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- Western vs. Eastern Medicine do you know how the differences affect you? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonJeri lost her job about 6 weeks ago. She was very distraught and angry. She started getting headaches, insomnia and was very depressed. Acupuncture helped her re-gain control and confidence in her life...but life will go on. How are you being affected? What you can do about it! ...
Views: 1998(3 votes) - Tough Economic Times Take a Toll on Your Health...Stop the Stress and Pain - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonJeri lost her job about 6 weeks ago. She was very distraught and angry. She started getting headaches, insomnia and was very depressed. Acupuncture helped her re-gain control and confidence in her life...but life will go on. How are you being affected? What you can do about it! ...
Views: 1103(3 votes) - 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) - Acupuncture and Anti-aging - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Mercedes AsplandAcupuncture is normally associated with a number of different illnesses as an effective treatment however there are other benefits. One little known benefit is its anti-aging benefits and when used in this way it is often called cosmetic acupuncture. In this article we will give a description of ...
Views: 1485(5 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) - 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) - 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: 1288(6 votes) - The Analysis of an Acupuncture Education - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from David WoodsAnyone who claims that being a college-level student or beyond is easy has obviously never set foot in a university classroom, or sat in front of a computer with two open textbooks, a notepad, and a streaming-media lecture pouring forth from the computer monitor. For students studying ...
Views: 1117(3 votes) - Acupuncture and Back Pain - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Jim BurnisBack pain is estimated to affect 80% of all Americans at some time in their life; this causes lost hours on the job and lost recreation time. Back pain sends people in search of relief. A variety of spinal anatomy and/or muscle structure reasons cause low back pain. Medical doctors often ...
Views: 1694(5 votes) - 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 & Phlegm in the Lungs - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Jeremy CornishIt's common this time of year for people to get sick with phlegm in their lungs. Chinese Medicine uses acupuncture, herbs, food therapy, and other treatments (like Gua Sha and Cupping) to knock the phlegm out, and help accelerate recovery. Having a chest cold is no picnic, as it can linger on ...
Views: 3547(2 votes) - 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) - 3 Reasons why you need leisure time & leisure mind! - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen Albertson3 Reasons why leisure time and leisure mind is important! By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac. Acupuncturist, Herbalist PhD, Holistic Nutrition www.orangecountyacupuncture.com Are you busy… or do you create busyness? This time of year we all run around like chickens loose from the ...
Views: 9804(4 votes) - Commonly Asked Questions about Hypnotherapy - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Walker TuenerWhat is hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is a therapy to assist people to find meaningful alternatives to their present ways of thinking, feeling or behaving which maybe challenging. Hypnotherapy can also help one become more accepting both of oneself and others and can be useful in promoting ...
Views: 821(1 vote) - Proper Acne Diet Can Prevent Acne - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Allen CallerProper acne diet can prevent acne. Your diet is responsible for the severity and frequency of your acne. The relationship between acne occurrence and diet has been established by many researchers. They have found a link between the levels of insulin and glucose that causes changes in the skin. ...
Views: 3023(1 vote) - Acupuncture and Herbs Successfully Treats Endometriosis : Here's How Plus Nutritional Tips! - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen Albertsonexcerpt from “Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Women’s Health: Bridging the Gap Between Western and Eastern Medicine” Endometriosis, the formation of tissue outside of the endometrium (uterine wall), can create painful menstrual periods, premenstrual spotting, pain during ...
Views: 7379(4 votes) - Acupuncture Sucessfully Treats Migraines and Headaches!7 Good Reasons to Try it! - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonHEADACHE AND MIGRAINE SUFFERERS --RELIEF IS POSSBLE WITH TCM! 7 Good Reasons to try it!! Pain from headaches and migraines debilitates and affects 45 million Americans. Are you one of them? How many people do you know who are? Help is here! Western medicine offers strong drugs to mask and ...
Views: 2361(4 votes) - Why Acupuncture is Being Recomended for Infertility - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonWhy is Acupuncture now being recommended for Infertility? Why will you want it? How can it help? Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. It has successfully treated infertility, gynecological, male factor, and many other illnesses and health ...
Views: 2151(3 votes) - Chinese Medicine and Seasonal Affective Disorder - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Hunter ThompsonThe phenomenon of winter is the need to conserve and replenish. This can be seen in nature: most animals hibernate or remain near their nests, only venturing forth to replenish their food supply. Winter is a time to gather in, to remain still and quiet. Trees have pulled their resources in and ...
