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Happy First Day of Spring!

3/20/2017

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Welcome today is the Vernal Equinox, better known as the First Day of Spring. Finally the sun is out more and the flowers are blooming. Spring is here. It’s the perfect time to take a walk in the beautiful Bay Area neighborhoods and hiking trails. Moderate exercise is key this season to better overall health. Spring is the ideal time to balance the Liver. The Liver is the body’s largest organ and its key function includes making, cleansing and filtering blood to eliminate toxins. In Chinese Medicine, the Liver’s energetic qualities are responsible for the easy flow of blood, energy and emotions throughout the body, mind and spirit.

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Eating foods in season are always beneficial since it is Nature that provides us with these nutrients to keep us healthy. Green spring veggies and pungent foods like cabbage, spring onions, ginger, mint, horseradish and black pepper are recommended. When the Liver heat is present symptoms include anger, impatience, headaches, dizziness and high blood pressure. Eating sour and bitter foods which is yin and cooling will also greatly benefit the Liver by contracting, firming and drying the organ. This will strengthen tendons, improve bladder control, hemorrhoids and prolapsed conditions. Try grapefruit, lemon and dandelion greens.

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Staying healthy this season include moderate exercise, eating fresh and pungent foods, letting go of the old (Spring cleaning spiritually) and drinking lots of water.

If you are feeling out of balance, it may also help to get a Spring Rejuvenation Acupuncture Treatment. There are 14 acupuncture points in the body that directly affect the Liver and a treatment can help to release blockages of Qi and blood in order to restore our balance with the season.

To your good health and happiness,

Best Wishes,

Marti

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Simone Odom
3/22/2017 02:51:58 pm

Have been treating with Marti for almost 20 years! Her acupuncture keeps me balanced, healthy and zen!

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    Marti Lee Kennedy L.Ac., O.M.D.

    Marti Lee Kennedy, director of The Ashby Center of Complementary Medicine in Berkeley, CA, is a pioneer in the practice of Chinese Medicine in the United States.

    As an acupuncturist with foundations in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she focuses on fertility, pregnancy and post-pregnancy challenges.

    Dr. Kennedy believes that the integration of mind, body and spirit is the most important part of her work. 

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