My favorite morning muffin: ¼ cup Chia seeds 1 cup mashed banana ½ cup almond flour ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. Himalayan crystal salt ¼ cup maple syrup or ¼ tsp. stevia 1 cup frozen blueberries ½ cup flax seed 1 tbs. lemon juice water or almond milk Place flax seed and…
Fascial Acupuncture & Rejuvenation Cosmetic Acupuncture is a powerful method to rejuvenate signs of skin aging and wrinkles. It also releases stress, and brings back a youthful glow. We often hold a lot of tension in our face, and the Facial Acupuncture treatment helps to release stress from the whole system. We treat the body…
How and why Acupuncture helps Lower Back Pain: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes Herbal Medicine is amazing and powerfully supports Lower Back Pain. There are many reasons in TCM, why we can get of balance and the lower back may weaken or become painful and inflamed. Lets look at some of…
Moving gently through the Holidays! Many people use acupuncture for stress reduction and even those who don’t admit to or notice stress in their lives report a greater sense of lightness and evenness to their moods after having acupuncture. During the holiday season, many of us could benefit from the stress-reduction benefits of acupuncture. Acupuncture…
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine can be very effective in treatments of skin conditions. Treatments can provide quick relief for acute symptoms and significant and lasting relief from recurrent or chronic skin conditions. The skin reflects and reacts to imbalances within the body’s internal landscape and the effects of the environment. Internal disharmonies caused by strong…
Arthritis Relief Most people are familiar with the term arthritis, which may conjure up images of twisted, knobby fingers or achy knees, but did you know there are over 100 different types of arthritis? For many people, arthritis pain and inflammation cannot be avoided as the body ages. In fact, most people over the age…
Claudia shares how Traditional Chinese Medicine can help anxiety In my early twenties I had my first panic attack—I was at a concert with some friends and suddenly I couldn’t hear anything. I felt light headed and it seemed like everyone in the crowd was staring directly at me. I had to consciously…
Releasing Stress from your Life As a normal part of life, stress enables us to get things done. If left unmanaged, stress can lead to emotional, psychological, and even physical problems. Stress causes a disruption in the flow of vital energy, or Qi, through the body. These energetic imbalances can throw off the immune system…
What is Andropause? Andropause is often called male menopause, and this is but it’s more than the male equivalent to it because it comes with its own symptoms, causes, as well as patterns of onset. Andropause refers to a process that a man undergoes when his body produces fewer male hormones (androgens). Testosterone is the…
Acupuncture for Integrative Oncology Support The American Cancer Society has reported that half of all men and a third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Although there are many forms of cancer, all forms of the disease begin with abnormal cells that grow out of control. …
Issues impacting Women’s Health Everyone wants to be healthy in order to enjoy a sense of well-being and have the best quality of life possible. Oriental medicine has always addressed the special needs of women throughout their lives. Women are more susceptible than men to certain health conditions, which can make it more challenging…
This year it is predicted that there will be 1 billion colds and 95 million cases of the flu in the United States alone. While the misery of cold and flu season might be inevitable, one thing is changing: where we look for relief. The easiest way to protect against the flu is to…
Enhance Your Emotional Wellness: The upcoming holiday season can be filled with a dizzying array of demands, visitors, travel and frantic shopping trips. For many people, it is also a time filled with sadness, self-reflection, loneliness and anxiety. Compound the usual seasonal pressures with economic strain, and you may find this to be one…
Treating Autoimmune Disease Over 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, thyroid disease, Addison’s disease, pernicious anemia, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. Due to the complexity of treating autoimmune disorders, integrative medicine solutions including…
Men’s Leading Health Concerns Acupuncture and Oriental medicine have been used to treat men’s health concerns for thousands of years and are growing in popularity. The reason for this growth in popularity is that many health issues that men face, such as high blood pressure,prostrate problems and depression, respond extremely well to acupuncture treatments. Primary…
MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS At some point in life everyone deals with major upheavals or emotional distress. These events can trigger a host of unexpected feelings and behaviors from depression and panic attacks to major disruptions in sleep and eating. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine can alleviate symptoms associated with mental health issues in treating…
Why do we become toxic and do need to Cleanse Our Body? Environmental toxins: Such as plastic water bottles, pesticides, hairspray, deodorant, blush, hair dye, etc, can slowly poison our system. These toxins can lead to estrogen dominance and through our hormonal balance off center. Than we get chronically stressed and maybe cannot sleep well.…
Ingredients Epsom salts: 4 tablespoons Olive oil: half cup Fresh pink grapefruit: 3 or 4 large, enough to squeeze 1 cup juice. Hot wash twice first and dry each time. Ornithine: 4 to 8, to be sure you can sleep. Don’t skip this or you may have the worst night of your life! Large…
Purification, also known as detoxification, can help you remove natural toxins from your body and help maintain a healthy weight. We are exposed to toxins from our environment every day, including pollutants, pesticides and chemicals. Internally our bodies produce waste byproducts as a result of a normal metabolic function. Although your body is designed to rid itself of these toxins naturally, it can become overburdened. Purification offers your body additional support to expel toxins and help you to loose weight, which is important to maintain your health and vitality.
Toxins can contribute to a wide range of symptoms, such as:
“Easy Menopause Bread” This Bread is 95% fat free – no fat is added, as this is provided by the nuts and seeds Ingredients: Makes 7 slices 1 cup spelt flour 1 cup millet flour 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup flaxseed ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup pumpkin seeds ½ cup sesame seeds ½…
After doing some research and observing my clients for the last two month I realized, that “Fukushima” has some effect here on our wellbeing. We are exposed right now to a high radiation. Symptoms that I see in my practice and what I found out through research are the following. You may feel very fatigued, without reason, flue like symptoms…
Adrenal Fatigue and how to fight it Claudia Weitkemper, L.Ac., O.M.D. – Naturopath – RN 510-978-3444 Why are we often tired and exhausted? It is a combination of many factors in our lives, form diet to life style, exposure to toxins through our environment and stress. All these factors coming together can deplete our…
Healthy Detox Diet NATURAL HEALING WAYS Claudia Weitkemper, L.Ac., O.M.D. – Naturopath – RN 510-978-3444 Eat twice as many vegetables than fruit. Very important! 50% or more should be raw. If not raw, it can be lightly steamed or stir-fried over low heat. By and eat organic if you can, because of higher nutrient content…
The main purpose of Abyangha or Oil massage as part of the Ayurvedic daily routine is to assist in preventing the accumulation of toxins (AMA) and to lubricate and promote flexibility of the muscles, tissues and joints. The classical texts of Ayurveda indicate that daily oil massage promotes the softness and luster of the skin,…
Winter is here, and with it lots of wet weather. How appropriate that Chinese Medicine, the element associated with winter is water and its organs are the Kidneys. Most people I ask about their water intake say they know they should drink more water, but don’t. In Chinese Medicine, there is no standard answer to…