So much focus is on breast cancer, conventional treatment for breast cancer, and “early detection” of breast cancer via mammograms and self-exams, but little attention is given to keeping them healthy in the first place. We can do much to maintain healthy breasts at home with relatively little effort. It needs to become a lifestyle, […]
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Have you ever watched the fog roll off a lake? It isn’t clear one moment and thick the next. It comes in slowly, in little wisps. At first, vision is slightly hazy, but you can see for long distances. It gradually flows over you, just a little thicker, a little heavier, a little cooler, until
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The quality of our bones has been a subject of concern for several decades now. Our focus seems to always be on bone density. What seems to be ignored is bone quality. I like to compare it to a stick: a green stick is flexible and gives when it is bent and bounces back more
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I am astounded at the incidence of diabetes and hypoglycemia in this area. This is also a growing problem in the United States, with billions of dollars spent annually in treatment as well as research. However, much of the research is targeted towards finding a “cure all” pill or “vaccination” for diabetes. Much focus is
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I have been giving cosmetic acupuncture treatments to help eliminate sagging, lines and wrinkles for 20 years now and, in fact, taught it to other practitioners. In preparing to write this article I did a Google search on cosmetic acupuncture. I was astounded at how many articles are out there discussing cosmetic acupuncture! It’s become
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When you walk into my office, you will see two framed drawings on the wall. One drawing depicts a cloudy, gloomy, rainy day and says “Life without acupuncture.” The other drawing depicts a sunny day with flowers and palm trees and says “Life with acupuncture.” These drawings were given to me by Cristina, a little
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that affects about 2 million Americans. It is characterized by the body’s immune defenses’ inability to differentiate between normal healthy cells and foreign invaders. It behaves as if normal cells need to be destroyed. The joints begin to deteriorate as the cartilage breaks down. Then inflammation (a normally protective
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Seasonal allergies are trying, at best. While we look forward to spring and summer, with that comes the pollen, the grasses, the blooming trees and everything else. In late summer and fall we have the harvesting and burning that plagues many others. An allergy is when your body over-reacts to something normally in the environment.
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If you were to take a test and it asked, “what organ or gland is part of the sugar-control mechanism in the body, is responsible for the management of energy, blood pressure, eye sensitivity to light, the fight or flight response, inflammation, weight loss, sleep and sugar cravings”, would you have guessed the adrenal glands?
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As an adjunct therapy for fighting addiction, acupuncture can be very successful in helping to curb the chemical addiction and behavioral compulsions that feed a person’s addiction to harmful substances or habits. Whether the nature of the addiction is chemical in nature, such as in the cases of substance abuse, alcohol dependency, food addiction and
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