by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 11, 2017 | 815 W. Superior st. Chicago, Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Health, Massage, Morgan Leavitt LMT, Pain Relief, tcm007, Traditional Chinese Medicine
815 W. Superior St. in Chicago As some of you already know, in May I opened a beautiful new office with my friend and colleague Morgan Leavitt, a licensed clinical massage therapist. We found a perfect space at 815 W. Superior street. It is a storefront that is not...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 5, 2017 | Acupuncture, Amsterdam, Being Present, Chinese Medicine, Health, Travel
I’ve always loved to travel. Each trip reminds me that there are so many different perceptions, ideas, and customs that exist outside my small existence. In June, I travelled to Amsterdam for an acupuncture seminar and, before and after the work days, I got to indulge...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 8, 2017 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PMS, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Health, Pain Relief, PMS, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Traditional Chinese Medicine
A July, 2017, study tested acupuncture as a treatment for women suffering from menstrual pain. Researchers found that over 50% of the women in the study reported a 50% reduction in pain symptoms, furthermore the success was maintained at the one year mark. This...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 1, 2017 | Acupuncture, Acupuncturists, Chinese Food Therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Dry Needling, Health, Heathcare, ILAAOM, Illinois Acupuncture Practice Act
The new Illinois Acupuncture practice act has greatly expanded our scope of practice and will help our professional growth in Illinois. It also includes the fact that we must find a comprise with physical therapists on ‘dry needling’. Below I have an...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 10, 2017 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, AcupunctureHour, Acupuncturists, Chinese Medicine, Health, tcm007, Traditional Chinese Medicine
This coming Monday, August 14th, I will be hosting ‘Acupuncture Hour’ on Twitter and I hope you will join me! The discussion goes from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Chicago or Central Standard time and 8:00-9:00 p.m. in the United Kingdom, where this fabulous hour was started....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 10, 2017 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Summer, Fire Element, Five Elements, Health, Healthy Foods, Seasonal Acupuncture, Summer, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Summer is here! In Chinese Medicine this is the time of year that is considered most yang. To learn more about yin and yang click here. High yang means heat, maximum activity, and moving outward with our lives and into nature. In Chicago we’re right in the...
