Seasonal

Spring allergy dog

Clearer Eyes and Easier Breath

Do you have seasonal allergies? There’s a cruel irony to spring — the season that finally pulls us back outside is the same one that makes being outside miserable for millions of people. But before we reach for the antihistamines, there are some genuinely effective ways to reduce pollen load and get through the season …

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Emergency chicken spup recipe for Winter season

Emergency Chicken Soup: Healing in a Bowl

by Dr. Tiffany Hoyt, DAOM, M.Ac., M.CHM, Dipl. O.M. For over two decades, Dr. Tiffany Hoyt has practiced all branches of Chinese Medicine at GWCIM, offering a holistic approach deeply rooted in Asian healing philosophy, culture, and life practices. She is accepting new patients for acupuncture, herbal medicine, Chinese nutrition, Qi Gong, and other modalities. …

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Cod soup

Winter recipe from Dr. Tiffany Hoyt, LAc

Eat, Don’t Drink Your Liquids In February, the cold days are still short, and the nights feel dark and long. However, the year has completed the bottom half of the yin cycle and is now ascending as the yang increases. While we still desire and need to rest, we sense a shift in Nature’s mood.Chinese …

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