Why Weight Loss Isn’t Just About Diet: How Acupuncure and Chinese Medicine Support Lasting Change
I have treated hundreds of patients whose primary or secondary goal is weight loss. Among them, I haven’t met a single person who described the process as easy. For most, it is stressful and often accompanied by guilt, shame, low self-worth, and emotional swings...
When Effort Isn’t Enough: Understanding Lasting Change
You’ve been working on it—perhaps lingering anxiety, a habit that keeps returning, or an automatic reaction in relationships or stressful moments. You’ve brought awareness, steady effort, and genuine sincerity. At times, the intensity eases. You manage it with more...
Move Together, Thrive Together: Making Family Health a Summer Priority
Summer in Southern Utah has a way of pulling families outdoors. The trails are calling, the evenings are long, and for a few months, schedules loosen just enough to make space for something that often gets crowded out during the rest of the year: real time together....
From Self-Sabotage to Self-Trust: Reclaiming Your Forward Momentum
Have you ever felt pulled in two directions at once, part of you wanting to move forward, and another part quietly holding you back? This inner conflict is at the heart of self-sabotage, and understanding it is the first step toward breaking free. Before we can break...
Exercising Good Judgment
When I was in high school, we seemed to have many assemblies. On one such day, my friends and I thought it would be a good idea to leave campus during that morning’s assembly. Other kids were doing it, and it seemed like a good excuse to get out and go to the local...
Food and Our Founding Fathers
Our Founding Fathers left an incredible legacy that we are celebrating this year. Reading and listening to books about their lives has been enriching. I have to admit, small mentions of their diet often make me smile. I am also aware of the hunger many suffered during...