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On productivity, grieving, staying sane, and having fun during quarantine

Featured, Lifestyle, Other, Recent / By Fannie

How are you doing in this strange universe of social distancing? Since the clinic went on hiatus about six weeks ago, I have been surprisingly “busy” despite not having a clinical schedule: catching up on administrative work, making meals, going for long walks with Milo, learning to make cafe mochas, and finally binge-watching Picard* and …

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Staying sane while social distancing

Featured, Lifestyle, Medicine, Recent / By Fannie

Move Take a walk outside (observe 6 ft distance from other people). Join online exercise classes for free. Meditate Headspace, Calm and Insight Timer are really good apps for learning or supporting a meditation practice. Shine is specifically focused on calming anxiety and stress. Help out Looking out for others takes the focus off ourselves …

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Allergies and precautions amidst a pandemic

Featured, Other, Recent / By Fannie

Sneezed or coughed in public lately? (Yes. My spring allergies have started.) How many dirty looks did you get? (I’ve stopped counting. Pro tip: if you’re Asian, you can clear a larger area with one cough. Since most of the gatherings I was planning to attend have been called off, I might try this the …

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Movement as medicine

Featured, Lifestyle, Medicine, Other, Recent / By Fannie

About three months ago, I joined a great local gym called Durbrow Performance Training (also owned by a female entrepreneur!) in East Somerville. It’s not a traditional gym with treadmills and weight machines. Instead, I sign up for classes to do personal training programs in a group setting. It’s been a terrific experience! My body is …

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Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies

Acupuncture, Featured, Food cures, Lifestyle, Recent / By Fannie

The warm weather is finally here and with it, the promise of summer. I’m keeping my local honey and apple cider vinegar close by to hold off spring allergies. (I haven’t taken an antihistamine in two years.) I also find myself telling everyone about my “tonic” over and over again, so let me share the recipe: …

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Acupuncture at Bicycles Battling Cancer 2016

Acupuncture, Featured / By Fannie

Last June 9th, I was getting my Tour de France on with our friends at the 2016 Bicycles Battling Cancer (BBC) charity event. For the 7th year in a row, my husband and his teammates rode 30, 70, and 100 miles to raise money for the American Cancer Society. When Vincenzo Nibali won the Tour …

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6 practical tips to avoid catching a cold

Acupuncture, Featured, Lifestyle, Medicine, Recent / By Fannie

Did you know that marathon runners are the human equivalent of a “perfect storm” when it comes to catching colds? A long-distance runner’s body doesn’t know that this is an endurance event – it presumes they must be running from a bear, so the body suppresses the immune system to conserve resources for this life-threatening situation. (You …

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Tendon lotion is ready for prime time

4 Comments / Chinese Herbs, Featured, Topical remedies / By Fannie

Tendon lotion is a topical liniment formulated for those pesky, chronic injuries that take a long time to heal. Like that ankle you twisted a year ago that’s still kind of sore. Or that tendonitis that lingers like an unwanted guest in your wrist. The problem with tendon- and ligament-related injuries is that these parts …

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Water Lily Room Healing Space for Healing

A space for healing has opened

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Featured, Medicine / By Fannie

Friends and family, take note: the clinic space* I’ve been working on is finally ready! Beginning in May, you can make an appointment for Monday and Wednesday evenings 7-9pm and Saturday 10a-3p. Email, text or call me to set a date – or help me test my online appointment scheduler – I would love your feedback …

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On productivity, grieving, staying sane, and having fun during quarantine

Allergies and precautions amidst a pandemic

Movement as medicine

Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies

Acupuncture at Bicycles Battling Cancer 2016

6 practical tips to avoid catching a cold

Tendon lotion is ready for prime time

A space for healing has opened

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