Longevity Health Center

12/22/2025

Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a joyful new year. Our office will be closed from December 24th through January 4th. Regular clinic hours will resume on January 5th at 9 am.

12/15/2025

We have a wide variety of gift baskets for your wellness holiday giving starting at just $12. Stop into our office to pick the one that fits best—fitness, cold/flu, hair care, skin care, immunity boosting.

12/13/2025

Interesting point made by an athlete comparing acupuncture by a Licensed Acupuncturist or Doctor of Acupuncture Medicine to that of Dry Needling by another medical professional with much less training.
All of our acupuncturists are board certified and have extensive experience.

Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung, his brother J.J. Watt posted on social media.

12/11/2025

Give the gift of wellness this holiday season with a gift certificate for acupuncture, massage or chiropractic treatments. Choose any denomination that suits your lifestyle. Stop by our office at 2045 Main Street in Wailuku.

11/27/2025

We will be closed November 27-30 and reopen Monday, December 1st. Our ʻohana here at Longevity Health Center wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend.
Please enjoy this local, healthier recipe for sweet potato pie. Enjoy!


Purple Sweet Potato Pie
by Lisa Villiarimo, Food Specialist/TCM Assistant

​Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup almonds (or almond meal)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 coconut flakes
5 dates, pitted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt

Filling:
2 medium purple sweet potatoes, peeled & steamed
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1 Tbsp grated ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Method:
Crust:
Blend all ingredients in food processor until finely blended.
Press into pie pan and blind bake at 400* for 10-15 minutes until lightly brown.

Filling:
Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth.
Pour into pie crust and smooth out the top.
Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Top with coconut whipped cream.

11/11/2025

Our office will be closed Tuesday, November 11th, in commemoration of Veterans Day and will reopen on Wednesday. We are honored to offer Acupuncture and Massage services to Veterans through the VA. You can reach out to the VA or our office to discuss utilizing these services.

10/09/2025

Massage therapy is more than just a relaxing experience here at Longevity Health Center. Here are 6 things that massage therapists want you to know about your treatment to ensure the most effective results.

08/02/2025

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness”, says author John Steinbeck in his book, “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”.
Long humid days, short warm nights, the intoxicating smells of abundant plumeria blooms and mangoes so full of juice that it drips down your arm in a sticky stream. Summer conjures joyful feelings for most of us with fond memories of vacation from school, beach days and leisurely late nights outside in the warm air.�In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), summer is the season of the Heart, whose representative emotion is joy. The Heart isn’t just the organ that pumps blood throughout your body, it’s also the home of your spirit or Shen in TCM.
Summer is a season full of abundance—warmth, activity and outward growth. It’s a great time to pursue creative projects that bring your spirit joy, socialize with friends outside and reap the benefits of these long warm days before they shorten into the cooler ones of fall.
The summer heat has both positive and negative impacts on our bodies. We feel energetic and happy because it’s warm and bright. However, too much exertion in the heat can lead to exhaustion, agitation, headaches and sometimes insomnia.
TIPS FOR STAYING BALANCED IN THE SUMMER:
~Drink lots of water:�Room temperature water is ideal. Although we may crave iced drinks, thinking that it feels refreshing, it’s actually increasing our internal body heat trying to warm up that cold liquid in our stomach. In turn, this slows down our entire body process, including digestion which can lead to bloating, indigestion and constipation. In addition to water, some energetically cooling teas like mint, chrysanthemum and the Hawaiian mamaki tea will help naturally cool the body down without ice.
~Eat energetically cooling foods:
All foods in TCM have an energetic property. Conveniently, the foods that are abundant in summer are ideal for keeping our bodies cool. Foods such as watermelon, cucumber, berries, zucchini and bitter greens like romaine lettuce are all good at cooling us down as well as increasing the amount of water we ingest.
~Avoid heavy and cold temperature foods:
Red meat, greasy foods and cold dairy foods like ice cream severely impair digestion and may create more heat in the body. Best foods for summer are lightly cooked seasonal vegetables and easy to digest foods like light vegetable broths, congees, and soups like mung bean.
~Stay dry:
When we are enjoying the cool ocean at a hot day at the beach, we may end up sitting around for extended periods in our wet bathing suits, which is not ideal. It can weaken our immunity and allow the cold to sneak in. This is especially important for women, as it can increase urinary tract infections, yeast infections and cause difficulties with menstruation.
~Be mindful of the temperature and wind:
Due to the increased temperatures of Summer, our pores are open more to allow for sweating. Be mindful of when the wind picks up—it might feel good in the moment, but can allow a cold to sneak in. Keep a light sweater or scarf handy for when it gets breezy.
-Speaking of sweat:
Air conditioning feels great on a hot, humid day, and it is helpful to endure the challenges of working in enclosed buildings. However, allowing the body to sweat is as important as regular bowel movements and urination for the body’s natural excretory functions. In other words, sweating is how the body naturally cools itself and dumps toxins. The stronger the smell of any excretion, the more toxicity it is draining from the body. Allow your body to sweat and increase your water consumption to avoid dehydration.

