White Moon Healing Center

05/01/2022

Our announcement in the May issue of Natural Awakenings.

https://www.mhlas.com/holistic-health-care-for-people-and-animals

Holistic Health Care for People and Animals at New Acupuncture Clinic and Apothecary in Shelby Township.

03/10/2022

https://www.facebook.com/Green-Medicine-Acupuncture-and-Apothecary-100789058973308

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02/22/2022

Check out our new website
https://greenmedicineapothecary.com/

Acupuncturist/Herbalist-Holistic Medicine for people and animals. We empower people to reach optimal health through natural remedies, nutrition, detoxing, and acupuncture.

08/06/2021

Dear White Moon Clients and Friends

Our move is happening a little faster than we planned. We closed on our home a week ago. The sellers were going to live there a month after closing, but have already moved out.

We will be making our first move to the new place at the end of the month, and will be closed from Sunday, Aug 22 to Tuesday, Sept.7. The last day of acupuncture treatment will be Saturday, Aug 21. Pharmacy pick up, mailing, and phone consults will be available from Wed. Sept. 8 to Sat. Sept. 25.

After September 25, we will be making the big move, and not be able to offer pharmacy orders and phone consultations until Wednesday, Oct. 13. Be sure to stock up on your herbs accordingly.

To keep up with our transition, please follow our new page at Green Medicine Acupuncture and Apothecary. https://www.facebook.com/Green-Medicine-Acupuncture-and-Apothecary-100789058973308/
We will send more information with our new phone number and email when we get it. We will have our current phone number through most of September: 773-743-5229. We will keep up with the White Moon email address for a few months after our move

The following are two acupuncturists I have known for over 30 years. They are both like minded to me in their practice and are very good people with many years of experience. They both practice out of their homes as well.

Diane Miller, DAOM

Health and Healing Wellness Center
3633 N. Albany
in Albany Park, Chicago

773-478-4323

[email protected]

Diane is an acupuncturist. She also does cupping and gwasha, infrared and red light therapy, and is a certified hypnotherapist

Diane has completed her doctoral work in acupuncture and is currently working on her thesis on treating macular degeneration with acupuncture. Diane interned with me many years ago and was on staff here at White Moon as an acupuncturist.


Elaine J. Wagner, D.C.

Holistic Health
717 Brummel Street Unit 1W
Evanston, IL 60202
(773)274-6827

ewagnerholistichealth.org

Elaine is a chiropractor and also a licensed acupuncturist and certified hypnotherapist. She treats people holistically and spends longer sessions like I do.

Elaine is four blocks north of Howard between Chicago and Ridge

For therapeutic body work, I’m recommending:

Cheryl Bye
Embodied Line
800 Custer Ave. Suite 4
Evanston
773-744-8822
www.embodiedline.com

Cheryl is a Rolfer, massage therapist, and zero balance therapist. She has also studied Thai massage and cranial sacral therapy.

We’re sad to be moving away from so many wonderful people. We hope you will stay in touch and continue to use us for holistic medical care. We’re just a phone call or email away.

Thanks for all of your support and well wishes.

Sincerely,
Mary Helen and Conan

greenmedicineapothecary.com

08/05/2021

Wireless technology, by bombarding our cells with complex, pulsed, modulated electromagnetic fields, plays havoc with these currents of life. The whole process of eating, breathing, digesting, and producing energy -- the process of living -- slows
down. We are seeing the consequences everywhere.

07/09/2021

Dear White Moon Clients and Friends,

After 29 years at 1309 W. Albion, we will be moving late September/early October to Michigan to be closer to family.

We are in the process of purchasing a home there where we can have the space to open our clinic. We’ve been renting our space in Chicago for so long, but we can’t afford to buy the space for both work and home in the city. Once we move, our business will be renamed Green Medicine Acupuncture and Apothecary.

Mary Helen will still be available to provide your medical care through phone consults. We will also continue to mail out pharmacy orders. Before leaving, we will recommend a few acupuncturists in Chicago that Mary Helen has been colleagues with for many years.

It’s sad for us to say goodbye to all of our clients. Some of you have been coming here for the past three decades. It’s been an honor to treat all of you, and your friends, family, and pets. We hope you will continue to use our services after we move. Mary Helen has worked with people and their pets in other states many times throughout the years over the phone with a lot of success.

We’ve recently begun to tell people about our move in person, and we’re getting a lot of requests to get together before we go. We really appreciate the opportunity to say goodbye, however, with the amount of packing and preparation we need to do before we leave, it does not leave us any room for social time. We will leave the clinic and pharmacy open as long as possible until right before we go.

We need a lot of moving supplies, like large boxes, wine and liquor case boxes, padded/bubble wrap mailing envelopes, and any packing materials you may be able to collect for us. You can bring them in at your convenience, and drop them off on our front porch if we’re not available.

