Heart palpitations are the sensations of pounding, fluttering, or rapid heartbeats. Factors that can cause palpitations include certain medications, hormonal changes in women (menopause, menses, or pregnancy), fever, nicotine, caffeine, exercise, stress, and anxiety. Palpitations can also be indications of a hidden disorder such as arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) or … Continue reading
Category Archives: Acupuncture
Dry Needling – A Quick and Easy Acupuncture Method for Back Pain
A lot of acupuncturists are being asked by people whether acupuncture is truly an affective method of treating their back injury and lower back pain. Folks who know nothing of acupuncture usually wonder how a procedure that involves sticking needles into the body can actually help stop pain and not … Continue reading
Combining Medications, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine is the Best Way of Treating GERD
When the lower esophageal sphincter malfunctions (it opens when it shouldn’t or does not properly close) a condition known as GERD (Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease) occurs. This condition causes the backflow of stomach contents and acid into the esophagus and the throat.
Normally, peristalsis allows the ingested food to move downward … Continue reading
Candida and Yeast Infections Often Respond to Acupuncture Treatment
Treatments for yeast infections such as candida can be multi layered and acupuncture can be a treatment you may want to include in your treatment plan. A lot of sufferers of candida have used several over the counter drugs only to time and time again experience relapses. People who are … Continue reading
Advantages in Using Acupuncture or Acupressure Treatment for Depression
Are you mildly or severely depressed? If you are, it may be good news for you to learn that acupuncture can be an effective remedy for depression.
Based on numerous clinical studies, acupuncture is a very good treatment for depression. Most people are aware that acupuncture involves the insertion … Continue reading
Acupuncture Enables a Person to Let Go of the Past
Acupuncture Enables a Person to Let Go of the Past
Depression is considered a mental condition although, for some, it may seem just a typical natural type of emotion. It can be a complex and deep sadness that causes one to question his/her purpose in living. Depression is experienced by … Continue reading
Acupuncture Can Be Used as a Complementary Treatment for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is an illness that is marked by a distinctive inflammation of the bowel that may result in a set of symptoms. Any area of the gastrointestinal tract can be affected by this condition. The gastrointestinal tract or GI tract, for short, is a very long passageway that starts … Continue reading
Acupuncture Can Be Much Better than Drugs in Relieving Herpes Symptoms
Herpes is a set of viruses that can cause certain kinds of diseases in humans. These viruses can cause cold sores, genital herpes and shingles, to name a few. Painful or itchy blisters and sores are just a few of the common symptoms that all forms of herpes can inflict. … Continue reading
Acupuncture a Natural Approach to Migraines
Migraine is a type of intense headache due to vaso-dilation in the head which, in turn, causes the coiled arteries in the brain to become elongated. When the arteries become elongated, they, in turn, secrete the chemicals that cause the pain in the head. Symptoms of migraines include nausea and … Continue reading
Acupuncture – A Natural and Very Effective Treatment for Endometriosis
For followers and practitioners of acupuncture, endometriosis is just another disorder to address and cure. For the skeptics, however, acupuncture may be a placebo or a way for the patient to imagine that he/she has been cured. The patient thinks that positive thinking might bring about a resolution to his/her … Continue reading