Surviving Coronavirus as an Extrovert I am an acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon. My clinic has been closed for a week and a half so far, and it feels like it’s been a month. Like many of you, I am an … Read More
The Harsh Facts about this Year’s Flu The 2017/18 flu season is just beginning, but it is already making an impact. The last severe season we had was the 2014-15 season, when the flu hit epidemic rates. As of the … Read More
How to build stamina and plan ahead for the year of the fire monkey. The Fire Monkey is an adventurous and high-energy animal, and that is what is in store for the Chinese New Year of 2016. The monkey is … Read More
As a Portland acupuncturist and practitioner of functional nutrition, I start at the root — the very most basic part of controlling inflammation — your diet. Rule Number One to decrease inflammation is to Eat Real Food. Now that you’ve … Read More
*This is the first in a three-part thyroid series in which local Portland acupuncturist Erin Brockmeyer will address the prevalence of thyroid disease, the truth about Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and the implications of thyroid disease on your health. Each of these … Read More