Travel Update: Shhh, Hear the Corn Grow? We are in Indiana now, surrounded by fields of corn. We love their sweet corn (though not part of a low inflammation diet). If ever in Indiana, try the sweet corn (if you don’t suffer from inflammation). Peace and quiet. You can hear yourself think… & see […]
Travel Update: Grief on the Go (with Hope)… We are leaving Texas today with heavy hearts. We leave without our beloved 16-year-old tuxedo cat, Shay Shay. She was worsening with cat dementia… Lost too much weight… Stopped playing… Indifferent to being petted. Overall, our fur baby had a poor quality of life and it was […]
Here is a quick update on life & travels… Closed the business– Since closing the Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic in December 2022, my new husband Mark and I have been traveling in a R.V., across the U.S.A. See You in MN! We keep a home base in Minnesota and stop home often to see […]
Avoid this Stress: Our Travel Update There are major life changes that cause huge amounts of stress in life. Such as, Getting Married, Moving and Quitting Jobs. These can be wonderful experiences. Just not all at once. I mean, Space them out. Well, here’s (Our) timeline example of how NOT to do […]
Winter Blues To Do List For some, especially far north of the equator winter blues are no fun. To Do List 1. Check Labs for “optimal” vitamin d level in your blood* It takes time to build vitamin d in your body with supplements (pills or liquid). If your vitamin d is very low […]
Be Kind to Yourself this Valentine’s Day With Loving Kindness Meditation In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, let’s learn something called Loving Kindness meditation. I’m going to share an easy meditation technique to help you love yourself with more ease. It basically helps us to be kinder to ourselves. Why practice Loving Kindness? Less […]
Don’t Get Stuck (unless it’s Acupuncture) I know, I know my humor is bad. Stick with me, here. Sorry, moving on. We all get stuck… Stuck in the movie inside our minds of how “it” should be. Whatever “it” happens to be at the time. Canceled Flights Remember all the canceled flights in December […]
Closing Clinic End of December 2022 After 8 years of serving Anoka with Acupuncture (4 years as Aleesha D Acupuncture), it is with a heavy heart (and an open mind), that I step away and move onto the next adventure. As of December 19, 2022 I, Aleesha Kaplan, L.Ac. am closing my acupuncture practice and […]
Foods with Vitamin D… Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because absorption in the body improves with exposure to the sun. Most of us who live up north (and more and more in the south now, too) are deficient in vitamin D. Best Vitamin D food Sources: Egg yolks Fatty fish Liver Grass-fed butter […]
Facial Acupuncture for Wrinkles (in a Nutshell)… How Acupuncture Treats Wrinkles -Wrinkles form when collagen becomes weakened in the skin’s dermis layer and eventually folds over on itself (like a piece of paper folded too many times makes a sharp crease). -Many tiny Acupuncture needles are inserted into the face. These create minor micro […]
