by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 30, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, DeeDee Trotter, Olympics
In a couple of posts last week, I noted that the South Koreans were avid users of acupuncture and that U.S. high jumper Amy Acuff is not only a fan of acupuncture but an acupuncturist herself! Well folks, I’ve got another Olympic athlete and fan of acupuncture...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 27, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Injury Rehabilitation, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Olympics
Amy Acuff is an Olympic high jumper and the London Olympics will be her fifth time on the USA Olympic team. What is even more exciting (to me at least) is that she is also a licensed acupuncturist in Austin, Texas. Go Amy! Being an acupuncturist has some...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 26, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Addiction, Acupuncture and Anxiety, Addiction, Chinese Medicine
Dr. Michael Smith posted an interesting observation on the Huffington Post Blog. He notes that ear acupuncture can be useful for treating addictions because of the following reasons:1. As a non-verbal intervention, it helps in reaching resistant patients. 2. It...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 24, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Exercise, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Olympics
With every Olympic Games, I get another opportunity to brag about Chinese Medicine because many of the world’s top athletes are turning to acupuncture and other treatments to keep them in gold medal winning form. In this article, Korean athletes explain their...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 23, 2012 | Famous Quotes, Happiness, Health, Healthy aging
– Be Grateful – “Grateful people report higher levels of positive emotions, life satisfaction, vitality, optimism and lower levels of depression and stress. The disposition toward gratitude appears to enhance pleasant feeling states more than it...
