Today, from 12:00am to 11:59pm, Tuesday, May 5th, the East Bay Community Foundation is leading a campaign called “East Bay Gives.” During that 24 hour period we are asking all our friends, families and co-workers to support CMC. Why today? Here’s why: 1. We have an anonymous matching gift for up to $20,000!! For every dollar that gets donated during…

CMC’s Remembrance and Celebration of Life event is our annual celebration of the CMC community and remembrance of the women in our community who we love and cherish, who have passed away. In carrying on this tradition, we hope to strengthen our ability to offer care, compassion and healing relief to everyone who participates in…

To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose goal is to ensure that no one faces breast cancer alone, distributed their 2014 grant awards totaling $250,000 to 19 Bay Area nonprofit organizations. CMC was thrilled to be one of their organizations and proud to be part of the To Celebrate Life family! TCLBCF has been supporting CMC integrative…

Thanks to the Oakland Rotary Club and Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, CMC now offers acupuncture in the community group setting. This model of treatment allows 8 clients to be treated at a time in the same healing space. While individual treatment rooms are still the core of our clinics, community healing spaces enable us to…

Here’s another reason CMC is thrilled to have Sunflower Wellness as a partner! They work with our clients individually to assess their mobility and stamina, then place them in appropriate exercise classes. Their exercise programs promote healing and a sense of well-being, while helping our clients gain control through their recovery process.   How Exercise…

18 Reasons shares their culinary skills and creativity with low-income communities through Cooking Matters, a program offering free, six-week-long series of cooking and nutrition classes throughout the Bay Area. CMC is fortunate to be a partner with this incredible organization and our clients get to learn how quick and easy it is to prepare healthy and delicious…

An interesting article in Acupuncture Today. A look at the convergence of Western and Chinese medicine through neuroscience. Integrative medicine is definitely the way of the future. And all of us at CMC have known that for over 25 years! Neuroscience: Where Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine Can Come Together           …

We already know that frequent massage can enhance the immune system and reduce anxiety, and it has been reported that massage therapy can stimulate energy, and reduce symptoms such as nausea and pain. This new study is looking at massage therapy for cancer fatigue because cancer-related fatigue is one of the most prevalent and debilitating symptoms…

The greens of the humble dandelion provide over 500% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin K, which may be the most important source of any other plant-based food to strengthen bones, but may also play a role in fighting Alzheimer’s disease by limiting neuron damage in the brain. Dandelion greens also give the body…

We had another incredible Volunteer Training with new volunteers Sam, Sine, Joan, Liz, Ashley, Susie, Kizzy, Karen, Ruby, Becca, Jenn, Qinyu, Kristen, Yuwen, CMCC board members Holly and Claudia, and staff, Devereaux and Joanne! Here is a pic of our wonderful March 2015 group with our Medical Director Gabriella and Kris, our Volunteer Services Manager….