic, happy, healthy, herbs, hydrate, illness, immune, immune system, immunity, increased energy, medicine, natural, non-dairy, organic, preventative medicine, prevention, probiotic, probiotics, relief, sick, strength, stress, stress management, sugar, therapeutic, therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, vegan, vegetarian, Vitamin C, vitamin D, water, wellness
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Sun Worship
You may think that your sunscreen is helping to prevent skin cancer, so it must be safe. Wrong! Most sunscreens contain ingredients that are toxic to humans and marine life. I was just as shocked as you probably are … Continue reading
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14 Tips to a Healthier You
How many days of work have you called in sick? How many days have you just not felt that great? Do you know a coworker who is always sick? Stress taxes the body. Bad food, late nights, no sleep, overexertion, … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, antibiotics, aromatherapy, caffeine, Chinese, chinese herbs, coffee, colds, contagion, dairy, dehydration, energy, epsom salts, fatigue, flus, garlic, happy, healthy, herbs, hydrate, illness, immune, immune system, immunity, increased energy, medicine, natural, organic, preventative medicine, prevention, probiotics, relief, sick, strength, stress, stress management, sugar, therapeutic, therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, vegan, vegetarian, water, wellness
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Anger Management
You might have heard that your liver is in charge of filtering out toxins. But did you know your liver is also in charge of filtering out anger and resentment? It’s true. In Chinese medicine, each organ … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, acupuncture santa monica, anger, anger management, chinese medicine, dizziness, hair loss, health, healthy, Heather Lounsbury, high blood pressure, Live natural live well, Nutrition, PMS, stress, stress management, stress reduction, vegan, vegetarian, vertigo, wellness
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When Organic Isn’t an Option
You want to know what I hear when I recommend buying organic? “It’s so much more expensive!” Patients of mine who don’t live in Southern California also say, “It’s impossible to find in winter.” When it comes to produce, … Continue reading
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Tagged bell pepper, California, cancer, celery, dirty dozen, farmer's market, health, lettuce, local, non-GMO, non-organic, organic, peaches, potato, prevention, produce, spinach, strawberries, vegan, vegetarian, veggies, wellness
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Pumpkins Aren’t Just for Decoration
It’s that time of year! Pumpkins everywhere. Not only are they are great decoration for Halloween, they’re great for you. One of my fondest childhood memories is carving up a pumpkin in anticipation of dressing up and all the sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged accupuncture, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory, beta carotene, blood sugar levels, boost immunity, broth, calories, cataracts, cholesterol, coconut, coconut milk, diabetes, digestion, energy, essential fatty acids, fiber, garlic, halloween, heart disease, Heather Lounsbury, hormones, immunity, Los Angeles, low calorie, magnesium, nutrients, Nutrition, nutritional yeast, onion, osteoporosis, pantothenic acid, potassium, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, pumpkins, Santa Monica, seeds, skin, slows aging, soup, sugar, sun damage, tumor, vegan, vegetarian, vision, Vitamin C, weight loss
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Doing the right thing
Are you thinking of giving up meat? Maybe you just want to cut back? Is it for environmental, health, or ethical reasons? Worried about protein? Or for those of you are already a vegetarian, are sick of the question, “How … Continue reading
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