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Benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture That Are Unknown or Often Overlooked

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture aren’t archaic unheard of treatments anymore. Most folks have heard about them and millions of people in the United States have actually tried them out. However, what most aren’t always aware of are the key benefits these therapies can give.

1. Compared to Western Allopathic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine has more specific diagnoses for common ailments. This can be ideally exemplified when one thinks about catching a cold.

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Consider Getting Acupuncture Treatment for the Natural Treatment of Hypothyroidism

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Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is unable to function optimally. It was assumed till recently that only Western allopathic medicine can be used for treatment. However, promising results from alternative treatment, especially acupuncture, have been documented in the health industry. It has been shown that hypothyroid sufferers have experienced relief with acupuncture.

Located in the lower part and front of the neck, the thyroid gland is an endocrine gland that produces … Continue reading

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Detoxify Your Body in A Safe and Healthy Way with Acupuncture

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Acupuncture in Overland Park can detoxify your body significantly. This treatment is a major branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a type of medical system that has been practiced for over 3,500 years. The functions of the body are harmonized and nourished by the balance of a vital life force known as Chi. This balance of Chi is the principle behind acupuncture.

Chinese doctors of yore strongly believed that “a better healer is one who … Continue reading

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Things You May Not Know the Spleen is Associated with

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The spleen doesn’t get a lot of respect as far as Western medicine is involved. After all, a person can still live even without a spleen, right? The spleen plays a role in producing antibodies, and in creating and filtering blood; other organs take over the job if it is damaged. However in TCM in Overland Park, the spleen plays several extremely important roles.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine is a Powerful Preventative and Holistic Type of Treatment

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TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) has been helping people in China get well from various health conditions for thousands of years. It is supported and promoted by the Communist government of China through government-funded research and continuing education. Based on the Eastern philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, TCM is derived from a belief that all living things share life force energy and are interconnected with each other and that illness is the result of an … Continue reading

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Using Acupuncture to Treat Telogen Effluvium

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For those who have suffered from a severe hair loss condition known as telogen effluvium (temporary hair thinning or shedding), then they know that any type of treatment that would bring about some kind of relief or improvement would be very much welcome. And though there are a wide variety of external topicals for the scalp available in the market, many of these products are not specifically designed to address this condition since this type … Continue reading

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The Patterns of Disharmony Associated with the Symptoms of Ménière’s Disease

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What is Ménière’s disease?

A condition affecting the inner ear, Ménière’s disease causes problems in hearing and balance in a person. It is caused by a rise in the amount of fluid volume and pressure in the semicircular canals, causing increased and pathological pressure there. This usually results in vertigo or dizzy spells, which create feelings of violent whirling, rotation, spinning, and falling.

Meniére’s Disease (MD) is oftentimes an extremely distressing and disabling condition. Tinnitus … Continue reading

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This New Year, Keep Your Mind and Body Relaxed with Traditional Chinese Medicine

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As the old year slowly closes, the coming New Year is an ideal time to set new objectives, become more introspective, and nourish one’s entire mind and body, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The philosophy in which TCM is rooted on espouses the idea that people should live in harmony with nature and so this means that during winter, we should slow down, keep ourselves well-rested and warm, and deeply nourish ourselves in order … Continue reading

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Tui Na Is An Excellent Way to Relieve Pain and Treat Tired and Aching Muscles

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Pronounced’twee na,’Tui Na, (also called ‘anmo’) is a type of Chinese massage that has been practiced for thousands of years. It is one of the major components of Chinese medicine alongside diet therapy, qi gong/tai chi, Chinese herbal medicine, and acupuncture. Tui Na is deemed a major and popular form of treatment in China which is used in most hospitals in that country although it still is a bit uncommon in the West. Tui Na … Continue reading

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In TCM, Too Little or Too Much Water Moisture in the Body Can Lead to Ear Infections

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on the theory that everything in nature and the Universe is a combination of opposites. This is especially true in the case of yin (cleansing, cold) and yang (building, hot), a lot of which we control through thought, environment, sex, exercise, and diet, among many others.

Infections of the ear (otitis, ear inflammation) are of two types: External and internal. External ear inflammation affects the outer ear and is … Continue reading

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