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 you’re ...
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 ...
I never tried acupuncture before I met Hayley a few months ago. I heard that it was good for back pains, so it was something I wanted to try when I was preggers. However I never found anyone who spoke English, and there was no way someone was sticking pins into me if there was a communication issue. To be honest, ...
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 ...