Archive for the ‘acupuncture’ Category

Lose Weight With Acupuncture

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The cause of weight gain can be attributed to many things... breakup with significant other, depression, love of food, etc.  The trend for a while was using diet pills but now people are finding those not to work so well in the long run.  Acupuncture can get to the root ...

Acupuncture Face Rejuvenation vs Botox

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

What is face rejuvenation in acupuncture:  It is a non surgical method of reducing wrinkles.  It can help release physical, emotional, and mental patterns that contribute to aging and causes disease.  The great thing about the face is that while you are using the treatment for vanity purposes,  you are also ...

Theory of Yin/Yang

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I remember when I was in grade school the trend for a few months was the yin/yang necklace. Everyone had one but I don't think anyone knew what it was or what it meant, just that it was the cool thing to have. As embarrassing as it is ...

Managing Menstrual Pain with Acupuncture

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Maybe it starts with a headache or you feel more clumsy than usual or, curiously, the world is suddenly full of jerks. You know what's coming as you wait for the cramps to arrive like the jaws of death around your waist. Technically, it's called dysmenorrhea or the medical condition characterized ...

Dental Acupuncture

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Going to the dentist can be a scary experience, especially if we need a cavity drilled.  My first cavity happened last year and I was terrified of having the novacaine needle put into my mouth.  I remembered that needle from when I had my wisdom teeth pulled and all I ...

Natural Facelift using Acupuncture

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

It's something of a paradox that in our quest to look younger and more natural, we exercise religiously and eat piously, yet we smear, rub, dab, inject and spray chemicals on our face we would never accept in any other part of our lives. Even as the testing of the ...

What disorders can acupuncture treat and how does it work?

Monday, June 16th, 2008

By Terry Dunn www.holistichealthtalk.com How did acupuncture start? The story was met with widespread disbelief. During a visit to China in 1978, cardiologist Doctor Isadore Rosenfeld witnessed open-heart surgery on a patient, anaesthetised only with acupuncture. A major operation and the patient was awake! Nothing like it had ever been seen before in the ...

Needles ease depression - Australian study

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Acupuncture appears to help lift the mood of severely depressed people, a study of Australians suggests. New research from the College of Chinese Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney has found a marked improvement in a group of people with medicated depression who were treated with traditional Chinese needle therapy for ...

Acupuncture Point Locations

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Interested in learning about the point locations used in acupunture? Need an easy to use reference? We've built a tool that shows point location for the six primary meridians: Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Lung, Heart, Spleen and Stomach. The location of each point is described and illustrated as well as the ...