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Jess Schmidt

Sleep for Seniors — Integrative Alchemists

I recently gave a talk to a group of seniors at the Memory Cafe chapter where my dad and stepmom are members. In speaking to that group…

5 min readFeb 26, 2022

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Sleep for Seniors — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Powerlifting as Therapy — Integrative Alchemists

Wow, it’s been around 10 months since I’ve written. What can I say, it’s been a long pandemic. Somewhere in there I took up powerlifting…

5 min readFeb 12, 2022

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Powerlifting as Therapy — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine are Complementary but Distinct — Integrative Alchemists

5 min readApr 25, 2021

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Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine are Complementary but Distinct — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Stages of Change for Health and Wellness

“Only a minority (usually less than 20%) of a population at risk is prepared to take action at any given time. Thus, action-oriented…

5 min readFeb 27, 2021

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Stages of Change for Health and Wellness

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Jess Schmidt

Immunity Hack: Deconstructing Jade Windscreen — Integrative Alchemists

As vaccine distribution continues to be a mess, and as new variants of the coronavirus continue to circulate, it looks like some time…

4 min readFeb 13, 2021

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Immunity Hack: Deconstructing Jade Windscreen — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Winter is the Season of the Water Element — Integrative Alchemists

Before learning about Chinese Medicine, I hated winter. I hate (present tense) the cold and probably have a variant of seasonal affective…

3 min readJan 10, 2021

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Winter is the Season of the Water Element — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Post-Electoral Return to the Body

It’s the day after the election and we only know one thing with complete certainty at this point: half the country disagrees with us…

2 min readNov 4, 2020

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Post-Electoral Return to the Body

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Jess Schmidt

Fall is the Season of Letting Go

In Chinese Medicine, fall is associated with the metal element, as well as grief and the lungs. These may seem a strange combination of…

4 min readOct 25, 2020

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Fall is the Season of Letting Go

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Jess Schmidt

Fasting with a Buddy — Integrative Alchemists

There’s been a lot of research in the past decade or so on the health benefits of periodic fasting. The science shows it’s about much more…

4 min readOct 11, 2020

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Jess Schmidt

Late Summer is the Season of the Earth Element — Integrative Alchemists

Since starting this regular blog earlier in the year, we’ve been writing about each of the 5 elements in Chinese Medicine as they…

3 min readSep 1, 2020

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Late Summer is the Season of the Earth Element — Integrative Alchemists

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Jess Schmidt

Jess Schmidt

Our mission is to share cutting-edge original content at the intersection of Western and Chinese Medicine. www.integrativealchemists.com

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