Grateful Greetings

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my amazing clients! As always, year after glorious year, I am so grateful for your business and your trust in allowing me to care for the health of you and your family. I love sharing with you my knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, massage, and herbs to help you achieve the Happiness Goodness and Wellness you deserve.

All my best wishes for a safe and happy holiday.    

Teen Athletes Win with Acupuncture

High school sports are a big part of many teens’ lives. Unfortunately, injuries from sports are also a big part of young athletes’ lives. Before treating a sports injury in a teen with surgery or other invasive procedures, I recommend trying acupuncture, massage and herbal remedies.

Acupuncture has been shown to be highly effective in treating most sports related injuries including muscular problems, chronic pain, and joint inflammation.

Learn more about how your teen can benefit from Traditional Chinese Medicine in our latest blog.

A Deep Dinner Divide

It’s that time of year, when we gather around the table and renew the debate— is green bean casserole a legitimate Thanksgiving side or just a midwestern girl’s hot dish dream?

Known for its creamy, salty, crunchy goodness, green bean casserole graces many a Thanksgiving table. There are those who dislike this contemporary holiday dish, seeing it as an intruder amongst the traditional greats like mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and cranberries.

I am in the pro-GBC camp and sing the praises of green bean casserole’s main ingredient—green beans! Although canned green beans are a little high in sodium and a little soft in texture, they retain the health benefits of fresh green beans as they are canned at the peak of the harvest. In Chinese medicine, green beans are considered sweet and neutral (not of a hot or a cold nature) and strengthen or tonify the yin aspect of the spleen and kidney. This means they aid in cooling the body by expelling heat. They are also helpful in expelling accumulated toxins as they strengthen the kidneys and make clearing inflammation from the body easier.

In Western medicine, green beans are viewed as a good source of fiber and are high in Vitamin K, a nutrient often prescribed along with Vitamin D to strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis. The bones are where the body makes blood and in TCM are under the direction of the kidneys, so West and East agree, green beans for the win! If green bean casserole isn’t for you, try Green Bean Almondine, a classic recipe for the adult table.

An Instant Classic

The Acupuncture by Andrea offices will soon by carrying a new line of herbs. Classical Pearls was founded by Dr. Heiner Fruehauf in 2008, inspired by 20 years of studies with herbal masters in China and his own clinical experience treating chronic conditions. He saw the need for herbal formulations to treat long-term health problems, and dedicated his work to the direct sourcing, preparation and production of the Classical Pearls line.

Dr Danti has immersed herself in training on this new line of medicines, with more than 40 hours of online learning to master use and prescription of Classical Pearls formulas including traditional formulas and blends of Chinese, Western and Ayervedic herbs. 

Learn more about Dr. Fruehauf and his powerful herbal formulas on his website.

Small Business Saturday is On the Way!

Did you know that 99.7% of all U.S. businesses are small businesses? We’re the foundation of the nation’s economy and you keep us going and growing! Start your holiday shopping locally and celebrate Small Business Saturday, November 25th.

Support Acupuncture by Andrea and your health and wellness goals throughout the holiday season. Shop online for massage and acupuncture gift cards, or stop by the clinic to pick up vitamins, nutritional supplements and herbal medicine.

The Mystery

A good walker leaves no tracks;

A good speaker makes no slips;

A good reckoner needs no tally.

A good door needs no lock, yet no one can open it.

Good binding requires no knots, yet no one can loosen it.

Therefore the wise take care of everyone and abandon no one.

They take care of all things and abandon nothing. This is called “following the light.”

What is a good person. The teacher of a bad person.

What is a bad person. A good person’s charge.

If the teacher is not respected, and the student not cared for,

confusions will arise, however clever one is.

This is the crux of mystery.

—Tao Te Ching