29 Jul

Menopause can be hot flashes: night sweats: insomnia: fatigue: mood swings: memory loss: vaginal dryness:headaches: joint pain and weight gain

—Diane Joswick,L。Ac With its close understanding of the female body, Oriental medicine has always addressed the special needs of women throughout their lives. Menopause, in particular, is an area in which Oriental Medicine shines. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine have the ability to detect energetic changes that occur in the body and quickly relieve uncomfortable symptoms […]

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29 Jul

Cancer Support: Questions on Acupuncture

 What is the history of the discovery and use of acupuncture as a complementary and alternative treatment for cancer? The oldest medical book known, written in China 4000 years ago, describes the use of acupuncture to treat medical problems. The use of the treatment spread to other Asian countries and to other regions of the […]

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29 Jul

Acupuncture and TCM(Chinese Medicine)

Acupuncture applies needles, heat, pressure, and other treatments to certain places on the skin to cause a change in the physical functions of the body. The use of acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM is a medical system that has been used for thousands of years to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.   Acupuncture is based […]

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29 Jul

Breast Cancer Patients: Acupuncture Offers Relief

By TARA PARKER-POPE Treatments for breast cancer can lead to unpleasant side effects for most women, including hot flashes, sweating and lack of energy. Now, new research suggests relief can come from an unconventional therapy — acupuncture. Research from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented this week at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology […]

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02 Jul

Acupuncture: Interview of professor at Harvard Medical School.

Acupuncture proves to be useful in treating pain Dr. Komaroff DEAR DOCTOR K: A friend keeps telling me to try acupuncture for my low back pain. But I don’t understand how a bunch of needles will help. Can you explain how acupuncture works? DEAR READER: Acupuncture is a technique of traditional Chinese medicine. The theory […]

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