Acupuncture for Stress Induced Back Pain
Car accidents, injuries, and training are not the only reason people develop back pain. Stress is also be a significant cause …
Five Important Ways Acupuncture Helps You Prepare for IVF
Many couples are using acupuncture to improve chances of successful IVF. Acupuncture is often done during IVF procedures and is also …
Preventing Montezuma’s Revenge with Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbs for digestion Anything with the word “revenge” can’t be good. Commonly called Montezuma’s revenge, traveler’s diarrhea is a …
Five Things I am Doing For My Allergies
This week my spring allergies kicked in big time. Sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, congestion, and a headache. All this …
April is the Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain. -T.S. …
Tai Chi: An Ancient Treatment for Osteopenia
Yesterday morning I heard a distressing story on the radio about osteoporosis medication increases the risk of unusual and serious fractures. …
Understanding Acupuncture
© Bob Stockfield Courtesy: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine The National Institutes of Health just published a very …
New York Colds Part 2: Chinese Herbs
This fall is very cold and rainy here in New York, easy to catch a cold. In my last post …
New York City in the Fall: Colds and Acupuncture
This year the New York City fall weather is particularly nasty. Acupuncture can help fight off that cold in the …
Boost your Qi with Kidney Three
Acupressure offers a gentle yet profound way to stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities. Central to this practice is Qi, …
Exercises for Opening the Shoulder, Neck, and Rotator Cuff
Stretching is an integral part of any healing for your pain. Qi gong exercises are slow moving exercises and stretches that …
Cooling Summertime Tea
As the summer heat intensifies, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) guides us toward cooling foods and teas to balance the hot …
Think Global, Eat Local: Earth Day 2010
Earth from Apollo 17 Celebrate the earth and yourself this year. Eat locally. It seems almost too simple that choosing …
Computers, Stress, and Eye Strain
Modern life brings many benefits, and also some problems. A recent report showed that the percentage of people with near …
Acupuncture for Stress and Depression
Inflammation contributes to all sorts of diseases, mental and physical. It makes you to feel crappy when you are sick …
Stress, Depression, and Inflammation
The connecting between stress, depression and anxiety has been known for a long time. Of course, stress has a negative …
Foods You Should Eat
There was recently a great article on Well, a NYTimes Healthblog. It is about 11 foods people should be eating, but …
What Makes Us Happy
This week, PBS is playing a wonderful documentary about emotions and happiness called This Emotional Life. It discusses what happiness is, how …