by Dr. Bridgett B. Simon, ND LAc Hello everyone, welcome to the fall season. I like this topic because it turned out to be more than I expected. When I thought of ergonomics before this, posture and sitting time came to mind for me. Working with a lot of tech friends also, things like … Continued
By Jashar Rentz We teachers joke in the staffroom that kids have made our hair turn gray. We all laugh it off, but underneath that joke we believe, to a degree, that it’s true. In the high school classroom, and in many of our jobs, we face stress and pressure. Whether it’s the high demands … Continued
By Debbie Yu, LAc, RYT In Chinese medicine, hypertension is often (or at least in part) associated with the Liver organ and meridian. The Liver is imperative in maintaining the free flow of qi throughout the body. Sometimes when the qi gets sluggish– e.g. from lack of exercise or stress – excess energy rises to … Continued
Shannon Funk, RYT Have you ever wondered if you really saw what was going on? Or did you see what someone else saw; did you see something ‘eye to eye’? Or even the always interesting’ “Do you see what I am saying”? How do we see what someone is saying? Seeing is about vision, but it is also about … Continued
by Shannon Funk, RYT The muscles of your eyes and the nerves in your eyes can become weak, strained and can even degenerate, leading to a multitude of vision and other health problems. Being proactive can have huge benefits as far as keeping your eyes and your vision healthy and functioning optimally. Eating a healthy … Continued
by Patti Shelton MD, RYT Have you heard of the psoas? Many people aren’t aware of this important muscle, but if you spend all day sitting and then find that your low back aches, your psoas may be to blame.
Hi Folks, The roll out of the Yoga Program here at AIM has been a success so far, and we hope that even more of you can join us for classes this spring. Click below for a PDF of the Spring 2014 Yoga Class Schedule and pricing. Hope to see you here! Spring 2014 Yoga … Continued
Hi Folks, We don’t often think about our bones unless they break. But bone health, especially as we get older, is hugely important. We invite you to take a look at the great articles in this month’s newsletter, written by AIM practitioners, that can help your bones be at their best. We all believe very … Continued
Blog Readers, Friends, Fellow health-enthusiasts– What does 2014 hold for Alpine Integrated Medicine? The first two years of our existence has been more than we could have imagined, and every single person here at AIM is very proud of the work that we’ve been doing, helping people live more healthy, happy, and fulfilled lives. In … Continued
The relationship between exercise and immune function is not as straight forward as many believe. Certainly, most scholars have concluded that a history of regular exercise is associated with increased life expectancy and decreased disease duration when compared to outcomes experienced by a sedentary population. Therefore, it is probably safe to conclude that among the … Continued
