If you’re heading to the slopes this season, you probably have long car rides ahead of you. Once you arrive at the mountain, but before you get those boots on, consider doing a dynamic warm up to get ready for the day. The following activities can be done standing, so no need to get onto cold ground or a dirty floor.  

In Chinese Medicine, we compare the digestive system to a pot of boiling water that needs to cook any food or drink we ingest before transporting the nutrients to our cells or transforming it to waste. If we’re consistently eating cold or raw food, especially during the winter months, this weakens the digestive fire’s ability to cook the food before transforming and transporting it.

Once upon a time, when John graduated from Eastern Medical School, we moved to Maine.  Back in 2001, acupuncturists were rarely hired into positions, but most expected to open their own practices.  We opened Jade April 1, 2001 on 195 Congress St on Munjoy Hill.  John started working full time to build an acupuncture practice in our 600 square foot, 3 treatment room office.  We had a small waiting area and office with an herbal pharmacy.  At the time, our rent was $750/month and we had no idea if there would be patients to support our practice.