Dealing with Chronic + Acute Pain through Acupuncture
One of the biggest reasons we are so adamant about offering sliding scale services, is to create greater access to chronic and acute pain relief. We believe so strongly in the power of this medicine and we know that it is key to guiding people out of unnecessary suffering. With little to no side effects, acupuncture is proven over and over again to be safe, effective and clinically relevant for pain management. A 2016 study found that 93% of 89,000 people reported successful treatment for musculoskeletal pain, Yet only 23% of patients with chronic pain found opiates effective, according to a 2006 survey by the American Pain Foundation and a recent review found that opioids at guideline recommended doses were not effective for low back pain.
With that said, come check out Brooke at our sliding scale clinic today from 3-8 at our @shopharborside location!!
It's Harvest Time! What are you making?
It's Harvest Season! Loving this shot from @meganfaletra+ @mountainroseherbs
"Many of us are currently up to our elbows (literally!) in fall food preservation, our kitchens permeated by the smells of old family recipes or new garden goods experiments. Whether you're canning, pickling, fermenting, or freezing, there's nothing more satisfying than adding your own special blends of homegrown or lovingly selected herbs and spices to the culinary creations that will see you through the winter (and maybe beyond!). What projects are commandeering your countertops right now?
Fall Squash Season is Coming!
We're loving seeing the bounty of BOTH summer and the early fall harvest coming into the markets!
Great tips from @ancientrootsnutrition :
How you cook your food (or don't cook it) is just as important to your health as eating the right flavors of grains, pulses, produce, meat, and dairy (if you eat the last two).
According to the classics defining the theories of acupuncture and East Asian medicine, each season has an art of living that informs us how to cook or not cook our foods to best support our health during that season. Learning to follow the cooking versus non-cooking guidelines not only helps keep your body strong, it can also help you avoid illness.
#latesummer #squash #goodeats#healthyliving #healthylifestyle#homecooking #wholisticnutrition#chinesemedicine #cooked #wellness#nutrition #rootandstem #nutrition#eatyourvitamins #fallharvest
Community Acupuncture! R&R on Wednesdays + Fridays
Wishing you a happy and auspicious Friday the 13th from our @shopharborside Wellness Center!
Have you tried our Semi-Private Community Acupuncture?
Our new root + stem office is located inside of Harborside Wellness in Oakland.
*Acupuncture + beyond (Cupping and Guasha offered when recommended)
*Our difference : full service acupuncture at a lower rate
*No more than 3 clients at a time
*Our new location is inside of Oakland's Top Rated Harborside Wellness dispensary
>>>Walks in available + rates offered on a sliding scale <<<
Come check it out, and see the amazing Brooke McClelland on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 - 8pm.
Book @ oaklandrootandstem.com/harborside-wellness-center-on-embarcedero
Our Fav Natural Facial Rejuvenation Products!
Ooh la la! We are stocked up with all our favorite Facial Rejuvenation products from @pinklightbotanicals and @leafseedberry. Come by to check out our new tester display. Free temporary tattoo with every purchase! 🌟🤩🥰🌟
Upgrade your Breakfast!
Our mouth is already watering from this luscious looking Farmer’s market breakfast made by our lovely acupuncturist @brookie.mackie! She will be at @shopharborside today from 3-8 for community and private acupuncture!
I’ve been trying to upgrade my breakfast lately. Subbing in Japanese sweet potatoes with grass-fed butter for my gluten-free toast habit.
Menopause Miso
Chicken Broth with Yellow Miso and Lotus Root
Serving size: About 2
2 Cups chicken broth – benefits blood, essence or Jing, spleen, stomach and Qi. Enters the kidney channel.
½ Cup yellow onion julienne– warm, counteracts damp and cold, improve blood and Qi circulation
2 Tablespoons water
¾ Cup tofu – builds Yin, blood and is a Qi tonic that supports the kidney
Small handful spinach – promote Qi and Blood and Yin
2-3 inch piece lotus root thinly sliced– counteracts heat and promotes Qi circulation
2 Scallion, green part - warm, tonifies yang, eliminates cold and supports blood circulation and digestion.
1 teaspoon miso – soy same as tofu benefits, naturally fermented foods are invaluable for digestion, warming, benefits the kidney,
1 Tablespoon goji berries – tonifies kidney Yin
Dash white pepper – counteracts damp
1 Tablespoon ginger, julienne– warming stimulates digestion and boosts circulation
½ Teaspoon sesame oil – counteracts heat and tonifies Yin
2 Medium shiitake julienne – blood and Qi tonic, supports spleen stomach and liver
Directions
Lightly cook the julienne onion and shiitake mushrooms in the 2 tablespoons water, add the chicken broth, ginger, goji and lotus (do not peel lotus, allow the hot broth to slightly braise.) bring to a simmer. Add the white pepper, tofu and miso (Thin the miso with a little stock then add back into the soup. Long cooking or boiling destroys miso’s beneficial organisms.) Add spinach and sesame oil and serve, garnish with scallions.
