On the first day of the school, Socrates said to his students, “Today we are going to do only one thing.   You first swing your arm forward and then backward.” He demonstrated to his students how to do it.  And then he asked, “From today, you have to do 300 times of arm swings everyday, can you do it?”  Everybody laughed because they thought this to be too easy.  One year later, Socrates asked his students how they were doing with their daily exercise of arm swing, there was only one person who persisted.  This was Plato, who became one of the most famous philosophers in history.

You know that you need to exercise to keep yourself fit, but do you know that the Stomach and the Spleen system provides you with the energy to go exercise? You are working hard to lose weight; do you know that if you protect your Stomach and Spleen systems, they will help you to achieve the goal? And you want to have more energy and strong immunity; do you know that your Spleen and Stomach can take care of that for you if you take good care of your them?

It’s the end of the June already, but summer seems to play the game of hide and seek with us. It’s here for a day and gone for a week. Most days we are stuck with the rain and grayness of the winter. A girl friend that caught a cold told me “I really felt like wearing my leather jacket today, but it’s the end of June, so I put on my summer clothes instead… It’s so cold…” Remember the warm winter we had? And the nasty flu going around after that? This summer doesn’t seem to be like the usual summer, so how do you take care of yourself to avoid feeling under the weather?

In this newsletter, I will show you some signs and symptoms that your tongue tries to communicate to you about your body’s imbalance.  When you pay attention, take action, you can help prevent many conditions such as anxiety attack, heart problems, digestive problems, low immunity, arthritis etc… or have them treated before they become a serious problem.

Do you want to lose those extra pounds that seem so hard to shed?  Do you want to have an acute mental capacity and abundant energy?  Do you want to stay healthy and feel great?

Then you need to get rid of your Phlegm.

Do you want to feel full of energy? To sleep deep and sound? Do you want to enjoy your life more with a sense of ease and peace? To have a better digestion and elimination? Spring is the time of renewal. It’s this constant renewal that ensures growth and health.  Stagnation creates toxins that poison your body and your life.

We take television remotes for granted, but to a newcomer they are miraculous devices — you push a button here and pictures and sound come out there! Similarly, the relationship between acupuncture points and symptom relief can appear equally magical to the uninitiated.

Thank you all for your support in the past year. In the New Year, Turning Point Newsletter will become monthly Newsletter! Please write to me and let me know what topic you would like to know about. I love to hear from you!

Is stress affecting you? If you are a man, look down your belly and see if you have a “spare tire”: that’s one of the manifestations of stress. If you a woman and you find your husband or boyfriend drives you crazy even though you know you love him, you need to take stress into consideration. Chronic high or low-grade stress can do many nasty things to you. September to November is “busting stress” season here at Turning Point.

Welcome to the new year newsletter from TurningPointAcupuncture.ca!

Happy New Year! After we let go of 2008 we can welcome and embrace 2009. Are you busy making your new year’s resolutions?

Welcome to the autumn newsletter from TurningPointAcupuncture.ca!

Fall is the season of harvest and letting go. After a fruit has ripened on the tree, it falls to the ground. In Chinese Medicine, the season fall corresponds to the Lungs Organ System. The function of Lungs demonstrates to us the quintessential relationship of receiving and letting go. Can you imagine holding your breath for 10 minutes? It is this moment-to-moment letting go of the old and taking in the fresh allows us to be alive and to thrive.

Welcome to the summer newsletter from TurningPointAcupuncture.ca!

As the season warms, I'm turning my thoughts to the Fire element of Chinese Medicine, and to the Heart organ system. Do you want to have a healthy heart? Do you want to sleep well? Do you want to enjoy intimate relationships? Do you want to have more joy in your life? Do you know these all related with the Heart system and the element of Fire?