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It's Cold! It's Hot! It's Spring Tune-up Time!
It's hot in the sun, cold in the shade and chilly when the breeze blows. What can you do to protect yourself from these unpredictable...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Apr 101 min read
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Acupuncture Is Deeply Relaxing. Here Is Why That Matters.
Acupuncture can have some surprising outcomes!

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Nov 17, 20244 min read
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Acupuncture Doesn't Work!
Acupuncture helps most people with most conditions, so why do you hear that it doesn't work? Read on!

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Jul 16, 20245 min read
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Be Healthy thru the Seasons - It's Spring!
This is spring. Tumultuous and variable while slowly, yet persistently, awakening us out of our winter slumber.

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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What is acupuncture and how does it work? Answers to commonly asked questions.
What is Acupuncture? Answers to commonly asked questions. How does acupuncture work? Does acupuncture hurt? Can acupuncture help me?

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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How often, and for how long, do I need to get acupuncture treatments?
This is probably one of the most commonly raised questions when people enquire about Asian Medicine. As a society, we are so used to...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Happy New Year of the Dragon!*
In Chinese astrology, zodiacs are done by the year, rather than by the month. February 10, 2024 marks the beginning of the year of the...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Staying Well with the Seasons - Winter Health - Part II
As mentioned in Winter Health Part I , protecting primordial chi  is one of the key ways to preserve vitality and promote longevity....

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Air Travel Survival - Arrive Healthy!
Whether for vacation, or the dreaded and not-so-dreaded family obligations, traveling can be taxing on your mental and physical health....

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Staying Healthy thru the Seasons - Late Summer
Often associated with back to school, late summer, also known as ‘Indian Summer’, is the fifth season in Chinese Medicine cosmology. It...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Staying Well with the Seasons - Winter Health - Part I
Asian Medicine looks toward the elements for guidance on how to live more harmoniously with the natural world. Each season affords us...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Happy New Year of the Rabbit!
In Chinese astrology, zodiacs are done by the year, rather than by the month. January 22, 2023 marks the beginning of the year of the...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Jan 22, 20233 min read
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Thanksgiving Indulgence Rescue
We know what we are in for on Thursday – Food, food and more food! Growing up in a traditional Italian family, our holiday meals lasted...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Autumn Energy - Stay Healthy through the Seasons
If you are like me, you are feeling the affects of the shorter days and cooler temperatures. As humans, we are microcosms of the greater...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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There is More to Your Pumpkin than Just a Pretty Face!
Your knife is poised, you’re ready to pierce the skin, to cut open the crown of orange flesh that you so carefully picked out. If you...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Summer Health II - Living Healthy through the Seasons.
We’re in the heat of summer and it’s even hotter in the kitchen, who wants to cook? Instead, we rely more on uncooked and chilled foods....

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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The Chinese Clock – How to Live in Harmony with Each Day
We've all heard it’s unhealthy to eat late into the evening, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. But were you aware that this...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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Octogenarian Massage
Betty is an octogenarian. She is the mother of one of my oldest friends, Susan. And she is suffering from the later stages of dementia....

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
May 19, 20222 min read
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Springtime - Staying Healthy Through the Seasons
Winter was all about stillness and the deep yin energy (receptive, dark, quiet, nighttime, moon, downward flow, and mysterious). Now,...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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Living Healthy with the Seasons - Spring
Cold and dreary one day. Warm and sunny the next. Followed by wind and rain the next. This is spring. Tumultuous and variable while...

Angela Grasso, Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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