Aimee's Story

Aimee E. Raupp – licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and author of Chill Out & Get Healthy (Penguin) – left her research scientist post and a promising neurobiology career at age 25 after experiencing the benefits of Traditional Oriental Medicine firsthand. She had suffered ongoing ill health, and Western medicine was unable to provide relief. The skeptical 25-year-old discovered from her first acupuncture sessions that a mind-body-nutrition approach was the key to finally overcoming her illnesses and maintaining good health despite the demands, stressors and imbalances of Western culture. Aimee has dedicated her life to helping patients improve health and prevent disease through the practice of Eastern medicine ever since.

Aimee's first book, now in its third reprint, was inspired by her many female patients in their 20s, 30s and 40s who also struggle with health issues. These women, from all walks of life, often with successful and dynamic careers, face all-too-common illnesses that result from high-stakes, fast-paced living. More than a comprehensive guide to healthy living, Chill Out & Get Healthy is a call-to-arms for women to reclaim their emotional and physical wellness before lack of wellness becomes serious, intractable disease. Presently, Aimee is writing her second book, under the working title, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant (and, Remain Fertile Well Into Your 40's!), which draws upon her near-decade of experience helping women to conceive.

At her Manhattan-based private practice, where Aimee treats a wide range of conditions, her focus is fertility enhancement and gynecology, emotional and psychological disorders and anti-aging. She has a second practice in the Village of Nyack, New York. Aimee designs specific treatments for each of her patients to gently and compassionately guide them to optimal health and help them maintain an excellent quality of life.

Aimee has appeared on ABC Television's "The View", Martha Stewart Radio, FOX Television's "Good Day New York", in national magazines Glamour, Woman's Day, Self and Better Nutrition, and numerous online publications and local radio stations. She is an active public speaker who enjoys bringing critical health issues to life for audiences of women and men alike.

Aimee earned a Master's of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California, and a Bachelor's degree in biology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She holds a license in acupuncture and Chinese herbology in the state of New York and is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.