There are over 16 million people in the United States suffering from a skin condition known as eczema. This disease is marked by patches of red, scaly and dry skin that is often accompanied by severe itching. Conventional Western remedies for eczema that include corticosteroids usually only address the itchiness and inflammation associated with this condition. While effective in subduing these two symptoms, corticosteroids come with major side effects that include weight increase, osteoporosis, high … Continue reading
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A More Natural Enhancement of Beauty Awaits Women Who Avail of Cosmetic Acupuncture
It is not a shock to learn that more and more women are turning to alternative treatments given the many dangers and risks related to cosmetic surgery. Anesthesia is always used in cosmetic surgery. A procedure can last for several hours and can leave the patient’s face all red, bruised, and swelling. Recovery time is long, lasting at least two weeks.
A much safer and superior alternative treatment to cosmetic surgery is cosmetic acupuncture. Cosmetic … Continue reading
Acupuncture and TCM can provide the patient relief of IBD or IBS symptoms
Digestive disorders that can include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) have been plaguing millions of individuals in the United States every year. IBS is actually the next leading cause of absenteeism in work or school just behind back pain. For IBD, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine is very beneficial in enabling sufferers of IBD to lead stress free and pain free lives. Although these two conditions have almost the same names, … Continue reading
Dermatologists See Acupuncture as a Valid and Effective Treatment for Acne
Science has still been unable to explain what really causes acne and therefore no definite and real cures have been created for this disease. There are a huge number of different treatments offered in the market for acne; however, one of the safest and most effective treatments for it is acupuncture.
Acupuncture for acne is now starting to become a mainstream type of treatment for a lot of acne sufferers in the United States. Even … Continue reading
Acupuncture and Endometriosis
In the United States, endometriosis affects about 22% of women; for women with painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea), about 60% of them do suffer from this condition (endometriosis).
Endometriosis is the development of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and is a chronic condition. The endometrial tissue which usually is confined in the pelvic cavity can be found in other parts of the body. It still responds to the hormonal fluctuations occurring during the menstrual cycle in the … Continue reading
TCM suggests acupuncture besides the aforementioned Chinese herbs as an adjunct therapy for skin conditions.
TCM or traditional Chinese medicine in Jacksonville has for millennia been great remedies for several kinds of maladies from internal health conditions to skin problems, such as alopecia, psoriasis, acne, eczema and others. A lot of acupuncturists and TCM practitioners these days utilize acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to treat their patients who want a non-chemical and less invasive treatment approach to their health problem.
TCM considers good health to be a balance between a … Continue reading
Dandruff – Any long-term treatment for it?
Some people who have been suffering from dandruff for several years have suspected that it’s due more from dietary choices than the shampoo they’ve been using for years. Jumping from T-Gel-type shampoos to Nizorelle or Nizoral can make a huge difference although they still need to wash their hair every other day or after the third day. Some dandruff sufferers try vinegar and it works for some but not for all.
Dandruff is often associated … Continue reading
Acupuncture Treatment for Emphysema
For over 5,000 years, acupuncture has been a huge part of traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is a medical tradition that includes modalities such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, moxibustion and Chinese massage among others. Brought by Chinese immigrants into the United States during the middle part of the 19th century, acupuncture did not really take off as an established form of healthcare in this country. It was only during the early … Continue reading
Acupuncture Treatment for Food Addiction
To be frank about it, it’s normal to see extremely obese people walking in the streets these days. Everywhere you go, you see overweight and obese men, women and children. Take out restaurants serving high sugar and/or high fat and deep fried foods as well as an unhealthy lifestyle (sitting in front of a computer or watching TV for several hours) that modern life affords us has made a lot of us unhealthy and fat. … Continue reading
Acupuncture Treatment for Sciatica
Chinese physicians during olden times were already aware that back pain is basically due to internal weaknesses of the human body, to lifestyle and to factors in the environment.
Old age or an inherent weakness of the back can be a cause of back pain. Tiredness is often an issue with this type of problem. With regard to this, the need to relieve pain obviously as well as to strengthen the back is extremely important … Continue reading