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 19, 2013 | Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Chinese Medicine and Celebrities, Health, Healthy Digestion, Healthy Foods, Novak Djokovic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Water
Djokovic May Be Hot But His Drinks Are Warm – Novak Djokovic is the No.1 male tennis player in the world right now, and he follows a strict diet to maintain his health and superiority on the court. Recently, the Wall Street Journal wrote about Djokavic’s new...
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 | Aug 12, 2013 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Colds/Flu, Common Cold, Health, Herbs, Six Excesses, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine views diseases as either internal or external. Internal causes are those that are related to our mental state and are classified as the “Seven Emotions” which are: joy; anger; anxiety; brooding; sorrow; fear and fright. The external causes...