Suffering from headaches? The ancient healing art of acupuncture therapy may be just what you need. Acupuncture therapy for migraines and headaches has been extensively studied and peer-reviewed. The conclusions consistently show that acupuncture therapy is, at a minimum, equally as effective, if not more effective that conventional treatment involving the use of medicines but without any harmful side effects. The studies also revealed that acupuncture therapy is quite effective for the relief of … Continue reading
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Acupuncture for Headaches
Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in Jacksonville utilize acupuncture as a natural type of treatment for tension headaches and migraine. TCM is grounded on the belief of the existence of life energy the Chinese call Qi or Chi that internally flows throughout the body along energy channels or pathways known as meridians. When the Chi flow becomes disrupted or unbalanced, it causes health conditions.
The primary objective of acupuncture treatment is to unblock and … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Bronchitis
A lot of the ancient cultures in East Asia have been using the ancient healing art of acupuncture for thousands of years. It has been practiced in Europe for hundreds of years while in the United States, it has been growing in popularity for more than 40 years now. People who don’t know what acupuncture is may find this therapy strange since it involves pricking needles in a patient to treat a health condition such … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Whooping Cough
Pertussis or whooping cough is considered an opportunistic infection that strikes the lungs. Usually affected by this condition are young children every three to four years. Chinese herbal therapy and acupuncture are safe and effective treatments that can brig about complete recovery for affected children. Acupuncture therapy is considered a gentle clinical process. Oftentimes, in effectively treating pertussis, a combination of Eastern and Western medicine is used by medical practitioners. According to traditional Chinese medicine … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Treating Addiction
Addiction has been a major problem I the United States for quite a while now. There are actually many forms of addiction – they can range from addiction to sweets like chocolate to drug addiction. Addiction typically can cause harm to the overall balance and health of a person.
What is Addiction?
Addiction normally comes about due to a person’s excessive and long-term engagement in activities or use of substances that affect his/her overall functioning. … Continue reading
Acupuncture for ADD
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing art that has been practiced in China for over 5,000 years. It helps to restore balance to the flow of vital energy known as qi and blood throughout the body. For over four decades, acupuncture has gradually increased in popularity in the United States and now there are tens of thousands of licensed acupuncturists practicing this oriental therapy all over the union. The huge popularity of acupuncture is reflected … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Acne
Adherents and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) see acupuncture as an effective treatment for acne. They consider acupuncture as a way to bring back balance in the body and cure maladies that are due to a specific imbalance such as acne and other skin conditions.
The body has thousands of acupuncture points on the skin and underneath these points are pathways of energy where vital energy known as Qi travels. These energy vessels are … Continue reading
Acupuncture for ADHD
In the United States, ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common diagnosis reported among children. It is said that about 5% of girls and 10% of boys in grade school do have this disorder. Since 1991 to 1998, the drug Ritalin (methylphenidate) has been widely used on younger and younger children with about a 78% and 107% increase of use on affected boys and girls respectively during that period. This is a … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Acne
Conventional western medicine still has no answer as to what really causes acne although it does provide people with real remedies to treat it. There are a wide array of medical treatments offered in the market for acne that it is very hard to sort the bad ones from the good and the poor ones from the effective ones. Amid this ocean of so-called remedies, acupuncture stands out as one treatment that has proven time … Continue reading
Acupuncture for Addiction
A chemical neurotransmitter known as dopamine is an important chemical messenger that transmits signals from neural cells of the substantia nigra to the corpus striatum, enabling normal and well-functioned muscle activity. Dopamine is a chemical metabolic predecessor of adrenaline (also called epinephrine) and noradrenaline (also called norepinephrine). In other words dopamine is the ingredient in which adrenaline and noradrenaline is made. Dopamine can produce either an inhibitory or excitatory effect on the nerve cells. Whatever … Continue reading