girlsed@gmail.com By Julie Smith Our endocrine system consists of the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands. These glands manage and produce hormones. Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a class of chemicals that mimic hormones and confuse the body. These chemicals disrupt a very delicate balance by binding at receptor sites, preventing the real hormones from doing their job. … Read more
By Julie Smith Early human civilizations, ruins, and all things ancient fascinate me. I sat in my favorite high school course, “Ancient Civilizations,” mesmerized by my teacher’s descriptions of embalming methods in ancient Egypt, the building of the pyramids, and Roman gluttony. I fancied myself an archeologist while in college. When on an excavation near … Read more
When Julie Smith arrived in China in her early 20s, she didn’t know what to expect. But while teaching English in Chengdu, she lived across the street from The Sichuan Institute of Traditional Medicine. There, she took a few classes, her teachers and fellow students convinced her to study acupuncture, and, she said, she … Read more