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Whose Interested in Cutting their Risk for Chronic Disease by 80%?

Posted by Adam | 27-Jan-10 13:00
A colleague recently forwarded me a copy of an article which was published in last years Archives of Internal Medicine that very clearly outlines four simple things that anybody can do to decrease their risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer and diabetes.  Read more

Acupuncture More Beneficial than Medication for Hot Flashes

Posted by Adam | 13-Jan-10 10:34
Clinically, we have seen that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are usually very effective at treating all types of hot flashes and night sweats. We were excited to see that a new study just published online this week in the Journal of Oncology validated what we have seen clinically.  Read more

Fish Oil: My Favorite Supplement

Posted by Adam | 20-Aug-09 10:49
Many of our acupuncture patients ask if there are any nutritional supplements that we recommend for their specific condition, and fish oil is clearly the one I recommend most frequently.  Read more

Pop Quiz: How much water do you need to drink per day?

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:52
If you answered “eight eight-ounce glasses of water per day” you would certainly have given the answer most commonly cited – you would also be wrong!  Read more

Herbal Medicines Effective for GI Disorders

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:48
As practitioners of so-called ‘alternative medicine’ it sometimes seems that we are constantly on trial. Whereas newly approved medications, with their often multiple and harmful side effects, are deemed to be ‘proven’ successful, a treatment like acupuncture or herbal medicine, which merely boasts thousands of years of history and millions of successful patients, is considered “unproven”.  Read more

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine effective in treating Eczema

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:44
Working with acupuncture and herbal medicine, as I do, gives me the opportunity to treat patients with a wide variety of symptoms. One issue we treat repeatedly at our practice is skin conditions.  Read more

An Acupuncturist's Take on Antibiotics for Sinus Infections

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:43
As an acupuncture practitioner, I’m constantly amazed by the extent to which doctors prescribe – and patients demand – antibiotics.  Read more

Benefits of an Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:37
Acupuncturists treat many patients with inflammation – for example, arthritis – but did you know that inflammation is also a component of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and strokes?  Read more

Acupuncture and Knee Pain

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:32
A recently published report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) examines the effectiveness, safety, and adverse effects of various common treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee.  Read more

7 Myths about Pregnancy

Posted by Adam | 19-Jul-09 16:31
Here is a link to an entertaining slideshow from Scientific American.  Read more
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