Chinese Medicine for Asthma

 If you suffer from asthma, you’re no stranger to the shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing, and wheezing that go with this condition. Over 16 million adults and 7 million children in America suffer from asthma, and it kills about 5,000 people a year.

Asthma occurs because the airways in your lungs tighten, become inflamed, . . . → Read More: Chinese Medicine for Asthma

Seven Steps to Faster Healing

A twisted knee, a blown out back, or an unexpected illness are all it takes to put your life on hold and abruptly curtail you activities. Whether your recovery takes days, weeks, or even months, there are things that you can do to help or hinder how well or quickly you will heal.

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Improve Your Memory with Chinese Medicine

Do you sometimes walk into a room and forget what you went there for?  Have you ever drawn a blank on a close friend’s name?  Do you routinely forget common words?  If you worry that your memory is going, join the club.  These little episodes are embarrassing and frustrating, but are you on the . . . → Read More: Improve Your Memory with Chinese Medicine

Ten Things to Know About Butt Pain

That agony in your butt–it’s not just any pain; it can be sharp, electric, and stabbing, and it can be accompanied by numbness and tingling.  If you’ve ever experienced sciatic pain, you’re on first name terms with the kind of pain that starts in your butt and travels down the back or side of your leg. It . . . → Read More: Ten Things to Know About Butt Pain

Acupuncture for Dizziness

If you have ever suffered from dizziness, you know how profoundly it can affect your life. Whether from Meniere’s disease, auditory nerve damage, high or low blood pressure, or an inner ear infection, severe dizziness can leave you pinned to one spot due to a fear of falling or aggravating your symptoms.

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Help for Hair Loss

There is nothing worse than a shower drain full of hair, especially if it’s yours and it’s falling out fast. Or perhaps you run your fingers through your hair and come up with a handful. Your hairbrush is full and you’re finding stray hairs – lots of them – on your pillowcase. . . . → Read More: Help for Hair Loss

Knock Out Knee Pain

Are you one of those people who learn that you’ve overdone it by receiving a special delivery notice from your knees?  Have you ever had a knee just go out and fold up like a card table?  Maybe you’ve had a knee lock up, blow up, blow out, or just plain hurt.  For knee . . . → Read More: Knock Out Knee Pain

Feeling a Lump in Your Throat?

I have seen people in my clinic before complaining of a lump in their throat, but Alan’s symptoms were the most severe I had every encountered.  Alan was a 42 year old realtor and father of three.  He came to me because he had the feeling of a lump in his throat, which was . . . → Read More: Feeling a Lump in Your Throat?

Chinese Medicine for Nausea and Vomiting

We’ve all been there, hunkered down over the toilet with an upset stomach.  Whether from the stomach flu, something you ate, or a few too many cocktails, an upset stomach is no fun.  Most of us have almost funny stories of vomiting in inappropriate places or at the wrong . . . → Read More: Chinese Medicine for Nausea and Vomiting

Eight Ways to Ease That Pain in Your Neck

We’ve all heard the figurative term that something is a pain in the neck, but the reality of neck pain can cause sleepless nights, limited range of motion, and make your life miserable in general. There are a number of causes of neck pain, including trauma, turning and reaching at the same time, drafts, . . . → Read More: Eight Ways to Ease That Pain in Your Neck