by Maggie | Aug 10, 2015 | Chinese medicine, Community Acupuncture, Ear Acupuncture, Health Advice
I remember my very first allergy attack. I was 11 years old and playing around with a potpourri ball in my bedroom, the kind that you stick in a dresser drawer to keep socks from smelling like….well, socks. I took a big whiff of that potpourri and then sneezed about...
by Maggie | Jul 13, 2015 | Chinese medicine, Community Acupuncture, Ear Acupuncture, Veteran's Clinic
By Jorge Mejia AP, DOM How many times have we heard the phrase “it’s all connected…?” If you stopped to really ponder this notion it can be overwhelming to think about how physically we are made up of the same stuffs as stars and that the molecules we inhale and...
by Maggie | May 12, 2015 | Chinese medicine, Health Advice
Jorge and I are going through a huge transition right now. Never strangers to change in general, this isn’t our first foray into uncharted waters. However, this feels massive. As fellow creatures of habit, I’m quite sure you can relate to this. Here’s what I know...
by Maggie | Mar 5, 2015 | Health Advice
A few months ago, I was happily distracted by the natural soaps offered by a vendor at an outdoor festival in Ocala when my daughter came running up to me in alarm. “Come see the bees flying around that woman’s head!” Oh my. Sure enough, a local beekeeper was calmly...
by Maggie Mejia | Feb 21, 2015 | Whole-foods cleanse
I was in a theater, on a boat (whu-what!), somewhere between Florida and Nassau when I was hit by a wave of nausea. The lights in the theater were dimming, my daughter was on my lap and I was seated smack-dab in the center of a very long row. In other words, my escape...
