Wow! The weather is HOT this summer and its only mid-June! We have seen temperatures up to 113 – 115 degrees and this will continue through the weekend! According to NPR the heat has caused cancelled plane flights in Phoenix, burns from falling and touching the ground, more snake sightings than usual and HEAT STROKE!!! […]

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR This year is the YEAR OF THE FIRE ROOSTER And what does that mean?  Roosters are resourceful, curious, loyal and intellectual.   They are practical, resilient and like to achieve.  They wake us all up in the morning with their cock-a-doodle-do’s and that is just what this year is about!  This year […]

Cold and flu season is here!  In Asia many yummy foods are also herbs that are also remedies to help your body fight infections.  And one of them is GREEN ONIONS also known as SCALLIONS. Green onions (cang bai in Chinese) are acrid and warm in properties and go to the Lung and Stomach. Their basic indications […]

Chinese medicine grew from the Shamanic arts of China.  In ancient cultures of China people believed it was possible that a person could be partially or fully possessed by outside spirits called GUI (phlegm).  Since the cultural cleansing of China all notions of spirits have been purged from Chinese medicine.  Today the 5 Element Acupuncture […]

October is here and that brings to mind pumpkins and Halloween…and GHOSTS! The ancient Chinese spoke of possession by demons and ghosts.  Some speculate that the Chinese were talking about the spirit word and others think this was their way of speaking of addictions, mental illness and epilepsy. The 13 Ghost Points come from Sun Si-Miao, […]