(Originally published in 2021; Updated in 2025) We have just gone through an unparalleled year of severe stress with the pandemic. Many have lost their jobs or have had threats to their livelihoods as a result of bankruptcies, layoffs, sudden health challenges and various government mandates. The end result of all these stressful situations has […]

“Life can be hard sometimes” is a sentiment many people share. It’s only in recent years that this sentiment has been taken seriously and given a form. The awareness of clinical depression is at an all-time high, with clear signs helping professionals diagnose and treat those who can’t muster the energy not just to survive […]

Depression is a form of human suffering associated with many symptoms. Not everyone diagnosed with depression by a medical doctor has all these symptoms, but most will have some combination of the following complaints: – chronic low energy or lethargy; feelings of sadness, guilt or worthlessness; – inability to concentrate; short-term memory impairment; – inability […]

Depression is a very broad subject. It involves the human body and mind (and spirit). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the body, mind and spirit cannot be separated. Depression can cause: • Body discomfort, such as tightness, pain (tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative disease such as bone spurs), even the immune system (auto immune […]

Madeline, a middle-aged woman diagnosed with mild depression, felt worse during the winter months. It started with the anticipation of the obligatory family get-togethers during Christmas. She grew up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic and abusive father. Christmas was a time when the old feelings of shame and guilt resurfaced, causing anxiety and […]

WALKING HELPS TO PREVENT HEART FAILURE A new study found that walking for at least 40 minutes, several times per week, at an average-to-fast pace may reduce risk heart failure risk among post-menopausal women by 25%. The benefit appears to be consistent regardless of body weight. About 6.5 million adults have heart failure, a condition […]

How Depression, Anger, and Grief Are Linked to Blockages in the Meridians Depression is a very broad subject, and it involves the entire human body, mind, and spirit.  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the body, mind, and spirit cannot be separated. Therefore, depression can affect us on more than one level: 1. Body discomfort […]

Are you stressed out?  Chronically tired? Allergies getting worse instead of better?  Catching one infection after the next despite a good diet?  Premature menopause? Most working adults are dealing with more emails, texts, and other computer and cell phone pressures than ever before. Working moms and other caregivers often feel like they are on call […]

Taking prescription antidepressants, downing a couple bottles of booze, shooting up or sniffing street drugs – all of these can ultimately let loose an invisible Sorcerer’s Apprentice going wild inside the body’s chemical laboratory. Depending on personal history, biochemical individuality, and genetic predisposition, the addiction to legal drugs prescribed by a doctor, cocaine from the […]