Anna Shay, the beloved star of Netflix’ popular reality show “Bling Empire,” passed away on June 5th at the age of 62 due to a stroke. Anna Shay, a legendary figure, had a fascinating background. Her father was Edward Shay, a renowned American arms dealer, and her mother was the daughter of Kokuseki Oizumi, a…

Middle-aged people are prone to shoulder pain, and when it is severe, even simple daily tasks such as dressing or combing hair can be difficult. Such pain may be a symptom of an incidence of frozen shoulder (also commonly known as fifty’s shoulder). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners provide some tips on how you can…

In my impression from childhood, whenever people had a bruise, fracture, or dislocation, they would go to a Chinese medicine clinic to reunite bones, obtain massage, and apply Chinese topical ointments, as well as take wound medicine prescriptions to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Then the damage would be healed quickly. But nowadays…

Grandma’s massage is full of warmth, tenderness and safety. (Video courtesy of Johanna North) …

As an old saying goes, “The root dries up first before a tree dies, and the feet grow feeble first when a man ages.” The feet not only support the weight of the whole body, but also have a close relationship with the individual’s overall health. Foot massage can improve many small health issues throughout…

We all feel exhausted after a long day of work, so what better way to release all that tension than by giving yourself a massage? All you need are your hands, a tennis ball, and some moisturizer or a massage bar or body oil of your choice. Slip into some comfortable shorts and find a…

Dr. Kuo Ta-Wei, Director of Fu Yuan Chinese Medicine Clinic, told us a story that made us rethink whether our white hair is here to stay. “In an integrated Chinese and Western therapy program during the acute treatment of stroke, there was a 75-year old woman who was paralyzed and motionless. We did the scalp…

The waterfall’s thunderous rhythm had a hypnotic effect. Dressed in bathing suits and flip flops, we arranged fluffy towels on chaise lounges as the bright sunlight shone upon us. It was a welcome escape from winter’s chill. Yet my family and I weren’t at a tropical destination. We were at Topnotch, a spa and resort…

Whenever Ezzie Davis has a challenging day, she relies on her faith, her husband, and her dog, Calypso, to lift her spirits. Calypso, a black Labrador, accompanies Davis, 31, as she takes three different buses from her home in Long Beach, California, to Costa Mesa, where she works as a professional masseuse at Elements Massage….

Whenever Ezzie Davis has a challenging day, she relies on her faith, her husband, and her dog, Calypso, to lift her spirits. Calypso, a black Labrador, accompanies Davis, 31, as she takes three different buses from her home in Long Beach, California, to Costa Mesa, where she works as a professional massage therapist at Elements…