TCM
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chinese Medicine
There are an estimated 20 million Americans who suffer from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), a condition also known as spastic colon, spastic colitis, nervous stomach, and functional bowel disease. If you have ever experienced about of diarrhea before a performance or major exam, or had loose stool during times of stress, then you have experienced [...]
Acupuncture: Proven Painkiller
A new study has come up with the result that acupuncture has the ability to release a natural painkiller, adenosine, in the body. An article in a recent issue of Nature Neuroscience indicates that at least one of acupuncture’s reported benefits may finally have concrete support and a proposed mechanism of action thanks to laboratory experiments. [...]
Diabetes Demystified
Image from http://iheartguts.com Did you know that diabetes is not contagious? It’s time that we knew the basics facts about diabetes and how it affects those who live with it every day. Although November is Diabetes Awareness Month, we need to be aware of our individual risks for the disease right now. Facts about diabetes: [...]
Fertility in the Spring
It finally feels that spring has truly arrived in the Northwest. About time, if you ask me! “Spring fever” starts hitting people right around now, which means fertility planning (or even birth planning) is on our minds. There are several great sites that have a wealth of information about baby planning, and how to encourage [...]
Acupuncture in the news
Lots of talk about acupuncture in the US- check out the links below for some interesting articles! -A recent article in the New York Times discussed acupuncture in the US, and how expensive it can be, mostly due to the fact that it’s not covered by insurance companies. While each clinic and each acupuncturist has a [...]
Breastfeeding and Chinese Medicine
I’ve received a lot of calls lately about acupuncture and breast feeding. Many mothers are concerned with lack of milk production, and others have experienced the dreaded mastitis on more than one occasion. Both of these issues are something that acupuncture and herbal medicine can definitely help with (be sure to find an acupuncture practitioner [...]
Chinese Medicine in the Spring
Spring is back , and even though it’s (still) raining here in the great Northwest, it’s time to at least start acting like summer is on it’s way! Spring cleaning season is a great time to clean out your closets, prepare for the potential summer abundance from our gardens by caring for the soil and [...]
Acupuncture Weekly Roundup
Here is a quick “roundup” of a few things that are happening in the acupuncture world (plus a good demonstration video). Jennifer Dubowsky, LAc, wrote a great article about how acupuncture helps with pain in breast cancer patients who are undergoing hormone therapy. Read the excerpt below, then check out her blog post for more [...]
Happy Year of the Tiger!
It’s now the Year of the Tiger, according to the Chinese calendar, and the Year of the Ox has moved on. I’m posting this late as I spent today preparing for the New Year by cleaning and painting a room in my house- whew! Tradition is that you do these things before the New Year [...]
Acupuncture Making a Difference in Haiti
Acupuncturists Without Borders, a non-profit group that travels to places where disasters have occurred and treats those in need at no cost. The most recent group traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to help with pain management, stress, and emotional and physical trauma. Watch the video below to see the work they are doing over in Haiti [...]
