There is much finger-pointing going on as scientists, medical professionals and concerned individuals are trying to make sense of the significant onslaught of auto-immune disorders. According to Virginia T. Ladd, President/Executive Director of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), autoimmune diseases affect more than 23.5 million Americans, with 75% of those being women. Autoimmune …
With more than 26 million Americans diagnosed with asthma, and 225,000 people worldwide dying from asthma, it’s time we take another look at it. So often, we are led to believe that asthma is just something that happens to us – “it’s in your genes”. But we have more to do with it than originally …
How would you like to be asthma free for life? You can! But first, you have to find out why you have asthma in the first place. Generally, there is no one single causative factor. There are several health factors that have mounted together and the result is the disease we have labeled asthma. The …
The line is blurring. Ages ago it seemed that arthritis was simple. It was “a little rheumatism” or osteoarthritis. But as we journey down this path of progressive bone deterioration, the line between the two is getting a little muddled. It used to be you had one or another; today it’s common to have both. …
More and more people are opting for alternative forms of medicine. Also known as complementary medicine (used in conjunction with conventional medicine), wholistic medicine (meaning the whole person as opposed to isolating systems or symptoms), holistic medicine (meaning natural, non-chemical remedies), or traditional medicine (dates back to the majority of time until the industrialized revolution/chemicalized …
Allergies affect approximately 40% of the population today, and are on the rise, affecting approximately 50 million Americans. There are 4 classifications of allergies: Skin Contact (which includes things such as poisonous plants, animal scratches, detergents, or latex gloves), injection type (includes bee stings and injected medications), inhalation allergies (pollen, dusts, animal dander, mold and …
One of the sayings in the Little Red Riding Hood story, was “All the better to see you with”. Our eyes have a profound effect in our lives, and when our vision changes, our life also changes. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD/AMD), Cataracts and Glaucoma, can affect life in many ways. Depending on which of the …
When researching the average age we die today, it comes with very mixed information. Are we living longer? While it’s true more people live into their 80’s and 90’s, it is also true that we are dying of “old people diseases” at a substantially younger age than we used to. It’s no longer unusual to …
As the summer sports become subdued with inclement weather, it is the time to heal those sports injuries without the constant re-aggravation. Tennis elbow (shoulder or knees too), low back pain, ankle weakness or pain, knee pain, neck pain, etc. are all successfully treated with acupuncture. Acupuncturists manage sports injuries differently than conventional medicine does. …
Many studies have shown that acupuncture has an incredible ability to regulate hormones in the body – in particular, the hormones related to the stress mechanism. The adrenal glands are premier in their hormonal capacity to regulate the stress response in the body and acupuncture has a particularly effective ability to balance them. Studies have …
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