07/17/2025

Soup is a great meal year round, though most think it’s too hot to eat during the summer season. This mung bean soup has a cooling effect due to the mung beans being energetically cool in Traditional Chinese Medicine nutritional theory. Here’s a quick and easy recipe by our Food Specialist, Chef Lisa Villiarimo.
Mung Bean Soup
by Lisa Villiarimo, Food Specialist

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp avocado oil (or coconut)
2-3 carrots, diced
4 stalks celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups dried mung bean, sorted and rinsed
6 cups broth or water
3/4 tsp black pepper
2-3 tsp sea salt (use less if using broth)
1 cup chopped kale or other dark leafy greens

Method:

Add oil to soup pot over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, add all vegetables and half of the salt/pepper into the pot and sweat them until onions are translucent and vegetables are slightly tender. Add mung beans, broth (or water), and remaining salt/pepper.
Simmer on medium heat for about 20-25 minutes or until beans are tender and breaking down. If you prefer a thinner soup, add more liquid. If you prefer it thicker, simmer longer to reduce or use an immersion blender to blend some of the beans up to increase the viscosity.
Taste for final seasoning and adjust as desired. Add the chopped kale in the final few minutes.
Garnish with fresh watercress and chopped green onions.

07/09/2025

Yin and Yang will always balance out. It’s beneficial to enhance the movement of the Qi.

06/05/2025

We are participating in the Mana’olana Pink Paddlers’ Waves of Hope Cancer Assistance Program. The Waves Program funds cancer patients in need with alternative cancer treatments and complementary care, not often covered by health insurance, such as naturopathic medicine and herbal remedies, as well as massage and acupuncture to help patients feel better. 
 
In order to qualify, the cancer patient must need financial assistance, be a permanent Maui County resident, 18 years of age or older, and be diagnosed with cancer by a qualified medical doctor. Funding maximum is $500, and payments are made directly to health providers not the patients.
 
Applications can be filled out online at www.mauipinks.org, under the link Waves of Hope Cancer Help.
 
Mana’olana Pink Paddlers is a nonprofit organization based in Kihei, Maui, and is Hawaii’s only paddling club dedicated to helping cancer patients and survivors regain health after the grueling effects of cancer treatments.
 If you have questions or need any further information, please contact scholarship@mauipinks.org
 

02/14/2025

The vog from the Kilauea eruption is pretty dense today due to shifting weather conditions. To get some relief, drink plenty of fluids including fresh ginger tea (recipe on our website), stay indoors with air conditioning or air purifiers running, and limit outdoor exposure. We offer a Longevity Health Center custom blend of Chinese herbs for vog symptoms called “Super Immunity Booster”. It will help alleviate the vog symptoms of runny/stuffy nose, headache, itchy/weepy eyes, coughing & wheezing. It is suitable for children, too.
*No prescription needed*
We are located at 2045 Main Street in Wailuku and are open 9-6 Monday through Friday & Saturday, 10-4.