Options:
Seaweed is great for strengthening kidneys and building Yin so you could use dashi granules or make a broth using kombu and bonito flakes.
Add poached egg if you want more protein, should be antibiotic and hormone free if possible. Chicken eggs supports blood and promotes blood circulation, it also supports essence and Yin.
Honoring Menopause
In many Eastern cultures, menopause is often welcomed and honored as a time of transition for women. Many studies show that few women in Asian countries experience issues and symptoms during this transition, while in the West, we suffer needlessly!
Anxiety, night sweating, hot flashes, decreased libido, vaginal dryness, weight gain are among the most common issues that I see in my clinic for those going through menopause. In Chinese Medicine theory, it can be well managed with diet, herbs, and acupuncture with fewer risks and side effects than contemporary western solutions like hormone replacement therapy.
Kidney Yin deficiency (the common pattern found in Eastern Medicine for menopausal symptoms) can be managed with eliminating excessive sugar, poor quality meats, quitting smoking, reducing stress, and trying to not "burn the candle at both ends".
As we know now that food IS medicine, check out our blog for a yummy Menopause Miso recipe that supports both the Kidney Yin and Yang functions to help reduce unwanted menopause symptoms.
The Revolutionary Body Clock!
There is nothing I love more than when Modern Medicine catches up with the teachings of Ancient Medicine. Eastern Medicine relies on a system where specific organs self regulate at different times of the day. This body clock has been used to diagnose and treat for thousands of years, and is especially helpful with sleep issues. 🌚 ☯️
During a 15 year study of the impact of light on the health for more than one billion people, it seems that we now have substantial evidence of how our internal clocks transmit their timing information AND how our organs read time and do different tasks at specific times!!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
As you see in the image of the Eastern Medicine clock, each organ has a period of about 2 hours in which it is "on" and processing. Notice that the Liver time is between 1-3am. This is one of the most common times for anxiety insomnia. 😩
I call it anxiety insomnia because it seems to be a wakeful time where we spend an hour or two (or more!) laying in bed thinking about any possible stressful issue that we could possibly bring into our heads instead of sleeping. When that happens it is a sign that the Liver is imbalanced and unable to process and detox correctly. This is just one area where this helpful clock can be used in the treatment of so many issues. We can use this clock for so much thanks to the teachings of Ancient Medicine! 💪🏽🙏🏼👏🏿
Lavender, Holy Basil + Rose Tea at Haborside Wellness
Brooke will be serving this yummy HOLY BASIL, ROSE & LAVENDER LEMONADE at our @shopharborside location today from 3-8!! Yum!! Recipe and pic courtesy of @mountainroseherbs
Recipe: Lavender & Holy Basil Infused Lemonade
Ingredients:
6 cups water
2 cups fresh lemon juice (don’t thrown away the lemons peels! Compost them or make citrus infused cleaning vinegar)
3 tbsp dried holy basil
3 tbsp dried lavender
1 cup simple syrup (2 cups water 2 cups sugar- heat water on stove top and dissolve the sugar into it. Store in the fridge and keep on hand for iced teas, cocktails, and lemonade like this! Step it up a level with my Peach Lavender Simple Syrup.)
Method:
Heat 2 cups of the water in a small saucepan on medium.
Once the water is heated, add the lavender and holy basil.
Allow the herbs to steep in the water as it cools for 20 minutes.
In a large picture, stir together lemon juice, simple syrup, and the remaining 4 cups of water.
Strain the herbal infusion into the pitcher and stir. Serve over ice.
Community Acupuncture at Harborside!
Our lovely Brooke will be at our @shopharborside location Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-8 for community and private acupuncture. Come check her out! #acupuncture
#community #communityacupuncture #acupuncture #acupunctureforeveryone #communityacupuncture #rootandstem #dispensary #wellness #functionalmedicine #treatyourself #selfcare
Loving these eye pillows at Harborside!
@sswans really killed it with these new lavender scented hand stitched eye pillows for our @shopharborside location! We are so excited to add them to the relaxation list for our sliding scale Community Acupuncture treatments happening today from 2-8! Book now in our link!
