As one of many costly health disorders in the US, GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) and heartburn, are costing Americans billions of dollars every year! It’s time to put the fire out! Unable to find any current fiscal impact studies, I relate the last – 2009 study: It is estimated at that time we were spending
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When most people think of acupuncture, they think of it as a solution to pain or addictions. While that is certainly accurate, acupuncture effectively treats so many more things than that. Because of the enormous influence acupuncture has on more systemic issues, I frequently forget to talk about the obvious – acupuncture and pain. Today
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We are frequently consulted about how to handle babies who seem to have digestive challenges. They are spitting up frequently, fussy after or between meals, are “colicky” or refluxing. Handling it appropriately can make a difference in their lives for years to come. Knowing what’s “normal” or a medical condition is important. It is not
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According to the American Autoimmune and Associated Diseases Association, Inc., there are an estimated 50 million people in the United States who are suffering from autoimmune disorders. This is more than 3 times the number of Americans diagnosed with cancer, either active or in remission. This probably doesn’t include those not diagnosed, or those who’s
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In health and healing circles, there are different belief systems regarding the cause of disease. Two of the opposites are: “pathogens (bacteria, viruses, molds, yeasts, parasites) attack the body and cause disease, therefore we have to kill them.” We use harsh drugs to poison these “bad invaders”, at the risk of killing the “good guys”,
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Coming from a conventional medical background working as a nurse generally in the Intensive Care Unit or the Emergency Room, the switch to Acupuncture school was quite the culture shock! I went to Acupuncture school never having had traditional acupuncture before. My decisions to re-direct my career are numerous, but not in the context of
Every spring hundreds of thousands of people suffer when the pollen starts to fly. Over-the-counter sales of allergy medications are whisked off the shelves and doctors are pummeled with requests for stronger prescription meds. Articles on controlling allergies abound, but they’re all about minimizing exposure, not about how to resolve them. What if there was
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Not surprisingly, food addictions are in the top 5 of addictions and addictive behaviors. Why is food so addicting? There are many theories, mostly having nothing to do with willpower. One theory discusses the sensations of the tongue and how that affects the brain. We are all familiar with the old “sweet, sour, bitter, and
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Most people when they think of acupuncture think of it as relieving pain or for its ability to control addictions. When I first graduated from acupuncture school, there weren’t many studies done on the effectiveness of acupuncture for pain, addictions or the myriad other things that acupuncture is effective for – at least not in
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Many people are fatigued. They’re sick and tired of being sick and tired and need help. There is a fix to your fatigue, but first, we need to identify where it comes from. Many organs are involved in the mechanisms responsible for feeling vital health! We all want lots of energy. We want to go