by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 20, 2011 | Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Cupping For Pain Relief, Health
As many of you know, cupping is an effective treatment commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Cupping involves placing sterile cups (they often look like a glass jelly jar) on the appropriate areas of your skin and suctioning out the air to create a vacuum....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 13, 2011 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Healthy Foods, Honey
When bees feast on flowers, the process of making honey begins. The flower nectar mixes with enzymes in the bees’ saliva and turns it into honey. Then, the bees carry the honey back to the hive where they deposit it into the cells of the hive’s...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 11, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Mental Health, PTSD, Stress Relief, Veterans
Stress disorders (some are very severe) are exploding in our servicemen and women. Away from home in totally unfamiliar situations for long stretches, exposed to deadly situations, and confused by unknown cultures, women and men who serve in the armed forces are...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 30, 2011 | Dr. Linda Edelstein, Honesty, Hopeful Parents
What is the definition of honesty? I looked it up and here are a couple of definitions that I found “Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct” “Adherence to the facts”Honest communication can be extremely liberating and sometimes painful....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 27, 2011 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Medicine
On May 23rd, I posted a story about a “doctor” who used toothpicks (yes, regular old toothpicks) as an acupuncture treatment. Apparently he posted ads in Bulgarian language newspapers in Illinois to attract patients. The patient, who was treated with toothpicks,...
