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Straight Bamboo’s Top 5 Tips For Winter

1. Go to Bed Early & Get Up Late. This is the only time of year that Chinese Medicine suggests you can get up after sunrise - only after the…

Alex TanNovember 17, 2025

Chinese Medicine Series Dietary General

Straight Bamboo’s Top 5 Tips For Fall

1. Go To Bed Early: Go to bed early and get up with the chickens (at dawn). This will allow all mental faculties to become calm and peaceful, and moderate…

Alex TanAugust 15, 2025

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Spleen Cleaning

Lethargy & Apathy in Summer? Welcome to the world of the Spleen in Chinese Medicine. What has this seemingly insignificant organ got to do with my health, life and well-being?…

Alex TanJuly 23, 2025

Articles General Seasonal

Straight Bamboo’s Top 5 Tips for Summer

In Chinese Medicine summer is a yang season, a time for expansion, with the energy moving up and out with a lively brightness. We should be feeling that life is…

Alex TanMay 1, 2025

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My Allergy Symptoms Are Getting Worse, What Can I Do?

Ask Alex The Acupuncturist Question From A Client: At this time of year in Northern Arizona, I usually get mild hay fever (seasonal allergies) symptoms, but over the years I…

Alex TanMarch 25, 2025

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Straight Bamboo’s Top 5 Tips For Spring

1. Get Up Early and take a leisurely morning stroll. A walk in the forest would be ideal. The ancient Chinese suggest hiking to a water pavilion to relax and…

Alex TanFebruary 25, 2025

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The Horse Lover

Zhuang Zi As many of you know, I love the stories from Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu). He was a sage that stood apart from others in Chinese history. He was…

Alex TanDecember 26, 2024

Dietary Seasonal

How To Stay Healthy in Winter

Chinese Medicine Concepts of Food, Energy & Seasonal Living Winter is the season of retreat and rest, when the Yin (night, female, cold) is now dominant and Yang (day, male,…

Alex TanNovember 29, 2024

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