Kingfield Community AcupunctureHere’s a link to a good article on the treatment of infertility with acupuncture.
In my experience: in most cases whenever possible, utilizing Chinese Medicine herbal formulas, in addition to acupuncture treatments, may further increase the chances of success in not only attaining pregnancy, but carrying a baby to term.
Due to a scheduling conflict (my son’s holiday concert), Eileen will be treating patients on Friday December 20th, at the usual time. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
This is a note going out to everyone who is hoping to attend KCA this Wednesday evening.
Christian will be starting the session about 30 minutes late, but will extend the closing time, if necessary.
So, this Wednesday 11/13 KCA treatments start at 6 pm instead of 5:30.
Also, please pass the word to your friends about KCA – Eileen and I love our patients and all the support you’ve given us!
I will also write a post to update everyone about the Thanksgiving week schedule soon.
Thank you!
Christian
My wonderful wife first made this cake while living in California after discovering the tasty treats former Chez Panisse pastry chef David Lebovitz writes about in his wonderful books. The ginger flavor is intense, and the cake itself exceptionally moist.
Click the picture below to go to Epicurious.com for the full recipe.
This pairs well with a lemon curd, especially curd made from Meyer lemons if you can get them. We had an “improved” Meyer lemon tree in our Oakland back yard – we sure do miss it! Try David’s “Improved Meyer lemon curd” recipe from his website.
Even though this is a dessert and should be consumed only on occasion (as my clients know I suggest), this cake has a few ingredients that are beneficial from a Chinese dietary therapy standpoint. Generally, this cake has warming qualities that are excellent for Fall and Winter temperatures (especially here in Minnesota!).
Here are some more specifics on the components of the cake:
This combination of herbs helps warm the body, especially the Stomach, Spleen and Kidneys. This can be helpful for issues such as impotence, cold hands/feet, low body temperature, frequent colds, nausea/vomiting, period pain, vaginal discharge and other issues. This cake is perfect for the coldest of Minnesota’s winter days.
In looking for a way to make this recipe gluten-free, I found these options for flours to substitute in the recipe. There are a few flours out there that have been getting great reviews for matching consistency and flavor of gluten flours, some of which I’ll list here:
Cooqi cake & pastry flour – costs a little more, but the organic ingredients are a plus!
King Arthur gluten free mix – has good texture qualities and costs a little less
Trader Joe’s gluten free mix – gluten-free cookbook author Nicole Hunn thinks this may be King Arthur gluten-free flour repackaged
I haven’t tried this recipe using gluten free flour yet, but when I do I’ll post back here and let you all know how it turned out!
Please try this recipe and let me know what you think!
Update: here’s a photo of a mini ginger cake my wife made last night in a mini Bundt cake form (yay @NordicWare) for a bake sale today)
Sorry for the late notice! There will be no treatments tonight, Oct 21. We will be back on Wednesday at 5:30pm.
The Huffington Post published an article in response to yet another Medical Doctor sharing his belief that acupuncture is worthless.
Dr. Jingduan Yang, a 5th generation Chinese medicine specialist, wrote a response that I think may help promote the understanding that acupuncture; with its long historical use and support relatively recently from national and international organizations such as the AMA, NIH and WHO; may be effective for a number of different health concerns. It may not be for everyone, but then again, Western medicine doesn’t help everyone either. To be sure, skeptics of acupuncture / TCM and Western medicine all exist!
My feeling is, practitioners of both of these health care systems (and other systems as well) have something of value to bring to those people who come to us for help. Let’s work together using our respective paradigms and help our patients be well!
and decide for yourself…
I’ve been noticing a very distinctive white and blue Smart car on 46th street the last few days. There’s a Car2Go spot at Solomon’s Porch!
While looking for recipes to help our patients eat healthy, and save money and time doing it, I ran across this link to an article on the “Plant Based on a Budget” site via the Slow Food USA Facebook feed.
This article written by RBG Fit Club’s Stic
(half of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez) discusses eating well on a budget, which is helpful for anyone trying to incorporate more veggies and other healthful foods in their diet. All of the suggestions in his post are common sense, but it’s helpful to hear them over and over until it’s part of your daily life!
Check out for easy, tasty recipes and fun with veggies!
Autumn is here! The temperatures are dipping at night and there is a cool breeze in the air.
Help prevent colds and flu by clicking on the illustration below for an article that gives you specific acupoints to press to increase your immunity.
Have questions? Stop by and we can help you locate the points (we’ll even mark them!).
1 of the four points to boost immunity!Here’s a website with many details about traditional Chinese Dietary principles, recipes, and help with cooking techniques.
PLEASE NOTE: The author sells herbs from the site, but ask us about the higher quality, pesticide and heavy metals tested herbs we can get for you from a source we trust – Spring Wind Herbs, Inc. in Berkeley, CA.
Fall is typically a dry season. Here is a sample recipe from the website, to address dryness of the lungs. This recipe uses American Ginseng, which is an expensive ingredient and usually highly treated with pesticides. A good substitute is dang shen 党参, which we currently have in stock along with the red dates – just ask us about it!!! Add your favorite veggies to make a stew or soup about 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time (step #2).
Another version of this soup that tonifies Qi, nourishes Blood, and is also moistening to the internal organs is a mixture of dang shen-codonopsis 党参, hong zao-red date 红枣, gou qi zi-lycium (chinese wolfberry)枸杞子, dang gui – angelica sinensis 当归, and shan yao-dioscorea 山药.