by Melissa Roxas | Jul 13, 2023 | Feature, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Traditional Chinese medicine
Last night when we were reading bedtime stories, my 9 year old son was asking about how poems are structured and his dad read him a sonnet from Shakespeare. This morning I woke up thinking of another favorite poem of mine by Robert Frost called “The Road Not Taken”...
by Melissa Roxas | Jun 7, 2023 | Acupuncture, Feature, Traditional Chinese medicine, Women's Health
Hormone imbalance is one of the most common concerns that women come to me for in the clinic. Whether it’s fatigue, anxiety, mood swings, period problems like irregular periods and heavy periods, migraines, or memory and concentration issues, women are seeking...
by Melissa Roxas | Apr 2, 2023 | Inspiration, Mindfulness, Traditional Chinese medicine
In East Asian Medicine, the pathway to vital health and longevity is to cultivate the physical and spiritual substances in the body called the Three Treasures: Jing, Qi, and Shen. Jing is our life essenceQi is our life forceShen is our spirit Jing, our life essence,...
by Melissa Roxas | Mar 22, 2023 | Inspiration, Women's Health
Perimenopause is a natural phase of a woman’s life that usually begins in your 40s or 50s, marking the transition to menopause. Unfortunately, this phase of life is often stigmatized in our culture, and women can feel devalued and marginalized as they experience...
by Melissa Roxas | Jun 8, 2022 | Food as Medicine, Herbal medicine, Stress Relief
“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember” – Shakespeare, Hamlet Rosemary has been a beloved herb since ancient times, used for its culinary and medicinal properties. It symbolizes remembrance, friendship and love. Rosemary is probably...
