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Latest Clinic UpdatesThe Truth About Aspartame
Discovered in 1965, aspartame is a zero-calorie artificial sweetener derived from combining two genetically modified amino acids together; a dipeptide molecule made by joining aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Though phenylalanine is an essential amino acid -- meaning...
The Science Behind the Coffee-Withdrawal Headache
Love coffee? It’s one of life's small treasures -- the delicate aroma of a cappuccino, the sour zest of an espresso, and the ardent texture of a flat white are hard to beat. Coffee is wonderful. And enjoyed in small amounts and somewhat infrequently, coffee is fairly...
Migraines, Headaches, and Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to increase awareness around the invisible disease that plagues so much of our population. This month we explore this topic and delve into the symptoms, causes, and treatment methods for...
The Mental Month of May
Oh May, we have to talk. About something profoundly important to all individuals, and yet something that often flies under the radar in everyday conversations - mental health. May is National Mental Health Month. In addition to that, May 6th-12 (which we are smack dab...
April Showers Bring Earth Day Flowers… and Allergies
The month of April derives it’s name from thе Latin wоrd ‘aperit,’ meaning, “to open.” Aрrіl may therefore be thought of the month when things begin to open - tree’s leaves and flowers’ buds come out from their winter hiatus, and spring begins to bloom! It is fitting,...
April 7th is World Health Day!
April is a fantastic month. We’re exiting the snowiest month here in Colorado, and entering the second-snowiest, which gives us hope that perhaps all this shoveling and sidewalk-salting may be over in the not-too-distant future. We also love this month because we’re...
TCM and Supporting Our Bodies’ Immunity Through Winter Months
As we approach the winter months and yet another cold and flu season, we tend to ruminate on ways to avoid getting sick. While colds can be annoying, and might take an individual out of commission for a day or two, flus are no joke and often are detrimental to our...
Male Impotence
Impotence refers to softness of the penis during erection, an inability to maintain an erection or a powerless erection during sex. In Western medicine, these problems are generally categorized under the heading of erectile dysfunction. We will be focusing mainly on...
Open House This Saturday, Jan. 26th!
This Saturday, January 26th, from 4pm-8pm, please join Herb + Legend staff, patrons and colleagues for a night of merriment! We will be celebrating the opening of the clinic, the approach of Chinese New Year’s (Feb. 1st), and the arrival of the Year of the Pig! The...
Nutrition and You: Chaga Mushroom (ononotus obliquus)
The Chaga Mushroom is a type of fungus that mainly grows on the bark of live mature birch trees that appear in cooler climates found in the Baltics, Korea, China, Japan, Siberia, Alaska, and Northern Canada. Since its discovery, the Chaga Mushroom (Inonotus Obliquus)...
