Traditional Chinese Medicine

If you are considering ordering the following supplements online, I would advise you to stay away from Amazon, as they do not guarantee the authenticity of their products. Instead, I would direct [...]

Chinese medicine is, at its core, a preventive medicine. Many Chinese medicine texts begin by giving guidelines on how to stay healthy before addressing how to treat disease. Here are some ideas [...]

Diet is an important aspect of maintaining your health in Chinese and Western medicine. Sometimes they have different ideas about how to accomplish that and often they overlap. Chinese medicine [...]

Did you know that Chinese medicine recommends consuming your vegetables as salad only in summer? We also put faster cooking methods, like blanching and stir-frying, in the same hot weather [...]

Happy New Year! Are you coming out of your holiday haze? Please drop by my new office this Saturday, January 11 from 9AM to noon for a Mindful Morning! We’ll help you recuperate from the [...]

You heard the rumblings. You’ve seen the paint swatches on social media. It’s time to announce that on October 15, 2019, Pure Joy Acupuncture has a new home! 750 Las Gallinas, Suite [...]

Please join me at wonderful no-cost events in the coming weeks! Mindful Morning this Thursday, October 3rd at 10AM. Mari of Pilates by Mari will lead us through a short mat class. Rotate between [...]

Our first Mindful Morning was such a success that Sally Sauvignon of Beautycounter and I are excited to bring it back. Join us Thursday, March 7 at 11AM at a convenient San Rafael location [...]

Our first Mindful Morning was such a success that Sally Sauvignon of Beautycounter and I are excited to bring it back. Join us Thursday, March 7 at 11AM at a convenient San Rafael location [...]

Relax and wind down next Wednesday, October 17th at 7PM with Sally Sauvignon of Beauty Counter and I!  Head to the conference room across from my office for a cozy evening with tea, wine, and [...]