Summertime in Chicago

Did you know acupuncture could help with?

* any kind of pain, acute or chronic
* high stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia
* hypertension
* allergic rhinitis and sore throats
* headaches
* PMS, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and painful periods

When you refer a new patient you get $10 off your next treatment!

If you’re curious, this is part of a longer list provided by the World Health Organization. You can read more about it here: WHO Diseases and Disorders that Can Be Treated with Acupuncture

Chinese Medicine Tips for Summer

Summertime is the yang time of the year (as it gets hotter and lighter out) and it is good to remember that our health needs change with the seasons.

This summer take care to stay hydrated. Along with water, it is good to enjoy yummy summer fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors. Watermelon is especially good at hydrating and cooling the body and is useful on very hot, humid days. Apples, limes and lemon are cooling too, and adding a little lemon or lime juice to water can help quench thirst and improve hydration.

It is a good time to eat lightly cooked or steamed foods and less food in general. Heavy foods on hot, humid days can cause sluggishness and lethargy. Combat this with salads, sprouts, cucumber and cooling teas such as peppermint, chrysanthemum, and chamomile.

If you’d like to learn more about eating with the seasons and Chinese Medicine, please investigate Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford (source of the information above). This book is a fantastic resource on food as medicine.

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Many thanks to those attending our open house! It was great to have you.

Yours in health,
Monique Wheeler, L.Ac.
312-320-1968
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