We will greatly miss seeing all of you. You have become our friends and family. Thank you for all of your support keeping our clinic going and helping us provide alternative health care to the community.

Much love and many blessings,
Mary Helen and Conan

03/25/2021

http://whitemoonhealingcenter.com/newsletter/

Dear White Moon Clients and Friends

Happy Spring! We have crocuses, periwinkles, and daffodils blooming in our backyard!

We will be traveling to Michigan to visit Conan’s family. The clinic will be closed from Saturday, April 10 through Tuesday, April 20. Schedule now if you want to get in for acupuncture before we leave. Also, let us know if you need to stock up on herbs or need anything mailed out.

Here are some of Conan’s recent articles where he interviews doctors, scientists, and researchers.

The Clamor and Concern Over the Covid Vaccine
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-clamor-and-concern-over-the-covid-vaccine_3691522.html

Smell: Sniffing Out This Forgotten Sense
https://www.theepochtimes.com/smell-sniffing-out-this-forgotten-sense_3705660.html

The Trust Imperative
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-trust-imperative_3671536.html

The Impact of Loneliness
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-impact-of-loneliness_3554059.html

Good Reasons to Meditate
https://www.theepochtimes.com/good-reasons-to-meditate_3563893.html

I hope everyone has a chance to get outside and enjoy some nature now that spring has sprung,
Mary Helen and Conan

White Moon Healing Center is a truly holistic clinic in Chicago, Illinois offering Chinese and Western Herbs, acupuncture, vitamins and nutritional supplements, homeopathy, aromatherapy, cupping and gwasha.

01/14/2021

Dear White Moon Clients and Friends,

Wishing everybody a happy new year full of good health, happiness, love, peace and prosperity! We’re hoping we can make it better with an offer to make your life healthier and more affordable.

This past year has been difficult for everyone-- particularly small businesses. Our business has really suffered and we need your support to keep going. We have always offered most of our supplements at 20 percent off the retail price. However, we have a few companies that won’t allow their products to be discounted.

Please consider buying all of your herbs, vitamins, CBD, and nutritional supplements from us instead of large corporations like Amazon, Whole Foods, etc. We have multiple distributors and can order most brands. If you send us a list of what you use, and the price you pay, we can try to offer it at a better price, creating a win-win for everyone.

As most of you know, we make our own line of herbal tinctures using the best quality, organic and wildcrafted Western and Chinese herbs extracted with organic sugar cane alcohol. Our tinctures are a lot more concentrated than other brands. We tincture over 150 single herbs and have over 80 formulas to treat a wide range of issues. We can also custom make herbal formulas for individual needs.

Your choice to use our pharmacy can help you save money, and help save our business. Luckily, we’ve been able to stay open since we’re an essential business as a medical clinic and pharmacy. However, the amount of clients coming in for acupuncture and herbs has really reduced. We are asking that you use our services for all of your holistic health care needs. Mary Helen offers phone consults for those who live far away or don’t want to come into the clinic. We ship out pharmacy orders several times a week using priority mail.

If it’s been a while since you’ve had an herbal consult or acupuncture, schedule an appointment to re-evaluate your health and natural pharmacy needs. Mary Helen can help you prioritize supplements and teach you about plant remedies that can replace over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. In the past 30 years she has helped hundreds of people reduce or eliminate prescription medications. It’s always better to use natural medicine over synthetic chemicals that can have numerous side effects. Even if you don’t notice the negative effects, these chemicals build up toxicity in your liver and kidneys that can cause long term health issues. We can all benefit from natural detox remedies.

We also have great formulas for immune support and stress reduction.

To keep up with great health information, read Conan’s published articles in the Epoch Times. He has been their lead health journalist for the past seven years. Here are some of his recent articles:

The Push To Explore Vaccine Risk
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-push-to-explore-vaccine-risk_3636522.html

Scientific Debate Over Lockdown Measures
https://www.theepochtimes.com/scientific-debate-over-lockdown-measures_3630105.html

The Great Mask Debate
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-great-mask-debate_3441816.html

Science of Mask Risks
https://www.theepochtimes.com/science-of-mask-risks_3610261.html

Sugar On The Brain
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sugar-on-the-brain_3583198.html

Thanks for your past and continued support.

Sincerely,
Mary Helen and Conan

09/09/2020

Dear White Moon friends and clients,

We will be closed from Thursday September 17 to Thursday September 24. We are taking our annual trip to Michigan to visit Conan's family. Be sure to schedule ahead for acupuncture if you need to get in before we leave. Also, make sure to check your home pharmacy in case you need to restock your herbs and supplements before we close.

