E3 January - Winter Seasonal Check-In, Traditional Knowledge, and Permission To Make Things Easier

Quick Summary

In this podcast, I talk about:

• The current and upcoming seasonal nodes, including the transition to Spring on February 4!

• A few recent overlaps of traditional knowledge and Western science’s research

• A permission slip to make things easier on yourself, a monthly challenge, plus one of my favorite sayings about prioritizing health goals

• Information on new offerings and upcoming clinic price changes

• A few resources and organizations you can support in Minneapolis

Show Notes:

Today's tea: Yunnan Purple Beauty black tea from Tea Source - for people who appreciate specificity and detail (more than I offered in the podcast), purple tea is its own cultivar, and can be processed like a green, black, etc. tea - this tea is processed like a black tea.

Soups

• Lemony Chickpea Soup 

• Best Lentil Soup 

• Find more soup recipes on my Recipes page!

Traditional knowledge with recent Western science research

• Is Ginger Healthy? - NYTimes guest access, or access with your library card! (spoiler: yes)

• One Sleep Habit Experts Wish You Would Adopt - NYTimes guest access (spoiler: a regular sleep schedule) 

• A few studies on circadian rhythm throughout the body:

  • Circadian rhythms and meal timing: impact on energy balance and body weight 

  • Chrononutrition and Energy Balance: How Meal Timing and Circadian Rhythms Shape Weight Regulation and Metabolic Health 

  • Peripheral clocks and systemic zeitgeber interactions: from molecular mechanisms to circadian precision medicine - Peripheral clocks are the rhythm of other organ systems and tissues; zeitgebers are environmental cues that impact our biological rhythms (and, also, is a very fun word!)

New offerings and price increase information

• I’ve started creating several new online resources, including:

  • An online community,

  • Mini-classes on topics I often discuss with patients in sessions (including January’s, Goals That Stick)

  • A subscriber-only podcast, and

  • Virtual Resiliency Coaching.

• I am also offering a new in-person appointment type: a 75-minute Acupuncture + Coaching session. Learn more here!

• Blog entry with information on all the updates (including rate increases)

Minneapolis Resources

The bolded links listed below are what were mentioned in the podcast; unbolded links are additional resources I wanted to share!

• A few organizations in Minneapolis you can support:

  • MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Community) 

  • CAIR MN (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

  • Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 

  • Minneapolis Mutual Aid links

  • Stand With Minnesota - a directory of different forms of assistance for Minneapolis

  • GoFundMe for printing 3D whistles - they’re redirecting aid to Minneapolis

• Local to IA:

  • Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice 

• Read: 

  • What a rage-filled heart, an exhausted heart, a terrified heart, and a grieving heart have in common - also has resources at the end

  • Stay Sane: 80 Tiny Moves to Resist Digital Despair and News Overwhelm in the Trump Era - this Substack has other helpful resources for managing information overload and taking care of mental health while remaining active

  • Grounds For Hope by Rebecca Solnit - the Foreword to the Third Edition of her book Hope In The Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (published in 2015, still very relevant today). Her perspective on hope is so helpful for me; she described it as a verb, as a source of possibility and opportunity in the face of uncertainty. I really recommend Solnit’s writing for people feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, and rudderless.

Thanks for listening! I'd love to hear any thoughts or comments you have on the episode - drop them below, or email me at kate@fireweedacupuncture.com.

Take care,

Kate Thomas, LAc