I see a lot of women and couples wanting to get pregnant. Acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular for it, because it’s a gentle, natural, and relaxing way to improve fertility. I can’t help but reflect that acupuncture is a celebration of life. It gently encourages the body to be ...
Summer is officially over on September 23. Boo! The days are shorter, warmth leaks away faster. Soon my tank tops will be tucked away and scarves taken out of retirement. But I’m not ready for the carefree, easy days of l’été à Paris...
As an acupuncturist I’m constantly looking for new ways to help people get in touch with and heal their bodies. As an expat Parisian, I’m also always on the hunt for fun/hip/rewarding activities in our beautiful city. Sometimes the two collide and when they ...
Paris, pastries, and pollution Do you have a run-down immune system? You’ve been sick with unusual frequency, fatigue is high, maybe your runny nose is keeping Lotus Tissues in business. I call it “First Year in Paris Syndrome.” Part of it is undoubtedly the international germs ...
One of my patients brought me a tomato plant recently—a beautiful, leafy thing about a foot and a half high, smelling like a garden. I put it in the window box to bask in the sun. The next day when I opened the shades mental alarm bells started ...
Coming from Florida, aptly nicknamed the Sunshine State (that’s roughly 250 days a year of shorts, flip-flops, and a good tan), I just can’t get enough of the sun. When cloudy Parisian skies deign to let it through, I beam like a lighthouse. Par contre when the gray days stretch on and on I shrivel like the jealous heart of ...