Views: 2284(3 votes) - Color in the Five Element Acupuncture Model - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Hunter ThompsonThere are five elements in the classical system of acupuncture. Each element has a primary color associated with it. The five elements are Metal (white), Water (blue/black), Wood (green), Fire (red), and Earth (yellow). The colors have an energetic property to them beyond just the wavelength of ...
Views: 9990(7 votes) - Fertility Acupuncture and how it can help getting pregnant - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2012 from Scott CansdellSo what is it about Acupuncture that has this amazing power? After all…it’s just a few stainless steel needles with nothing on them or in them, how could they possible make any difference? Acupuncture is the art of understanding the nature of disease or weakness within someone’s body, seeing ...
Views: 1797(3 votes) - Patience, the Key to Healing with Acupuncture - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Christina WolfOne of my professors in acupuncture school was fond of telling us that, as acupuncturists, we'd have about two weeks to make patients feel better. He reasoned that most people will discontinue treatment if they don't see any improvement in their condition in that time frame. We all laughed ...
Views: 1729(4 votes) - Time for an Acupuncture Tune-Up? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Christina WolfUsually, people come in for acupuncture when they have a specific health problem they want to tackle. Only rarely does someone come in just to see how acupuncture can help them stay well, but the truth is that acupuncture is at its best when used as a tool to prevent illness and maintain ...
Views: 2399(3 votes) - Menstrual Cramps Be Gone! - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Christina WolfWhenever I tell a woman that Chinese medicine can help make her menstrual cramps a thing of the past, she regards me with a great deal of skepticism. I understand, as I once suffered from cramps so intense that I routinely took six ibuprofen at a time during my periods, just to be able to ...
Views: 1930(2 votes) - Acupuncture During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Christina WolfIt's fairly well-known these days that acupuncture can help couples who are trying to conceive a child. When a patient calls or comes by to give me the happy news that she and her partner are pregnant, often she'll ask me, "So what do we do now?" Unless she has experienced a number of early ...
Views: 2045(1 vote) - Acupuncture for Unexplained Infertility - When the Fertility Clinic Give Up on You - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Christina WolfWhat happens when you've gone through all the recommended fertility testing and treatment but instead of getting pregnant you receive the puzzling diagnosis of "unexplained infertility"? What if the fertility specialist or clinic tells you that there’s nothing more they can do for you but you’re ...
Views: 3033(1 vote) - An Extraordinary Dimension - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Regina MurphyThe Karate Chop and the Gamut points have always intrigued me. One interesting fact about the psychological reversal point (Si 3), is that in Traditional Chinese Medicine it is the opening point for the most important of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels; the Du Mai. The Gamut spot (Tw 3) is not ...
Views: 2820(4 votes) - Acupuncture Treats Traumatic Brain Injuries or Post-Concussion Syndromes - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Wen ChenTraumatic brain injury or post-concussion syndromes often happens in a car accident or sports injury. The injury could affect brain function and left over feeling sleepy or unable to think through problems. Short term memory and concentration are common issues, or even could not do simple ...
Views: 5307(2 votes) - Taoist Emission Control and The Seasons - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, a time to die; A time to plant, a time to reap; A time to kill, a time to heal; A time to laugh, a time to weep… A time to build up, a time to break down; A time to dance, a time to mourn… A ...
Views: 4051(5 votes) - The ONLY Illness There Is... - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marcus SanterThe Only Illness There Is By Marcus Santer I’d like you to join me on a journey of understanding. The result of this journey will be a new understanding on what health is, how it works and why in theory there is no such thing as an incurable illness. By the end of the journey you will ...
Views: 2692(5 votes) - The Treatment of Childhood Eczema with Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Marketing SpecialistChinese medicine is very effective in the treatment of childhood eczema. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, refers to inflammation of the skin and a group of other allergic diseases that commonly develop concurrently or later in life. The most common symptoms include: itchy, red, inflamed ...
Views: 2106(2 votes) - Treating Uterine Fibroids With Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Marketing SpecialistOne of the most common women’s health concerns is the development of uterine fibroids. It is estimated by age 50 between 20% and 80% of women will have developed fibroids, or myomas, as they are also called. Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Fibroids can ...
Views: 3846(2 votes) - Treating Heartburn with Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Marketing SpecialistAccording to the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, in 2007, 19 million people in the United States reported symptoms of heartburn, the most common symptom caused by Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). As a result, about 60 to 70 million Americans who suffer from ...