It's been great to see everyone getting on with their lives and coming back to the clinic. Don't live in fear of covid. Keep your self healthy and your immune system strong with natural medicine.

We will be with Conan's family during the upcoming fall equinox on September 22. I hope everyone takes time to get outside and enjoy this beautiful change of season.

Mary Helen and Conan

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03/21/2020

Dear Clients and Friends,

Happy Spring Equinox

We are still open regular hours (Wed through Sat, 11 to 7). We can also make arrangements for herbal pick up outside our normal hours. Please contact us before coming by.

In this trying time, we need our client’s continued support for our very small business to stay afloat.

Come in for acupuncture, if you can. Acupuncture has been shown to strengthen the immune system and reduce stress. We only treat one person at a time. We never have more than two or three clients in the clinic at once. If you don’t want to come in for an appointment, but you need herbs or supplements, we can mail them to you or provide curbside pickup. Mary Helen also offers phone consults for healthcare advice and herbal prescriptions.

In addition to acupuncture, you can keep your immune system strong with herbs and a good diet (make sure you’re eating plenty of fermented foods, natural vitamin C, D3, and shiitake mushrooms). We offer an Immune Tonic with herbs that are traditionally used to prevent infection, such as astragulas, burdock, ginseng, and reishi. We also offer antibacterial and antiviral herbs if you do get sick, such as andrographis, echinacea, istatis (ban lan gen) lomatium, olive leaf, and oregano.

There are many strong antiviral and antibacterial herbs that often work even when pharmaceuticals don’t. For example, we’ve had several clients who were suffering with antibiotic resistant strep throat cured in a day or two from Chinese herbs. It’s good to have a natural home pharmacy so you can take infection fighting herbs at the first sign of illness.

Here’s a recent article about people turning to Chinese medicine to stay healthy during the COVID-19 epidemic. https://nypost.com/2020/03/09/demand-for-chinese-herbs-acupuncture-spikes-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

So many people are stressed, in fear and worry over the coronavirus and the political situation. We have to be conscious not to stay in fear based thoughts, and be positive. Focus on what you can change in your body, mind, and home. Create your own peace of mind.

If you’re feeling cooped up, make this an opportunity for self-care, get more sleep, make healthy meals, medicinal teas and fresh veggie juices. Do a YouTube exercise class in yoga, tai chi, qi gong, or even zumba. Get outside and take long walks. Enjoy the early spring blooms and budding trees.

Spring is traditionally a time for cleaning—for both your home and your body. Get rid of clutter to create better feng shui. Organize your closet and get your spring clothes out. Detox your organs to improve your health. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the time for the liver and gallbladder. The sour and bitter greens that are in season at this time of year help cleanse these hardworking organs. If you need to be doing liver/gallbladder flushes this is a great time to fit this detox into your schedule.

Of course, hygiene is a big part of the stay well equation. While hand sanitizer and antibacterial products are flying off the shelves, research shows that it’s more effective to wash your hands with plain old soap. Antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer contain toxic chemicals like triclosan, which contributes to antibiotic resistance and hormonal imbalances, but it provides no protection against a virus.

Here’s an article that shows how soap works much better than alcohol and chemical disinfectants at destroying the structure of viruses. We recommend a natural soap like Dr. Bronner’s.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deadly-viruses-are-no-match-for-plain-old-soap-heres-the-science-behind-it-2020-03-08

One thing you should avoid in your stay well regimen is the flu shot.

Like any vaccine, flu shot protection is limited. It is designed to protect against three or four influenza strains that vaccine makers predict will be the most common in the coming year. Over the course of the flu season, the virus continues to mutate, creating a different organism than what the vaccine was originally designed to treat. The flu shot offers no protection against the common cold, COVID-19, or any strains of the flu not contained in the shot.

Although the CDC urges everyone aged six months and up, including pregnant women, to get their annual flu shot to prevent the spread of disease, the science to support this recommendation doesn’t hold up. A 2010 review of flu vaccine studies by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration found no evidence the shot had any effect on flu complications like pneumonia, or transmission of the disease.

In fact, the flu vaccine may actually disrupt the immune system’s ability to fight infection. A 2012 study from the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found an increased risk in non-influenza viral respiratory diseases with people who got the flu shot.

Researchers noted that this “phenomenon of virus interference has been well known in virology for more than 60 years,” and point to reports of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections after patients received a vaccine.

Ancient Eastern philosophies focus on contentment—being content and grateful for our present moment no matter the outer circumstances is the real key to health. Spring is a time for new beginnings. It’s a great time to let go of habits and thought patterns that are no longer serving you. It’s a time to start fresh with a focus on self-love and self-care.

Stay happy and healthy,

Mary Helen and Conan
773-743-5229
www.whitemoonhealingcenter.com

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