integrated complimentary and alternative medicine Articles
Not long ago I was at a networking event, where I was asked who my ideal patient was. My immediate answer was that I love to treat stressed out workers. I find them ideal only in that I see a lot of them in my acupuncture practice, and I am able to help almost all of them. In the... Read more
What can you do with a potato You can mash it, you can bake it, or you can fry it. There are tater tots, hash browns, potato pancakes, french fries, potato chips, potatoes au gratin, and so on as far as the delicious potato dishes available. We too can be like the potato. How do ... Read more
Youve had a long day and youre tired. You get into bed ready for eight hours of blissful, uninterrupted sleep. But as soon as your head makes contact with the pillow, your mind comes alive. And not just alive, but its racing like you just had a triple shot of espresso. You start ... Read more
It is a common misconception that the most meaningful support in each of our lives comes from the outside. While it is helpful to have supportive people in our lives, no one other than you can provide the real backbone of your health and well-being. It can be tempting during chal... Read more
From time to time I see patients who are suffering from gout. More often than not, they will come in with pain, redness, and swelling at the base of their big toe. Occasionally, Ill see someone with gout in another joint, but the common denominator is that theyre in painbig time.... Read more
Are you a chronic worrier I treat a lot of people with emotional conditions, so I tend to see a lot of patients in my acupuncture clinic who describe themselves as worriers. They are anxious and worry about almost anything. Often patients will describe their worry as a constant l... Read more
As an acupuncturist, my job is to tailor the Chinese healing traditions of thousands of years to fit the health concerns and lifestyle of modern Americans. I work with a medicine that was originally developed to treat things like infections, malaria, and fevers that could easily ... Read more
Chinese medicine is a little different than Western medicine, In the Western model, your symptoms are frequently treated without much knowledge of the underlying cause. Cant sleep Take a sleeping pill. Heartburn There are all kinds of antacids and prescription drugs that can dous... Read more
I have tried to learn Chinese for years. As an acupuncturist, the little bit of Chinese I know comes in the form of medical terms, acupuncture points, herbal formulas, and really nasty symptoms. I have tried a number of times to learn conversational Chinese from books, but every ... Read more
Last summer I spent a week visiting my sister in Connecticut, in a part of the state thatis pure New England. There were horses in the back pasture and chard growing in the garden. One evening while I was sitting in the living room, I smelled something that instantly brought me b... Read more
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