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Anti-inflammatory Foods
TweetYou hear a lot these days about inflammation. In the past, inflammation was viewed as an unfortunate byproduct of disease. It made a lot of trouble for the patient, but the thing to do was to...
View ArticleSome like it hot
TweetWe love spicy foods in our household. Not the so-absurdly-spicy-that-it-causes-pain type of spicy, but spicy enough to give you a little kick. As a Southerner living in New England, I find it...
View ArticleHealthy Snack Tips from Dr. Weil
Tweet“Dr. Weil has some great suggestions for some easy, healthy snacks here. I personally try to snack on as much dark chocolate as I can!” Dark chocolate. An ounce of dark chocolate now and then will...
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Welcome to the Great Way Wellness Center G+ page. Add GWWC to your G+ circles...
TweetWelcome to the Great Way Wellness Center G+ page. Add GWWC to your G+ circles to get updates from Cathy Thomason and her colleagues. Great Way Wellness Center Great Way Wellness Center – Great Way...
View ArticleEggs poached in stock with spinach and buckwheat
TweetI made a lot of soup this winter and came to appreciate the joy of home-made stock. With just a little extra work, you can get a stock pot going and then forget about it for at least 45 minutes....
View ArticleChia Seed Pudding
TweetChia seeds are relatively new on the health food market, and I’ve been experimenting with them in a lot of my baked goods. They are a complete protein, and are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids and...
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Four Cookbooks That Helped Me Survive the Holidays
TweetDuring the holidays we all become obsessed with food. But if you’re vegetarian or have special dietary needs, this can make the season stressful. But it doesn’t have to. Here are a few cookbooks...
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Future garden wish list
TweetAfter a solid year of house hunting we finally found just what we were looking for in Somerville. We moved in January of this year, right in the middle of that terrible cold we experienced this...
View ArticleCelebrating 10 years in Davis Square
TweetThis July marked my 10th year in Davis Square. I started Great Way Wellness Center quite early in my practice. I graduated from New England School of Acupuncture in 2003 and immediately began...
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Spiced Tumeric Milk
Tweet Tumeric has been in the news a lot lately and I’ve been looking for new ways to incorporate it into my diet. As with most healthy “fads” you have to take the hype with a grain of salt....
View ArticleFoods to avoid
TweetCheck out this list of foods to be avoided at all costs. It lists the usual suspects (artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, corn, wheat), but it also provides nice explanations about why you...
View ArticleHappy new year
TweetIt’s prime hibernating season here in Boston! I just spent the week between Christmas and New Years relaxing and going out as little as possible (well, except to walk the dog…). The rest was much...
View ArticleHope for the bees
TweetI’ve read stories about bee “colony collapse” with growing alarm–most of our food must be pollinated by bees to grow! I feel pretty powerless to do anything to help (aside from trying to have as...
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