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- Will Acupuncture Truly Work? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Fort Lauderdale AcupunctureWill Acupuncture Truly Work? Typically times people today ponder If Acupuncture works, or If it is even real. I will tell them to display me their hand. I'll put my thumb and forefinger at a historical point referred to as He gu and push down with as little bit of force. "OW, that hurts", ...
Views: 1756(1 vote) - Workers Compensation and Acupuncture - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Bret EllingtonAcupuncture is an accepted medical option for treating a work related injury. In 2007, the California Department of Industrial Relations made revisions to current workers compensation laws and deemed acupuncture to be a covered medical modality for injured workers. What this means to injured ...
Views: 1792(1 vote) - Working Out With Stretch Bands - Everything You Need to Know - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Royce VenerePerhaps one of the most portable pieces of exercise equipment ever invented are resistance bands or stretch bands. Unlike free weights that can be heavy to lug around, resistance bands are foldable and can easily be stored to take with you wherever you go. They provide great strength training ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - Liquid Calorie Diets - Useful Facts You Might Not Know - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Oretha WorthingtonWhen you are on the road to weight loss, you are presented with many options. Depending on the type of fitness regimen you are on, many ways, methods and strategies are given to you just to prevent yourself from snacking unnecessarily or ingesting what is more than necessary. The more sensible ...
Views: 902(3 votes) - Depression: Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Ben Arnold"Depression is Rage Turned Inward" This expression best illustrates Depression in its most common form. For while you may feel tired and depressed, your energy is all but gone. What has happened, through time, is you have learned to redirect your energy poorly within the body. That is to ...
Views: 2004(4 votes) - Fibromyalgia and Acupuncture: Finding Natural Relief - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Bret EllingtonChronic pain in multiple areas of the body, accompanied by insomnia and depression is how most patients describe fibromyalgia. Once thought to be a psychosomatic disorder (what's in your mind is making your body worse) or a psychiatric disorder (it's all in your mind), fibromyalgia is a ...
Views: 1053(2 votes) - Insurance Covers Acupuncture - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2010 from Sarah BentleyThe debate over health insurance is current and diverse. Some feel that insurance is inherently evil while others literally depend on it for their lives. As Oriental medicine continues to move into the mainstream of health care, employers have begun to recognize it as a safe, effective form of ...
Views: 2166(2 votes) - Interstitial Cystitis: Dietary Recommendations - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Bret EllingtonPatients with interstitial cystitis (IC) may find that certain foods can trigger painful episodes. Watching what you eat can be as important, if not more important, than the kind of therapies you use to treat it. While acupuncture is extremely effective in reducing pain and frequency of ...
Views: 1023(2 votes) - Rehabilitation With Acupuncture: Post-Surgical and Pre-Surgical - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Bret EllingtonA major surgery can be debilitating and keep you from doing the things you want and need to do for a long time. Using acupuncture as part of your pre-surgery preparations and post-surgical recovery can shorten your rehabilitation time. Joint reconstruction, spinal surgery, oncological, ...
Views: 1178(2 votes) - The four Stages of Fatigue: Which one are you in? How can TCM combat it? - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonBy Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist PhD, Holistic Nutrition Did you know that fatigue slowly expresses itself–creeping into every bone in your body? Did you know that it crawls deeper and deeper deteriorating all of your key organ systems? Fatigue has an ...
Views: 5551(2 votes) - The Third Side of the Triangle - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from John DiamondThe following is taken from The Work of John Diamond, M.D. and Applied Kinesiology, printed with permission © John Diamond, M.D., 2001 I first became aware of Dr. Goodheart’s work, Applied Kinesiology, back in 1973 after I had already been practicing as a psychiatrist for many years. From the ...
Views: 4507(2 votes) - Useful Eating Guidelines For Staying Healthy and Fit - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2011 from Oretha WorthingtonAuthorities have advocated healthy eating guidelines for overall wellness. The food pyramid and the basic food groups (go, grow and glow foods) are the traditional guides that most of us adhere to in order to meet our daily nutritional requirements. But the modern family knows how challenging it ...
