by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 9, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health
Hospitals are increasingly offering patients acupuncture and other ‘alternative’ therapies. Have we won them over? Maybe. Certainly, many doctors have followed the research and understand the effectiveness of acupuncture and other Chinese medicine...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 6, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Celebrities and Cupping, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Cupping
Celebrities attract a lot of attention and become trendsetters. When well known people endorse a product, many others are happy to try the same exercise, read the same book or experience acupuncture. And celebrities are loving acupuncture! More and more, I read...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 31, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Stress Relief
With more research on acupuncture, the evidence of it’s ability to reduce stress grows. Scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have concluded that “acupuncture reduces the levels of a protein-like substance in rats linked to chronic...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 23, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Anxiety, Acupuncture Improves Memory, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Managing Anxiety
Anyone who has ever experienced a situation of high anxiety (think public speaking, important test, new social situation) knows that memory slips away. The answers to the test disappear, people’s names fade, and memorized speeches are forgotten. As anxiety goes...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 18, 2011 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Guest Bloggers
A useful post with great suggestions from my fellow Chinese Medicine blogger Diane M. Lowry, L.Ac.. Interested in maximizing the benefit from your acupuncture and Oriental medicine sessions? Check out these 9 tips below. Feel free to let me know what you think...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 14, 2011 | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Eczema, Chinese Medicine and Hives, Chinese Medicne and Skin Conditions, Eczema, Hives, Psoriasis, Shingles, Skin Conditions
I’m not sure if it’s the weather, the indulgent diet during the holidays or the stress that comes along with all the merry making, but Hives and other skin disorders have been a popular complaint in my Chicago acupuncture office lately. So I’m re...
