by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 11, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Children, acupuncture cartoon, Acupuncturists, Books, Children's Health, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Children, Chinese Medicine and Colds/Flu, Gifts, Health, Qi, Tea, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
Today I am pleased to share an excerpt from a new children’s book ‘Maya & Friends Visit the Acupuncturist’. Written by Samara White, a licensed acupuncturist, and illustrated by her husband, Troy White. I love that this precious book is written...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 9, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Children, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Children's Health
One question that I am asked occasionally is, “Is acupuncture safe for children?” The simple answer is ‘yes’, but you certainly want to take your child (and yourself) to a well trained practitioner and someone who has experience working with...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 28, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Lazy Eye, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Children's Health, Chinese Medicine, Health
The December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology published a small Chinese study that found acupuncture worked better than an eye patch in older kids with lazy eye. Below are some excerpts from an article about the study, written by Alan Mozes for HealthDay. ~...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 14, 2010 | Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Children's Health, Chinese Herbal Research, Chinese Medicine, Ginger, Health, Healthy Digestion, Healthy Foods
Many times I have written about the many health benefits of ginger on my blog. This study done a few years ago in Taiwan gives hope to hundreds of thousands of young children in impoverished countries. WOW !From Acufinder.comGinger: Tool in Global Fight Against...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 27, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Children, Children's Health, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Children
Children can benefit from both acupuncture and herbs. If your child is afraid of the needles there are other ways to stimulate points and the herbal remedies can be a healthy option. Last year a good friend of mine did a guest post on herbal alternatives for children....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 7, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Children, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Children's Health, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Children, Pediatric Acupuncture
This year ScienceDaily reported that Rush Medical Center, here in Chicago, is offering acupuncture to their pediatric patients with chronic illnesses. These treatments are part of a study to find out how acupuncture might help reduce pain in children and increase...
