by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 3, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Basketball, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Chicago Blackhawks, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, DeeDee Trotter, Health
1) Kobe Bryant – On January 4th the NBA superstar took to twitter and posted this picture of his leg with acupuncture needles in it. I am not a big fan of Kobe but I am always happy to see Chinese Medicine getting good press. 2) Mickael Pietrus – This...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 27, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Addiction, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and Weight Loss, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Weight Loss, Ear Seeds
Perhaps you’ve seen photo’s of celebrities like Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz sporting ear seeds and wondered what they were and what they are used for. Well, that’s why you’ve visited my blog…I’m going to tell you! Ear seeds are tiny balls made from Vaccaria...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 22, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, Vulvodynia, Women
Vulvodynia (vul-vo-DIN-ee-uh) is a chronic pain condition of the external female genitalia. Many people do not know about this condition unless they, or a loved one, have experienced it themselves. Even when women know about this condition, they don’t like to talk...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 15, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Animals, Acupuncture and Pets, Animal Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health
I’ve always been an animal lover (just ask my cats) but doing acupuncture on an alligator? I don’t think so, this must be one brave acupuncturist! Many stories have been coming out about animals reaping benefits from acupuncture. Even Oprah’s dog...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 31, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Neck Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Cupping For Pain Relief, Pain Relief
At the best of times, necks are particularly vulnerable to injury and, to make things worse, many people sit at computers all day, have bad posture, or regularly place their bodies in awkward positions, such as leaning over a laptop or hauling heavy...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 25, 2013 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Medicine, Ginger, Pulse Diagnosis, Tongue Diagnosis
Many people are unfamiliar with Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture. They want to know what to expect when they go to see a Chinese Medicine practitioner for the first time. So I am going to tell you! I write based on my own practice and I’m sure customs...
