Archive for September, 2007
Acupuncture Research in the News
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In light of my series about what acupuncture can treat, please check out these acupuncture articles making the news! CNN, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (the CBC), and the BBC all showed results of a low back pain clinical trial. Although I have my own feelings about sham acupuncture and the way we have [...]
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Introduction to Chinese Herbs
How do Chinese herbs work? How do they compare with pharmaceuticals? Kevin answers your herbal queries….
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When people think about Oriental Medicine, acupuncture often comes to mind first. Yes, practitioners in the United States typically focus on using acupuncture. However, Oriental Medicine contains five branches: acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, qi gong and massage. In [...]
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What Can Acupuncture Treat? (Part 2- Colds and Immune System)
Well, I’m sorry to say it, but it’s fall here in Portland. Summer seemed to fly by, and autumn is on it’s way in. The colder air, falling leaves, and the abundance of colds seem to represent the element of Metal, which correlates to the Lungs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. Each season is [...]
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What Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Treat? (part 1-Pain)
Acupuncture
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This question comes up so much in clinics and with friends and family, that I decided the time has come to discuss it in a few posts. Several times during the course of my observation in school, I’ve heard patients say, “I’ve come here to treat (fill in the blank), but I’m [...]
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Asian Food Markets in Portland
In China, a lot of what people eat has a lot to do with healing an ailment or keeping healthy. Instead of what sounds good for dinner, they may be thinking of how the food will make them feel, and how it may affect their health.
An Dong - my instructor said An-Dong was the best [...]
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West Coast Acupuncture Schools
As I am entering my internship at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in less than a week, I began to think about why I chose OCOM over other schools that were options to me in the northwest. Once I decided that my career would be in alternative medicine, I [...]
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