Views: 942(2 votes) - ACUPUNCTURE AND THE PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Steven GordonTHE CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER Each year in the United States almost 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. While there is an abundance of information on Western biomedical treatments, treatments for the prevention of breast cancer are relatively unknown. While many women have a ...
Views: 2104(3 votes) - Sleeping and Disease (Cancer) - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Szenan PhuaSleeping and Disease (Cancer) The definition of normal sleep is sleeping right through the night. Many people are unable to sleep right though the night; some of the reasons are needing to get up to go to the toilet at night, having nightmares and waking up with a start. Sleeping normally ...
Views: 2134(3 votes) - Traditional Chinese Medicine—Ancient Medicine For The Modern World - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2010 from Sarah BentleyEast is East and West is West, as the saying goes. But in medicine, at least, the two sides are meeting. Over the past few decades, acupuncture has become more and more widely known and accepted in the United States. Many people think acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are the ...
Views: 3207(3 votes) - 5 Ways Poor Blood Circulation Can Affect Your Health - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2010 from Jeremy Cornish5 Ways Blood Stagnation Can Impact Your Health The Blood: Two Perspectives Our blood is responsible for circulating oxygen and nutrients to every cell of the body, as well as bringing warmth, and removing metabolic waste products. Western Medicine recognizes the importance of the ...
Views: 7133(7 votes) - Turning Breech Babies with Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Antonia BalfourMoxibustion, a traditional Chinese medical practice that involves the warming of acupuncture points, has been shown as an effective treatment to turn breech babies. Breech babies present with their bottoms down and their heads up. This presentation of babies is somewhat common in the second ...
Views: 1959(7 votes) - Top 5 Misconceptions About Acupuncture - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Christina WolfIn recent years acupuncture has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity and acceptance. Just the other day, my mother called to tell me "Oprah's talking about acupuncture on her show today!" Despite Oprah's coverage, the questions I hear over and over again about acupuncture tell me that what I ...
Views: 3770(4 votes) - Acupuncture Can Beat Insomnia - an Effective Treatment For a Troublesome Problem - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2011 from Ruth KidsonAcupuncture may not be the therapy that immediately springs to mind if you are looking for a cure for insomnia. But it can be very effective. One of the reasons for this is that it is a holistic therapy . . . it treats the whole person, not just the symptoms which he or she is experiencing. ...
Views: 1287(6 votes) - Acupuncture recommended for Surrogates? Yes! Results say it all! - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonCouples encounter many fertility options, and surrogacy is a wonderful choice. Several studies indicate acupuncture produces a 40-60% improvement rate, increasing the success of take home babies even more. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. ...
Views: 3438(1 vote) - 3 Basic Questions about Acupuncture - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Roberta MittmanSticking needles in someone to relieve problems? Really? A technique with more than 3,000 years of success behind it, acupuncture is gaining such acceptance worldwide that even Western doctors have begun to realize how powerful its application can be. 1) What exactly is acupuncture, and ...
Views: 1693(1 vote) - Acupuncture & Weight Loss: There's more to it than counting calories! - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Jeremy CornishHave you been having trouble losing weight? Many people begin a diet and exercise program, but then lose their motivation or willpower when they plateau. If you feel like you need help achieving your weight loss goals, or you just can’t get through your plateau, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal ...
Views: 1932(4 votes) - Acupuncture and the Athlete - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2010 from Bret EllingtonSince the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where Acupuncture was given to the athletes and officials in the Olympic Village, Acupuncture has become increasingly more popular in the United States. While it has been used for thousands of years and is a main source of healing for 1/3 of the population of ...
Views: 1599(3 votes) - Acupuncture for Childbirth and Labor - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Randy MartinQ - I have heard that Acupuncture can be used to induce labor and to reduce the pain of labor, but I'm so afraid of needles, I'm not sure I can handle even more pain from the acupuncture needles -- should I try it? A - To be quite honest, needles give me the creeps too! I don't like them ...
Views: 3945(1 vote) - Acupuncture Stops Heartburn - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2010 from Adam WhiteA recent study notes that “acupuncture proved to exert a great influence in minimizing the heartburn in pregnancy.” The study further concludes that “Acupuncture, as was demonstrated in this study, seems to be an effective means of reducing the symptoms and improving the quality of life.” The ...
