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Calcium Supplementation Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Attack
The Studies While analyzing data from a recent Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study on calcium supplementation in post-menopausal women, Dr. Ian Reid, a professor of medicine and endocrinology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and his colleagues discovered … Continue reading
Acupuncture Proceeds to go to Japan on Mar 25
Come in for acupuncture on Monday, Mar. 25th, and help the disaster relief in Japan! We will donate 15% of all proceeds to the American Red Cross, for Japan.
Natural Treatments for Menopause
Have you been experiencing hot flashes? Night sweats? Insomnia? Anxiety or mood swings? These and other symptoms may be due to hormonal imbalances and can occur during menopause or peri-menopause, which is the ten to fifteen year period that leads … Continue reading
A Simple Tool for Building Self-Awareness
Often when we deal with our problems, we get stuck in our feelings of being hurt, upset or frustrated. We might try to think our way out of a problem by figuring out a strategy to deal with it. Perhaps … Continue reading
Stress Relief with Chinese Medicine
Some time ago, a patient came in with a headache, shoulder pain, nausea, stomach pain, and no appetite. She had been suffering from these problems for the previous three months, and was hoping for some relief. When we talked about … Continue reading
Asthma and Chinese Medicine / Acupuncture
In Chinese, asthma is described as “xiao-chuan“, which translates as wheezing (xiao) and breathlessness (chuan). According to Traditional Chinese Medical theory, an asthma attack reflects the stirring up of excess Wind.
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Natural Cold/Flu Remedies
As the light changes and the trees start shedding their leaves, Autumn and Winter approach and the cold and flu season encroaches upon us. Fortunately, Chinese Medicine offers many remedies to ward off these unpleasant ailments.
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Tagged chinese medicine theory, cold, flu
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