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Alternative Medicine: Another Choice

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 […]

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Allergies

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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

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All The Better to See You With

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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

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Aging Gracefully

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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

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Acupuncture for Sports Injuries

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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.

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Acupuncture Effective in Stress Management and Adrenal Health

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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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Acupuncture Education Defined

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Over the past few decades, acupuncture as a viable treatment for many health challenges is soaring in popularity. With that comes questions that need answers. First of all, what is the educational level of acupuncturists? A couple of years ago I was actively looking for an acupuncture associate in my office. I was so busy,

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Acupuncture and Brain Health

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A common complaint I hear is about mental fogginess. It seems almost universal, even in young adults today. At the other end of the mental spectrum is the feared Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia. Although the two terms are frequently used simultaneously, they are not the same thing. Dementia isn’t really a disease. It is a

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Acupuncture: An Old Standby

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We often view acupuncture as a “new” method of healing. However, it is one of the oldest. It has been developed, refined, and instituted as the primary healing modality in China for thousands of years. Conventional medicine as we know it today has only been around approximately 150 years. The changes in conventional medicine have

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Accidentally Eating Our Way Into Oblivion

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Our diets are becoming increasingly more difficult. What we used to “know” about foods, turned out to be false. Many are eating themselves into oblivion, believing they’re doing the right thing. But if we are, why are obesity, heart disease, blood sugar disorders, cancer and other diet-related diseases skyrocketing? How can we make sense of

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Alternative Medicine: Another Choice

Allergies

All The Better to See You With

Aging Gracefully

Acupuncture for Sports Injuries

Acupuncture Effective in Stress Management and Adrenal Health

Acupuncture Education Defined

Acupuncture and Brain Health

Acupuncture: An Old Standby

Accidentally Eating Our Way Into Oblivion

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