Views: 1466(3 votes) - Acupuncture therapy and animal care. - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Gale BenzAcupuncture is a popular complementary therapeutic choice in human medicine. More and more owners now also seek acupuncture therapy for their animals. The work of numerous scientific investigators over the past 20 to 30 years has proved the clinical value of acupuncture for treatment of animal ...
Views: 1083(1 vote) - Acupuncture: What About SIde Effects? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Ben Arnold"No Side Effects!" That's not entirely true. There are many beneficial "side effects". These benefits include but are not limited to: * improved mood * improved digestion * improved sleep * improved memory * improved immunity An improved life, really. The reason is both simple ...
Views: 1901(2 votes) - Amenorrhea: What does not having a menstrual cycle mean? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen Albertson“A” in Greek is the word for “negative,” “men” is the word for “month” and “rhea” refers to “flow.” Amenorrhea means “no menstrual flow” (absence of menstruation). In Chinese medicine, it refers to “no moon.” Rudyard Kipling said, “East is east and West is west and never the twain shall ...
Views: 5646(1 vote) - Body Freedom Exercise (11): Pleasure Points - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandPleasure Points Acupressure releases muscle tension and eliminates the toxins held in muscle tissue, enabling energy and blood to flow freely. As blood circulation increases, oxygen and other nutrients can nourish more areas of the body, naturally heightening your sensuality. Many of the same ...
Views: 13009(1 vote) - Concept of Qi. Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Martin EisenIn Part 1 of this series, the universal concept of Qi was introduced. Then, the various types of bodily Qi, used in traditional Chinese medicine to explain health and disease, were defined. Here the functions of Qi and its relation with the Chinese Organs and various substances in the body will ...
Views: 3550(2 votes) - Do You Have Knee Pain? Try Acupuncture - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from Li ZhengAcupuncture is a great alternative to consider in reducing pain, stiffness, inflammation, and improving the range of motion, in your knee, shoulder, hip, and other joints, especially after your surgery. Acupuncture can reduce the swelling quickly and reduce the scar tissue in the near ...
Views: 812(1 vote) - Do you know the truth about best times to exercise - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Jason BloomWe always see people exercising at all times and wonder if it is the best time to exercise. You probably already know how hard it can be to fit a good workout into your hectic schedule even if you do work out regularly. Are we really getting an optimized workout from those off hour workouts? The ...
Views: 771(1 vote) - Does Acupuncture Really Work For Chronic Low Back Pain? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from David SodergrenYou have probably tried a lot of different treatments over the years against your bad back. I've written this article for people like you who wonder if acupuncture really works for chronic back pain. The fact is that there have been numerous studies done on acupuncture and back pain. Here are ...
Views: 1708(1 vote) - Fear of Dentists – How to Overcome? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Renee WilliamsThere are a lot of things that science can’t explain, but science can help cure, and such is fear. Fear of Sydney cosmetic dentist, for one, is a phobia that scientists can’t really explain how it occurred, especially for those who were seem to have been born with such a phobia of a cosmetic ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - Find Best Acupuncture Services in Hamilton New Zealand - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2018 from Carey GiddensIf you're looking for another way to manage your fibromyalgia pain or reduces nausea, and vomiting after surgery & chemotherapythen, you may be able to get some relief from acupuncture. You should also remember that acupuncture probably works best when you combine it with other treatments.It has ...
Views: 965(1 vote) - Get Hemorrhoid Relief From Herbal Remedies - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Melva GlennonListed here are four different herbs that will present you with hemorrhoid relief and help do away with your hemorrhoids. Using these herbs is often a convenient and affordable way to treat your hemorrhoid symptoms. Utilize these herbs just long enough to offer you hemorrhoid relief. Once you ...
Views: 1165(2 votes) - Greatest HGH Supplement - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Natisha ByrnHgh growth hormone (HGH) has developed into a popular product for people looking to stop the physical results of the passage of time, and many everyone is looking for the most effective HGH supplement. Using growth hormones as an age reversing treatment, however, is fraught with difficulties - ...
