How acupuncture is used for stress management

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The levels of stress in our lives these days is quite high. The body's response to stress is different for each person. The effects of stress on our bodies has started to be seen by medical professionals, and is the leading cause for high blood pressure. Acupuncture and herbal treatments help regulate the effects of stress on the body, while creating an internal healthy balance. This healthier balance allows us to interact with our environment in happier, healthier manner. IT allows us ... Read More

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Iraqi doctors run out of drugs, start using acupuncture

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Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have always been an effective, low cost, and non-invasive form of treatment for thousands of years. Sometimes when modern medical treatments aren't as effective or available, doctors will turn to an alternative such as acupuncture. According to NaturalNews, Iraqi doctors had small supplies of oxytocin to help women during c-section deliveries during birth which lead them to look for alternatives. Rattled by years of war and conflict, the capital city of Iraq is seeing a shift in medical protocol, according ... Read More

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Migraine Relief through Acupuncture

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Migraines headaches are very debilitation problem that many people deal with on a regular basis. Migraine sufferers generally can feel them coming and quickly try to get a medication to hopefully head off the pain early. We look at this ailment in Chinese medicine as an internally imbalance that creates this larger pain response n the body. Many patients walk through my door seeking relief from this pain. Acupuncture and herbal therapies are design to get to the source of the ailment ... Read More

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Back Pain? Acupuncture therapy helps

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Back pain afflicts more than 26 million Americans fro the ages of 20-64, according to the American Pain Foundation. It is also one of the biggest reasons that a person goes to visit their doctor. Back pain is usually isn't just a temporary situation either, it bothers individuals from months if not years. The main traditional recourse is back surgery to relieve the pain. According to CNN, In reality about 85 percent of people don't need -- and won't benefit from -- back surgery, ... Read More

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Nursing Students Visiting China Experience Acupuncture With Great Success

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Nursing students from Armstrong Atlantic State University traveled to China for some hands on study of Eastern Medicine. These student had the opportunity to view various treatment modalities that are using in Oriental medicine to help heal people. One of the student herself needed some care. According to Savannahnow, Debbie Stively had acupuncture to treat a stubborn low back pain with great success. Debbie Stively had tried nearly every treatment known to western medicine to relieve her chronic back pain. An on-the-job injury years earlier ... Read More

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Fort Hood Using Acupuncture to treat PTSD

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Stress caused by our daily lives can really reek havoc on our mind and body. Acupuncture and herbal therapies are used to help lower stress levels to make life easier. These benefits of helping the mind relax is starting to be used by our government. We all can agree that war is a very stressful situation that has repercussions on the body. PTSD is post traumatic stress disorder that can arise after many different kinds of stress especially life endangering ones. According to ... Read More

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Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Raises Chances of Conceiving By 65%

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Another good story of how acupuncture and Oriental medicine help a family grow and expand in a natural, balanced way. According to NBC Miami, acupuncture and herbal medicine can raise the chances of conceiving by 65%. Danielle and Gavin Smith now have the family they had prayed for, with a two year old son named Isaiah and his sister on the way. But it was an emotional and grueling four-year journey for the South Florida couple. After being diagnosed with endometriosis and going through surgery, ... Read More

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Making Sense of the Mystery’s of Acupuncture

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Oriental medicine has been around for thousands of years helping people regain their health without any invasive procedures. Western science's have struggled with scientific evidence over the past years, but are finally starting to find the chemical reactions that take place in the body. According to Toronto Sun, scientific evidence is starting to lift the veil of previously unknown affects of acupuncture. Acupuncture (from the Latin acus, meaning needle or pin, and punctura, puncture) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for millennia to ... Read More

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Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Acupuncture

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a relatively new ailment in the grand scheme of things. Our highly specialized jobs these days keep individuals doing very repetative work that can overtime create issues in the structure of the body. Overuse of the hands can result in pressure on the nerves in the wrist because of imflammation in the carpal tunnel. Acupuncture works well to resolve this swelling and unblock the area. According to Castanet.net, acupuncture increases blood flow to promote healing in the area. With acupuncture ... Read More

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Acupuncture Treatments Improve Exercise Tolerance

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A recent study done with patients with congestive heart failure measured peak oxygen uptake before and after an acupuncture treatment. Congestive heart failure patients oxygen levels in their blood are lower than normal because the heart is not work as optimally as a health heart. This leads to shortened levels of exertion before rest is needed. According to an article at Pulse, acupuncture remarkably improves exercise tolerance. They were randomized to receive acupuncture or placebo – a needle that simulates the procedure without piercing ... Read More

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