Sculpt, Smooth, Soothe: Gua Sha 101

According to legends, empresses and concubines in ancient China predominantly used jade to scrape their faces, while other people used tools made from copper, animal horns, pointed stones, and various metals for gua sha treatments.

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👇 In today’s email:

• This week’s inspiration: The skin care ritual I’ve done for 20 years
• Latest post: Home remedies for a good night’s sleep
• What I’m reading: 10 Natural Ways to Balance Your Hormones
• Other writing: A post I wrote for The House Magazine

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The Skin Care Ritual I’ve Done for Over 20 Years

Ready to unlock the secrets of ageless, glowing skin? Let me introduce you to the ancient Chinese beauty ritual that seems to be taking the wellness world by storm: gua sha.

As a Doctor of Chinese Medicine with over two decades of experience, I've witnessed the transformative power of gua sha firsthand. This gentle massage technique uses a smooth tool to scrape the skin, boosting circulation, reducing puffiness, and sculpting your features. The result? A radiant, even-toned complexion that looks like you just walked out of a luxury spa.

I’ve put together a How to Gua Sha Guide where I share everything you need to know to master the art of gua sha at home:

• The fascinating history of gua sha, from ancient Chinese empresses to modern wellness mavens
• The science-backed benefits for your skin, including reducing dark circles, lifting sagging skin, and stimulating collagen
• A step-by-step guide to giving yourself a gua sha facial massage, complete with photos
• My top tips for choosing the perfect gua sha tool (hint: check your recycling bin!)
• The do's and don'ts of gua sha to get the best results

Whether you're a gua sha newbie or a seasoned pro, you'll find plenty of expert insights and inspiration to level up your self-care routine. Trust me, your skin will thank you.

​Check out the full blog post here ​→

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​Home Remedies for a Good Night’s Sleep​

Sleep is my drug of choice!

I love slipping into bed at night and sighing with pleasure at having crossed the finish line of another day. Sweet relief!

If I sleep through the night, in the morning, I feel like Super Woman—or maybe Cat-Woman—empowered and ready to kick ass. If I don’t sleep…well, it’s unpleasant, and a tsunami alert should go out to my kids and husband. Watch out, shit is going down! (While this may be exaggerated, you get the idea.)

I want you to love sleep, too. In this blog, I discuss treatments, substances, and formulations that can help you get rest. Read on!

​Read more here ​→​

What I'm reading
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10 Natural Ways to Balance Your Hormones

I can’t help but think that we are such a strange brew of intermingling chemicals that can make us feel OK or just plain crappy.

While moments like pregnancy and menopause are colossal hormonal events, we have monthly ones for 38 years of our lives. For the woman with no pregnancies, that’s about 500 menstruation cycles, 1,756 days, or 4.8 years of bleeding.

I am always studying how to live my best, most healthful self and how this can help my patients. This article presents some practical approaches to naturally balancing hormones. It’s a good read.

​Here’s the article for more details →​

​A Skin Care Article I Recently Wrote for The House Magazine​

Nothing signifies good health quite like a glowing, lit-from-within complexion. So how do we get radiant skin? The secret lies in a holistic approach, spanning lifestyle, skincare, and consistent routines.

Ask any beauty professional, and they’ll tell you: You won’t find the secrets of how to get glowing skin from a stick of foundation. That’s not to say there aren’t products that can fake that dewy look. Rather, getting a complexion that permanently looks as though you’re fresh off vacation—which is to say, healthy, radiant, and glowing—is a combination of product, practice, and patience. Glowing skin, here we come.

​Read the article here →​

I’m cheering for you. Have a wonderful week!

Dr. Cat 🥰

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