Views: 796(1 vote) - Health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet - Things You Ought to be Aware of - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Oretha WorthingtonA life that is long and free of disease and suffering is what we all want. But with the stresses inherent in modern living and the obscene levels of processed food consumption these days, it seems that this is more of ideal rather than the norm. In the Mediterranean, however, people have long ...
Views: 978(2 votes) - Healthy Options to High Calorie Foods - Critical Things You Need to Know - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Oretha WorthingtonThey say that success in dieting hinges largely on knowing how to substitute high-calorie foods for healthier options. When faced with severe stress, most of us turn to comfort foods like ice cream, chocolates, cookies and pastries to make us feel good. When faced with a looming deadline that ...
Views: 919(1 vote) - How to Lose Body Fat - Important Things You Might Not Be Aware of - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Lyndsay EarleIt's so easy to gain body fat, isn't it? All you need to do is eat more than you need and not move and you'll certainly fatten up. What's more difficult is losing it. Most of the time, losing body fat involves costly gym memberships and expensive prepackaged diet plans that are not only ...
Views: 949(1 vote) - How to Prevent and Control Your High Blood Pressure - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Jason BloomA problem that is ever increasing, due to more people lacking good exercise and gaining weight, is high blood pressure. Luckily this serious health problem can be reversed with simple lifestyle changes and improvements in your diet. Here we will discuss some remedies that can lower your blood ...
Views: 755(1 vote) - How to Stay Healthy this Autumn - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Sarah Shupeby Sarah Shupe L.Ac. www.acupuncturealexandria.com Autumn is a wonderful time of year. The air becomes crisp and cool and the leaves change from green to red, orange, and gold. How can we keep ourselves healthy so we can enjoy this time of year? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help ...
Views: 1541(2 votes) - Indian Traditional Medicine - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Codrut TutuThe Indian medicine contains truths about the ways of restoring the balance of a human body, but also of a soul. The customs of this civilisation are a mixture of mystery, cult and experience. In the old times, in India, for someone to be able to practice traditional medicine, it was compulsory ...
Views: 2043(1 vote) - Is Acupuncture Effective for Peripheral Neuropathy? - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from Janelle TrempeDo your feet tingle or burn? Does your foot pain keep you up at night? If you have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, you understand how aggravating these symptoms can be. Before initiating treatment, learn what the research has to say about acupuncture as a treatment option for ...
Views: 2847(5 votes) - Is Bio-energy Qi (chi) ? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2011 from Timothy BoothWhat causes the heart beat and the flow of blood through the veins and arteries? William Einthoven a dutch physician in and around 1906 discovered that an electrical charge builds up in the heart and discharges - causing heart beat and blood flow one small portion of a very complex internal ...
Views: 2369(1 vote) - MAYAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND BENEFITS - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Codrut TutuThe Mayan civilisation formed thousands of years ago. The thick jungle in which lay the Mayan cities, prevented strangers from entering their territories. Therefore, when their settlements were found, the whole scientific world was struck with wonder seeing the culture that the Mayan thesaurus ...
Views: 1747(1 vote) - More about Yin and Yang - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Adam ShapiroYin-Yang theory developed many thousands of years ago in China and has been a mainstay of Chinese thought and culture ever since. In a nutshell, Yin-Yang represents the duality of all things in the natural world. The theory can be used to describe and philosophize on everything since the Big ...
Views: 1334(2 votes) - Navigating Your Path To Health - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Peter GamesMany new cars today are equipped with automotive navigation systems. These systems use satellite technology to locate the car and provide directions to a location of our choice. The directions are often provided by voice prompts, which describe the path to follow in order to reach our ...
Views: 3927(1 vote) - Opening the Door to Effective Pain Management for Millions of Americans - Acupuncture from a Neuro-Physiological Perspective - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Brendan ArmmOne in four U.S. adults has complained of suffering a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in ten declared the pain had lasted over a year, according to the U.S. government’s annual, comprehensive report on Americans’ health: Health, United States, 2006, released by the National ...
Views: 2528(6 votes) - Parents And Children Talk About Oriental Medicine - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Lee TrittMedicine has done wonders in the past century. Between advances in and increased availability of healthcare, nutrition, education and sanitary procedures across the board, many health-concerns are no longer concerns at all and many diseases once common to childhood are rare or non-existent and, ...
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