by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 21, 2010 | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Guest Bloggers, Water Element, Winter, Yin and Yang
It is so cold here in Chicago, I am ready to move the Caribbean. A few years ago I was on vacation in Belize and spied an acupuncture office right of the beach. Maybe I should check back and see if the acupuncturist I met there needs a partner? Very tempting right now...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 13, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health
The most common question asked about acupuncture is, “How does it work?” A close second is, “Is it all in your head (is it a placebo effect?)” A new study gets close to answering those questions. Researchers at the University Hospital in Essen, Germany, and their...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 10, 2010 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Cancer, Health, Healthcare, Qigong, Yoga
Northwestern Memorial’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness in cooperation with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Presents; Integrative Approaches to Cancer Care: Wellness, Health and HealingTime:...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 9, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Health
That is the title of an article from Time Magazine. They say, “the National Institutes of Health last week assembled a panel of experts… After three days of analyzing studies and interrogating practitioners, the panel was unexpectedly upbeat. ‘It’s time to take...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 1, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Injury Rehabilitation, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, NFL, Pain Relief
How about having your own traveling acupuncturist? That’s the height of luxury for most of us but, for some, flying your acupuncturist to your location is a necessity. If you are a professional football player whose body is treated violently every week, you will...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 28, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture and Traumatic Brain Injury, Chinese Medicine, Healthcare, Mental Health, PTSD, Veterans
In the last couple of years the military and Veterans have been using acupuncture more frequently and with success. Acupuncture has been used in Iraq and here at home to treat Veterans with PTSD and chronic pain. Acupuncture Today recently published this...
