Nourishing the Female Athlete: A Closer Look at Nutrition and the Hormone Cycle

As a female athlete in the world of running, cycling, and other outdoor adventures, I’ve firsthand felt the challenges that come with developing a nutrition plan to support athletic goals and achievements. Further, for us as women, food is all too often acknowledged only as calories and how it directly correlates to our appearance, adding … Continued

Athletes and Energy Work: Getting the Most out of Your Game

  by Dr. Bridgett B. Simon, ND LAc   Hello AIM community, it is a pleasure to talk to you. My area of specialty is acupuncture and energetic medicine. I know another acupuncturist is speaking to you on the acupuncture so I will focus on reiki, chakra healing and grounding work.

Acupuncture and March Madness

by Debbie Yu, MS, L.Ac, DAOM Candidate 2017   Spring is coming! Sports, activity, and yang energy are rising! With more movement, comes more potential for injuries, or worry about re-activating old injuries. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can certainly help speed recovery in active injuries; and increase circulation and strengthen supporting structures to prevent old … Continued

The Athlete’s and Adventurer’s Natural First Aid Kit

Injuries are part of being active and living your life to its fullest.  Though physical preparation like stretching, kinesio-taping, proper nutrition and supplementation may reduce the risk of injury, such precautions will never guarantee that some aches and bruises will not arise.  This is why we came up with a natural acute injury first aid … Continued