Author Archives: Kelly Kaeding

Clean and Clean Gut by Alejandro Junger

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 26, 2021

A great resource for cleansing is Dr. Alejandro Junger’s book,  Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself. His book is quite readable and interesting. The three week cleanse he suggests is reasonably easy to follow. He recommends eating two liquid meals and one solid meal each day. Depending on […]

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Moxa Heat Packs (self heating)

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 20, 2021

Moxibustion is a warming technique that has always been an integral part of the practice acupuncture. Traditional moxibustion is smoky, which makes it hard to use indoors. The moxa heat pack, on the other hand, is not smoky at all and is so easy to use, as well as effective. My clients are LOVING it! […]

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White Chicken Chili

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 9, 2021

This delicious, nutritious pulled chicken with coconut milk that can be done on the stovetop or in a slow cooker. It is a bean-free vegetable chili, has 28 g of protein per serving, calls for bone broth and is appropriate for a cleanse (Whole30, Clean) or paleo diet. This is based on The Real Food Dietitians’ recipe. It’s super […]

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Acupuncture Medicine Day

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 24, 2020

  October 24, 2020 has been officially declared Acupuncture Medicine Day in the State of Vermont. You can view actual the proclamation here. Acupuncture Medicine Day has a website.   State of Vermont Executive Department A Proclamation WHEREAS,    acupuncture medicine has a long and rich history as components of a comprehensive traditional medical system that […]

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Laraway Mountain – the secret is out!

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 21, 2020

Laraway Mountain, Waterville, VT 4 mile hike round trip to lookout, about 3 hours, 1500 ft elevation gain, summit 2700 ft I have been doing a decent amount of hiking this fall, and I am particularly loving Laraway Mountain. My friends call me obsessed! There’s enough elevation gain to give my legs a good work […]

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Chinese Herbal Flower Garden

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: September 29, 2020

A Monarch butterfly came by as I was taking photos to share with you. I’ve been working on the landscaping around my office all summer and the gardens are looking beautiful. I’ve been planting Chinese herbal medicinal plants, including Peony, Black Cohosh, Skullcap, Wild Rose, Belamcamda and Solomon Seal, which can serve to demonstration the […]

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Blueberry Crumb Cake

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: August 23, 2020

If you have an extra pint of blueberries in your fridge, here’s one of my favorite ever cake recipes. I made the recipe from Smitten Kitchen’s Blueberry Crumb Cake but increased the chopped walnuts to 3/4 cup and used an 8 inch pan, which increased the cooking time to over an hour. It gets better […]

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Spicy Quick Pickled Cucumbers

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: August 23, 2020

2 pounds fresh cucumbers, cut lengthwise into spears (if the cucumbers are big and has big seeds, you can cut out some of the seeds) ¼ cup white wine vinegar or unseasoned rice vinegar 1 t sugar ¾ t crushed red pepper flakes 2 t sea salt, plus more 2 T chopped dill or other […]

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Immune System Tip #4 Stop Thinking

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 28, 2020

Over-thinking and Digestion A lot of people are experiencing stress and anxiety about the Corona virus and its effects on the world. Are you finding yourself worrying, or perhaps having trouble sleeping? In Chinese medicine it is clear that anxiety and worry effect our digestive system. Overthinking damages the Spleen, and, conversely, a weak Spleen […]

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Immune System Tip #3 Focus Inward

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 26, 2020

I encourage you to focus inward. Of course we want to connect with our community and not be completely isolated. But don’t just focus outward. Bringing your energy inward is good for your immune system because the exterior of our body is where our defensive Qi is, but it comes from having strong Qi grounded […]

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