Help make Thrive Acupuncture a Top Dog Business in 2011!

Spot Magazine is having it's annual Top Dog Competition to decide the top pet businesses in Portland by popular vote.  You can help by going to http://www.spotmagazine.net/top-dog-voting-form/ and entering Thrive Acupuncture in the "Holistic Wellness Practitioner" category!  Don't forget to tell all of your friends and family to vote as well! (limit one vote per person)

If you are a human patient of Thrive Acupuncture, perhaps you haven't seen it for yourself!  Read the story of Benny the dog and his knee surgeries, then watch as he gets an acupuncture treatment!  Yep, dogs are just as relaxed about their treatments as you are!

Summer's Just Around the Corner

June 21st marks the official beginning of summer!  Here are a couple of ways to keep cool this summer using Chinese Food Therapy:

• Watermelon - Enjoy the nummy-seed-spitting goodness of the red flesh, but don't ignore the greenish, white flesh between the red and the green peel.  This is the part of the watermelon that is best for staving off what Chinese medicine refers to as "Summer Heat" (heat exhaustion).
• Cucumber - Another cooling snack that will help us avoid getting too over-heated this summer!
• Avoid Ice-cold Drinks - I know, sometimes it's so tempting to toss some ice into your favorite summer-time drink for a little extra cooling power, but try to avoid it!  The extra cold ice weakens your body's ability to properly digest foods and keep your body cool!