Optimal Health Kitchen: Apple Cider Chicken
Apple Cider Chicken - the perfect dish to start the Fall season. Juicy chicken cooked with fresh apple cider, caramelized apples, and...
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Optimal Health SF
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Foods Your Bladder Will Love
If you have a sensitive bladder, the key is to know which foods are more likely to irritate your bladder and which ones are more likely...
Optimal Health SF
- Aug 22
- 1 min
What Are Pelvic Floor Exercises?
Pelvic floor exercises (aka Kegels) strengthen the muscles around your bladder, bottom, and vagina or penis. Strengthening your pelvic...
Optimal Health SF
- Aug 1
- 2 min
National Wellness Month
August is National Wellness Month, a perfect time to focus on taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. Especially...
Optimal Health SF
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Acupressure for Bladder Issues
In Chinese medicine, the Urinary Bladder and Kidney meridians have several points in the foot. Acupressure may help some bladder...
Optimal Health SF
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Take Care of Your Skin
Protect yourself from the sun! One of the most important ways to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. A lifetime of sun...
Optimal Health SF
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Optimal Health Kitchen: Tiger Salad
The Perfect Year of the Tiger Side Dish! Tiger salad is a light and refreshing Chinese recipe from the northern regions of China. The...
Optimal Health SF
- Jun 8
- 2 min
3 Easy Everyday Foot Stretches
Your feet and foot muscles put in a lot of hard work throughout the day, whether you’re wearing heels to work or literally pounding the...
Optimal Health SF
- May 25
- 2 min
Prevent Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis. It causes pain and inflammation in joints and is also known as degenerative...
Optimal Health SF
- May 12
- 1 min
Cholesterol's Good Side
Cholesterol itself isn’t bad. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and digestive fluids. Cholesterol also helps...
Optimal Health SF
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Keep Your Bladder Healthy
People rarely talk about bladder health, but everyone is affected by it. Each day, adults pass about a quart and a half of urine through...
Optimal Health SF
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Detox Your Home With Plants
There are a wide variety of toxic chemicals lurking in your home, and while you can take steps to minimize them, one the most prevalent...
Optimal Health SF
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Eat, Sleep and Be Happy: Secrets of Natural Healing for Mind and Body
"Eat, Sleep and Be Happy is a wonderful, short, humorous, inexpensive, quick-read book filled with answers to all kinds of questions we...
Optimal Health SF
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Optimal Health Kitchen: Spring Vegetable Stew
In grocery store produce sections and farmers’ markets around the Bay Area, signs of spring are all around. It’s time to make good use of...
Optimal Health SF
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Acupuncture Really Works
I get asked all the time: “Does acupuncture really work?” Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine-based approach to treating a variety...
Optimal Health SF
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Valentine's Day Gift Idea
Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate relationships, whether it's a special someone, a close friend, or your family. We commonly give...
Optimal Health SF
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Welcome to the Year of the Tiger!
Create Tuesday, February 1st is the start of Chinese New Year, and we will be welcoming the year of the Water Tiger until January 21,...
Optimal Health SF
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Sanitize Your Phone Weekly
Just how filthy is your phone? Your screen can play host to viruses and bacteria including E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and...
Optimal Health SF
- Jan 1
- 2 min
5 New Year’s Traditions From Around The World
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! No matter how we ring in the new year, we will all strive to eat a healthy diet, sleep well, exercise...