by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 5, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and runners, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, DeeDee Trotter, Olympics, Pain Relief
With the Chicago marathon coming up this weekend I wanted to highlight two amazing and accomplished women runners who are also acupuncture fans.English athlete extraordinaire Paula Jane Radcliffe, is the current women’s world record holder in the marathon...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 1, 2012 | Chinese Medicine, Essential Fatty Acids, Ginger, Gou Qi Zi/Goji Berries, Green Tea, Happiness, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Heart Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history of healing and rejuvenation that teaches us a great deal about aging well. Two thousand years ago, ancient Chinese scholars described the stages of aging in the Huang Di Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic),...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 19, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Exercise, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Olympics
*This article is from From AcufinderOriental medicine is used to help prevent and heal injuries and enhance athletic performance.All athletes and coaches are involved in an ongoing search for ways to improve performance and gain a competitive edge over their rivals....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 6, 2012 | Chinese Medicine, Massage, Pain Relief, Tui Na
Tui na (pronounced “twee nah”) is a form of Asian bodywork that has been used in China for centuries and is the oldest known system of massage. Like many other modalities in Chinese Medicine, tui na techniques were described in The Yellow...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 30, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Chinese Medicine, Fertility, Kate Middleton
I’m feeling left out of the royal scandals. It’s my turn to start a rumor. Everyone gets to gossip and talk trash so here is my contribution – Kate Middleton is using acupuncture to get pregnant. Is she? Probably not but, if she wants to have that royal baby...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 28, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Strokes, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
After a stroke, the patient and his/her family wait with apprehension and uncertainty. What to do? How fast to proceed? How to avoid further impairment? Most of all, how to minimize damage? New research concludes that electro-acupuncture, administered after a stroke,...
