Tag: chinese medicine

Suffer From Seasonal Allergies?

Unfortunately for many seasonal allergy sufferers Spring can be both a welcome and a burden.  Sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, congestion, runny nose and sinus headaches are what many have to look forward to this time of year. It is important to understand that the symptoms allergy sufferers experience are a sign of a suboptimal functioning of the immune system.…

Acupuncture & Weight Control

Recently I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about how Acupuncture  and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help with weight control.  Most of the time I get asked about auricular acupuncture in particular.  Often it sounds like some have had the expectation that needling certain points of the ear can be a magic bullet.  When I field these questions I…

Top 5 Reasons to Consider Acupuncture

It’s true, being stuck with needles—no matter how small—doesn’t sound very appealing to many people. But acupuncture really isn’t frightening at all. Acupuncture’s been around for thousands of years and has been used to attain a variety of health benefits from helping to reduce chronic pain to helping with low energy levels. Unfortunately, people usually only consider acupuncture when their doctor…