#acupuncture #community #communityacupuncture #acupuncture #acupunctureforeveryone #communityacupuncture #rootandstem #dispensary #wellness #functionalmedicine #treatyourself #selfcare
Inspiration in the Kitchen!
The lovely @lyssandra_nativepalms is always inspiring us with great ideas in the kitchen!
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keepin' it fresh, clean, seasonal, and making it with puuure love is such a goood feeeling ...
PS. take note of this bootch ... higher alcohol percentage than the regulars. This one has ashwaghanda, turmeric, and ginger ... stress reducing, boozy bootch ...
PSS. Bootch still has a lot of sugar, so if you're avoiding sugar or have candida overgrowth, I'd refrain... #bearerofbadnewssorry
Our Fav Sauerkraut Recipe
Our Fav Sauerkraut Recipe
1 Big Head Purple Cabbage (or 3 small ones!)
2 - 3 Medium Carrots
2 Red Beets
2 TBL Celtic Sea Salt
Directions :
Chop all ingredients to your liking (we prefer a rough chop). Afterwards spend approximately 15 minutes of squishing all the above ingredients into a jar with the briny/salty liquid and fill to at least 1 - 2 inches above the kraut. Let the jar sit in a dark area of your kitchen or a room with decent air flow for at least three days, and up to two weeks.
Sauerkraut update! 🥬
I have to admit, it is so yummy! I'm pretty impressed with how easy it was to make delish kraut, and it goes so great as a summer bbq side! I understand it isn't a taste that everyone loves, so here is a list of its many MANY benefits that might help convince you to add it to your dinner plate.
🌟Packed with probiotics for gut health
🌟High in fiber for gut and heart health helping reduced heart disease
🌟Sulfer-containing Glucosinolates!! Powerhouses for all kinds of goodness. Studies link these to protective anti-cancer activity especially in the lungs and alimentary tract
🌟Glucosinolates found in brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, etc) encourage the liver during phase 1 metabolism helping rid the body of toxins, STRESS, inflammation....the list is long!
🌟Cruciferous veggies help the body process and excrete excess estrogen (estrogen dominance anyone??) and help balance hormones throughout the menstrual cycle.
Check out our stories page for a simple recipe rundown!!
A great day for acupuncture!
Another beautiful bouquet, another beautiful day for treatment @harborside_stores Wellness Center with @brookie.mackie!
We're offering Community-based sliding scale Acupuncture on Wednesdays and Fridays now!
#summerblooms #communityacupuncture #harborsideoakland #rootandstemchinesemedicine #acupuncture #oaklandacupuncture
Beyond the Pill - A Recommended Book!
Fabulous book by the fabulous @drjolenebrighten. So great to see my old office mate killing it with this must read #bestseller. 🌟💪🏼💯 There is so much great information in here that I would suggest it for anyone regardless of your birth control history.
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#rootandstem #functionalmedicine #easternmedicine #acupuncture #acupunctureworks #labanalysis #eastmeetswest #labwork #topratedacupuncture #womenshealth #chineseherbs #herbalmedicine #6weekstoglow #health #wellness #eatwell #feelbetter #naturalglow #healthtips #bestofoakland #hormonesupport #hormonebalance
Wednesday Afternoon Community Acupuncture
Another beautiful bouquet, another beautiful day for treatment @harborside_stores Wellness Center with @brookie.mackie!
We're offering Community-based sliding scale Acupuncture on Wednesdays and Fridays now!
#summerblooms #communityacupuncture #harborsideoakland #rootandstemchinesemedicine #acupuncture #oaklandacupuncture
Friday Afternoon Community Acupuncture
Friday afternoon acupuncture? Yes please! 👍🏽 Brooke is here at our @shopharborside spot offering sliding scale community acupuncture today from 2-7!
Walk ins welcome!
Visit us at Harborside!
New sign from @sign_syndicalist and new hours for #communityacupuncture with Brooke at our @shopharborside location! Come see Brooke today and Friday from 2-7pm! 🤗
Soak up the very tail end of summer!
Loving these end of summer tips this month from one of our fav nutritionists @lyssandra_nativepalms !!!
It's August and we're full on into Leo season 👑🌻🏖
••• have you fulfilled some of your health summer plans and goals liiike ••• eating summer fruits and vegetables, being active outside, sunbathing, swimming, resting, spending time with friends, taking naps, getting inspired
••• f e e l i n g c r e a t i v e
Soak it up! And come see us for an acupuncture nap soon 💛