Chinese Medicine — Gates Acupuncture

Happy Chinese New Year!

We welcome the year of the Earth Dog.

Arista GatesFebruary 19, 2018Year of the Dog, Earth Dog, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Acupuncturist, White Salmon, Hood RIver, Oregon, Washington, New Year, Mountain Dog, Goats, Chinese Astrology Comment

On Thanksgiving, Digestive Health & Candied Orange Peel

Happy Thanksgiving! In light of all the gathering, feasting, cooking and baking this week, we talk about citrus, used for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine for digestive health. Check out my simple candied orange peel recipe for a medicinal after turkey treat!

Arista GatesNovember 23, 2017acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine, Chinese Medicine, acupuncturist, herbal medicine, food as medicine, medicinal food, orange peel, candied orange peel, thanksgiving, turkey, food stagnation, health, wellness, winter, fall, harvest festival Comments

On Social Media, Solitude & Health

How is our ever changing relationship with technology changing us? This week we discuss the latest research on social media, digital dopamine, and health!

Arista GatesOctober 25, 2017acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, solitude, social media, health, wellness, Chinese herbal medicine, herbal medicine Comments

It's Fall in the PNW!

Here, in the Pacific Northwest, it is fall – a time of year in which your grandmother encourages you to “bundle up!” and put on that scarf to protect you from the characteristically blustery weather.