Recently someone posted a blog saying”TCM and homeopathy are increasingly being scrutinized as quackery.”, I am not homeopathy doctor, so I leave it to homeopathy society to answer. In regard to TCM and acupuncture, my comment is: Life is precious and health is important for each one of us. We value critical mind and independent […]
Read MoreNO. not all Chinese Medicine herbs are dietary supplements. There are about 5 thousand herbs documented inside Chinese Medicine herbology. There are a few hundred herbs are defined as the dietary supplement which is safe to consume in a reasonable long time. Currently, about 83 herbs are documented in Chinese FDA as the food. The […]
Read MoreInside Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture the first, herbal medicine the second, moxibustion and acupressure are four major branches of treatment modality. Most of the time, their treatment is based on the meridian, eight principals, and other theories. Other time, like acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupressure, they are based on trigger point/response point plus the previous theories. Therefore […]
Read MoreFor decades in the West, there has been so much adverse comments from “scientific society” on effect cause of acupuncture. One says acupuncture is just a superstitious and unscientific. It may be just a psychological placebo effect. These stories were further “strengthened” or “proved” by researches on ‘real’ and ‘sham’ acupuncture. The setting on ‘sham” […]
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The role of Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment The role of acupuncture in the curative group is in its adjunctive use in: anesthesia in post-operative pain control, Nausea and Vomiting and in aiding and hastening recovery from the side effects of the various therapies. Acupuncture is effective for control of pain, of local swelling post-operatively, for […]
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Common Causes of Back Pain or lumbago Treated with Acupuncture One of the top causes of back pain are sprains (overstretching one or more of the ligaments in the back) and strains (a rip or tear in the muscle caused by sudden force). This can happen from an injury, poor posture, or improper lifting. Another […]
Read MoreIn Chinese Medicine, we value people’s own motivation and participation for their own health wellness. The best healer is to promote health wellness before addressing certain diseases. So that the diseases can be stopped before it has impact on body/mind/spirit. I am glad that Ms.Maddie Watkins, owner of 202STRONG center, shares the same vision that […]
Read MoreHemorrhoids are caused by swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding. The bleeding, pain and inconvenience sometimes is very dramatic. Hemorrhoids have a number of causes, although often the cause is unknown. They may result from straining during bowel movements constipation or from the increased pressure on these […]
Read MoreAs NIH website defines: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789163/ “Evidence based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. EBM integrates clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information. It is a movement which aims to increase the use of high […]
Read More—The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture In the United States and other Western countries, dry needling (DN) has been a disputed topic in academic and legal fields. This White Paper is to provide the authoritative information that DN is acupuncture to academic scholars, healthcare professionals, administrators, policymakers, and the general public by demonstrating the authoritative […]
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