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Chinese Herbal Medicine, Food, Nutrition

Make a Better Breakfast with Healing Congees

Congees have been in my orbit lately. My husband has been cooking them in our Instant Pot with duck. Beata and I were just having a conversation about making congees ...

by Six Fishes • January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Uncategorized

20.20 Ideas to Help the World be Better in 2020

I first published this blog in 2017, focusing on New Year’s Resolutions. Upon revisiting it, I still feel it’s relevant. Community involvement and activism are more crucial than ever. I ...

by Six Fishes • January 17, 2020January 23, 2020

Chinese Medicine, Food, Nutrition

Take 2 Nuts and Call me in the Morning

Cara O. Frank, L.OM. At our practice, we treat many couples struggling with fertility, recurrent miscarriage, hypothyroidism, and cancer. Recently, I was treating a patient, and we were talking about ...

by Six Fishes • January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine

Don’t just do something- sit there! New Year’s reflections…

Note: I originally wrote this New Years Blog last year for 2019. I’ve updated it for 2020 It’s a New Year, and for many of us, including myself, our thoughts ...

by Six Fishes • December 29, 2019January 8, 2020

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine

Got a Cold? Chinese Medicine to the Rescue!!

In our practice, patients often call to reschedule their appointments because they are sick. They are worried about coming to the office and exposing us to their germs. They may ...

by Six Fishes • December 9, 2019January 17, 2020

Food

9 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy and Balanced this Holiday

Pie. Cookies. Cheese from across the world. Chocolate. Eggnog. Champagne. The holiday season is filled with good food and indulgence. We eat and drink with friends and loved ones to ...

by Six Fishes • December 1, 2019December 1, 2019

Academic Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Women's Health

Thoughts on the Treatment of Estrogen Dominance with TCM

Cara O. Frank, L.OM. Several years ago, Jill Blakeway wrote an excellent article discussing how Chinese medicine understands and treats perimenopausal estrogen dominance. In it, she articulated Li Dong-yuan’s yin fire theory, which organizes ...

by Six Fishes • November 23, 2019November 23, 2019

Academic Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized

Case Study: The Treatment of Bells Palsy with Chinese Medicine

By Cara O. Frank, L.OM. The following is an excerpt from my book TCM Case Studies: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders. The full chapter with comparison cases and more ...

by Six Fishes • November 18, 2019

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Acupuncture is your best ally during Cancer Care

Acupuncture is popular for the treating of health complaints such as back pain, migraines, and infertility, to name just a few. What many may not know is how helpful acupuncture ...

by Six Fishes • November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Food

The Best Dessert in the World

Let’s be clear: I am not a dessert person. My sweet tooth is minimal, but this one- I’m powerless to restrain myself. I’ve shared this every year around holiday time. ...

by Six Fishes • November 1, 2019

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