Ever feel like this guy? This month’s topic is a particularly timely one, as we at AIM have experienced our fair share of stress recently. As you may have noticed, we recently got a new phone system. It’s wonderful now, but for about two weeks there, things were rocky. We hired two incredible new providers, … Continued
This month, I wanted to share some thoughts about our vision and work as an organization. I hope you enjoy the musings, and that you will join us on our path to the ideal us, by letting us join you on your path to the ideal you! Organizations, like organisms, are living things. Not in … Continued
by Dr. Brooke Azie-Rentz When it comes to sleep and fitness, intense exercise may not always be the answer. In a rested body (one that has slept at least 7 hours per night on a regular basis) high intensity exercise promotes fat loss, muscle gain, insulin receptor sensitivity, positive emotions and restful sleep. In a … Continued
by Dr. Liat Engel Have you or someone that you care about been struggling to recover from a persistent shoulder pain or limitation of shoulder mobility that just doesn’t seem to be resolving? This may be a case of “frozen shoulder” or also known as “adhesive capsulitis.” This condition affects 2-5% of the general population … Continued
Happy March to my fellow health care enthusiasts! This month’s newsletter is on a topic that can be important to anyone who wants to fully enjoy the spring and summer weather in the Pacific Northwest. Join and Body pain and the limited movement that can cause or result from it can put a huge damper … Continued
By Dr. Brooke Azie-Rentz If you have been to AIM and are a woman, chances are you have discussed hormones with one of our docs. This is because hormones are a huge force in our bodies, driving everything from appetite, to metabolism, to sex drive, to mood… the list is long! Here at AIM we … Continued
by Nichole Santoro, LAc The great minds of ancient China, including philosophers like Lao Tzu, and medical practitioners like Zhang Zhong Jing, recognized that life and health depend on a dynamic balance between opposing yet complimentary forces. The terms yin and yang are used to represent this relationship and to describe the continual process of … Continued
Hello Health Enthusiasts! The new year is off to a great start, and we hope to build on that with a wonderful February. Click on the link below to access the PDF of our February Newsletter, which is about feeling younger and increasing vitality through hormone replacement and other natural methods, like Maca Root. We … Continued
This month, our providers have been hard at work on articles about a very scary theme: hair loss. Even thinking about this is enough to frighten us, as no one likes seeing thinning or receding hair. But, is there anything we can do to prevent this from happening? The answer is, in many cases, yes. … Continued
by Patti Shelton, MD, RYT In Chinese medicine, fall is all about the lungs and the colon. In thinking about these two organs, I realized that there’s a connection between them that’s stronger than many people might realize. And the name of that connection is the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is one of the … Continued