Views: 2237(1 vote) - Divine Revelation....at Work. - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Leslie Coff("Seeing God through the Eye of the Needle"...) On this day, of all days -- commemorative of when Moses went up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments from God. On this, the time when we honor our connection to our spirituality -- this is a good day to talk about Chinese medicine and ...
Views: 1333(1 vote) - Raising the Flag...So to Speak - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Leslie CoffSometimes objects are larger in person than you'd expect....and sometimes they are not as big as you'd like. Indeed...this happens more often than you would guess...to many men that you know. If it were not a concern, then prime-time television would not be filled with advertising for ...
Views: 1299(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: 2529(6 votes) - The Healing of a New Day - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Elicia FaulWe are living at the brink of a new day in humanity, consciousness and earth experience. It is 4 am and the horizon is starting to show a gray mist of color and light. For thousands of years we have lost touch with our basic life- energy awareness. We have lived at war within ourselves and ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - 5 Element Acupuncture: A Recovery from Trauma - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Laura SantiI wanted to share one of my patient’s stories with you to illustrate the potential of 5 Element Acupuncture in healing the mind and spirit after mental and physical trauma. I asked “Kathy” if I could use her story because it illustrates almost the complete array of both the illnesses of the ...
Views: 6770(7 votes) - Eight Ways to Ease That Pain in Your Neck - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Lynn JaffeeWe’ve all heard the figurative term that something is a pain in the neck, but the reality of neck pain can cause sleepless nights, limited range of motion, and make your life miserable in general. There are a number of causes of neck pain, including trauma, turning and reaching at the same time, ...
Views: 1939(1 vote) - Acupuncture: The Better Alternative in Treating UTI - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Alvin HopkinsonHealth authorities and experts have expressed concern about the emerging threat of antibiotic resistance among UTI patients. In fact, they are considering this to be one of the reasons why urinary tract infection, particularly among women, has becoming acute or persistent as a disease. In ...
Views: 4114(2 votes) - Acupuncture for Allergies - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Mary RigginCB’s husband spoke to me with desperation in his voice. “Is there anything you can do for allergy problems?” he asked, “my wife suffers so badly that she’s constantly taking medications and I know those have damaging side effects with long term use.” I suggested that she schedule an ...
Views: 1188(1 vote) - TCM for Childhood Asthma - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Mary RigginA Mom’s Story “By the time my son turned 4 years old, he had been in and out of the emergency room at least 2 times per month. His asthma’s getting worse.” These were the words of a mom whose 4-year-old son was born asthmatic. “I can’t event let him go outside and play with the other ...
Views: 1274(2 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) - Emotional Freedom Technique: Tapping Into the Qi - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Elene GuschEven if you are in the midst of being treated with acupuncture or other methods of healing, it’s always useful to find ways to help yourself in between treatments. Emotional Freedom Technique is a deceptively simple use of common acupuncture/acupressure points that you can learn in just a few ...
Views: 2008(1 vote) - Acupuncture for Sports Injuries - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Angie NgAcupuncture is a healing therapy that has developed and evolved over thousands of years. Generations of martial arts masters used this medicine to effectively and quickly treat injuries sustained during training or combat. Today, this traditional form of sports medicine has evolved into a ...
Views: 2109(1 vote) - The Gift of Depression and a Chinese Medical Viewpoint - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Linda Joy StoneDepression seems to be affecting millions today, with anti-depressant medication becoming the most widely prescribed drug. In the past, this emotional state was referred to as melancholy, feeling mournful, gloomy or in grief. My Mac thesaurus lists “doldrums, down cycle, rut, apathy, boredom, ...
Views: 1653(2 votes) - Acupuncture and Weight Loss - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Angie NgWeight problems are a major health concern in the United States. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in 2001 to 2004, about two thirds of adults in this country are overweight, with nearly half of those falling into the obese category. Being ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - 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) - Why Fertility Doctors Now Recommend Acupuncture - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. It has successfully treated infertility, gynecological, male factor, and many other illnesses and health problems facing couples for 5,000 years. Western medicine as we know it is just over 200 years old. TCM ...
Views: 1625(2 votes) - Seasonal Allergies and Chinese Medicine - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Monica CampinsSpring--what could be the happiest season of the year is for some of us the one in which we feel most miserable. Everything is in bloom exploding with colors, aromas, life. Little flowers everywhere, even the sides of the freeways are covered with them. But when you suffer from seasonal ...
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