by Jennifer Dubowsky | May 1, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Five Elements, Health, Spring, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wood Element
In Chicago we have been waiting eagerly for Spring and it has finally arrived. In Chinese Medicine, every season has an element attached to it. Spring brings us the Wood element. Wood exemplifies the active energy of Spring. Every day, just walking down the street, I...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 12, 2017 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, Traditional Chinese Medicine
A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows long term pain relief for migraine sufferers. This study had 249 participants who regularly suffered migraines without aura. They were divided into 3 groups: *true acupuncture...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 20, 2017 | Chinese Medicine, Depression, Dr. Linda Edelstein, Guest Bloggers, Health, Managing Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress Relief
Today I have a special guest blogger, my mom! Dr. Linda Edelstein, a clinical psychologist for over 30 years, and author of several books. With the intense political climate and widespread financial mess, I think that these are appropriate times to think about...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 8, 2017 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Ear ringing, Health, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Awareness Week
February 6th kicked off Tinnitus awareness week, I was reminded of this by my friend and fellow acupuncturist Dana Hoffmann. She has had wonderful success treating Tinnitus, a condition which affects roughly 25 million Americans according to the National Institutes of...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 5, 2017 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and Football, Acupuncture and Injury Rehabilitation, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Football, Health, NFL, Pain Relief, Superbowl
The 2017 Super Bowl has many fans celebrating “their” team winning, exciting plays, crazy new commercials and how much beer can be consumed on one Sunday afternoon. I admit, I don’t really get it, but the one thing about football that I do understand is that it is a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 3, 2017 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Cordyceps, Gou Qi Zi/Goji Berries, Health, Healthy Foods, Herbs, Kidney Qi, Love, Valentine's
Valentine’s Day is coming soon! Flower vendors, candy manufacturers and jewelry stores are all bombarding us with ideas about ways to show our love. In Chinese Medicine, one way to insure a good love life is to have plentiful kidney qi. For thousands of years,...
