Chronic Kidney Disease affects 15% of all Americans making it the 9th leading cause of death. Almost 50% of people with CKD, and not on dialysis, don’t know that they have CKD. Unfortunately, almost all cases of kidney disease are progressive, meaning that they get worse over time even with the very best allopathic medical care. While there are several causes, the two most common […]
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Infertility, or not getting pregnant after 6 months of trying, is something that affects 1 in 10 Americans. When confronted with this many women consider Acupuncture. This article answers the questions of who should consider Fertility acupuncture and why? Infertility is all too common today and may have a specific cause such as; endometriosis, PCOS, diminished ovarian reserve, abnormal sperm production or function, or it […]
Read MoreHow Can Acupuncture Address Issues with Anxiety and Depression? TCM practitioners believe that physical health issues are connected to a person’s emotional state (and vice versa). Practitioners of TCM view emotions as an integrated aspect of organ functions, and sometimes the root cause of disease. TCM classifies emotions into seven categories, with each emotion corresponding to a particular organ. For example, the lungs are commonly […]
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How Can Acupuncture Address Issues with Anxiety and Depression? TCM practitioners believe that physical health issues are connected to a person’s emotional state (and vice versa). Practitioners of TCM view emotions as an integrated aspect of organ functions, and sometimes the root cause of disease. TCM classifies emotions into seven categories, with each emotion corresponding to a particular organ. For example, the lungs are commonly […]
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Big news for the half a million Americans who get surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome each year. Carpal Tunnel pain, the most common diagnosis for wrist and hand pain in America has been shown to respond well to Acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture is a non-invasive, natural treatment that is the mainstay of Chinese Medicine. The National Institute of Health announced that new research from Brain: a Journal […]
Read MoreWith Father’s Day around this corner Acupuncture is something that everyone should consider. If you really want to take care of a father in your life who is always caring for others then get him to an Acupuncturist! Here are the top 4 reasons why they need it. 1) To get rid of Stress. Acupuncture is like massage, but for the INSIDE of your […]
Read MoreWhenever I have a woman who comes to me who is having trouble conceiving, I ask them if they have been charting their basal body temperature, or BBT. Many women I see have, at some point, charted their BBT, but gave up after a few months because it was just “ONE MORE thing to do” when working on fertility. It is true, that charting your […]
Read MoreDid you know that your body was designed to live 100 years or more? If we want to live a long and healthy life what we eat is very important because of the relationship between diet and the immune system. At least 70 percent of immunity is directly connected to our digestive system. This is because of the large number of microscopic organisms that live there. Here are […]
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The American College of Physicians now lists Acupuncture as their top choice for both acute and chronic back pain! We were excited to see all of the media coverage of the latest recommendations on the treatment of Pain. The story has been featured on ABC, NBC, Fox News, and CBS. The American College of Physicians recommendations has also been reported on in most major newspapers. Here […]
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