I wanted to say thank you to my loyal readers who keep coming back to my site and seeing the same darned article up from several months ago and wondering when is Holly going to write a NEW one While I can come up with a myriad of believable excuses—on vacation for three weeks, my… Continue Reading
How a Runny Nose Keeps You From Your Destiny and What to Do About It
ChineseFootReflexology.com began with one article I wrote about how to naturally get over a cold fast using a simple 5-minute Chinese Reflexology routine that I created out of necessity. When I wrote the article, I had a cold that had bypassed the runny nose phase and had gone straight to a cough. The reflexology routine… Continue Reading
The Emotions and Energetics of Seeing Without Glasses – Part 1
I started wearing glasses when I was eleven years old. It’s stunning to realize that for most of my life, I’ve been wearing glasses or contacts in order to see clearly. Sometimes, I feel sad when I realize that I had perfect vision for just ten years, but that is about to change. Or, to… Continue Reading
Health is a Choice
For most of my life, I was delighted to offer health advice to anyone in need. I’d watch them light up at the prospect of being well, but more times than not, after investing my time and energy, the person would choose instead to remain in their state of pain or illness. It baffled me. Why… Continue Reading
How to Heal Faster from Dental Work on the Right Lower Bicuspid
A friend of mine recently had a split tooth repaired at the dentist and asked me for the Chinese reflexology point to help her heal the nerve in her bicuspid. As I always caution, Chinese reflexology does not replace proper medical, or in this case, dental care. However, it can play a leading role in… Continue Reading
What to Do if a Piece of Cat Litter Gets Into Your Eye and Scratches Your Cornea
This post is a special one, written just for my friend, Kristina Wong. Kristina is a performance artist and I saw her “Cat Lady” show this weekend. In one scene, she flings a bag of cat litter into the air. On the last day of the show run, a piece of cat litter got into… Continue Reading
3 Tips on How to Avoid Catching a Cold
It’s actually very easy to avoid catching a cold. You don’t have to bathe in Purell, wear a face mask or avoid small children . Show me someone with a cold (other than a child), and I’ll show you someone who made a conscious decision several days before the cold to push themselves when they… Continue Reading
For Noah: Traditional Chinese Reflexology as a Complementary Tool for Healing
I don’t remember where I first learned about Noah Stout, but I do know that when I read his story, I felt I had to do something. Noah is a 4-year old little boy who was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) OR Brainstem Glioma. This is a cancerous brain tumor that primarily… Continue Reading
Why I’m Forcing Foot Massages on My Son
Ah, to be the ideal parent. Before I became a parent, I had all this idealism about how to be the perfect parent. I would allow my son to be who he wanted to be. I’d let him make his own choices and respect those choices. I’d never use disposable diapers. I would never say… Continue Reading
How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast With Chinese Reflexology: Part 4
It’s rather ironic that the day I finish writing this series of posts on how to get rid of a cold fast, the weather has gone from dreary, rainy and windy to brilliant sunshine and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. No worries though, it’s dropping 20 degrees again in two days, so I’m sure someone will come… Continue Reading