by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 28, 2010 | Chinese Medicine, Health, Healthy Foods, Recipes, Tea, Winter, Year of The Tiger
Shaping your life in the middle of winter is different than the same task would be in summer. We have just entered the year of the Tiger, being a smart cat means knowing when to pounce and when to be still. Winter is a time to be still, so the new beginnings might not...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 25, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Depression, Acupuncture and Pregnancy, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine
Reuters Health, The Wall Street Journal. and WebMD all reported that acupuncture can be an effective treatment for depression in pregnant women. As many as 14% of pregnant women are thought to develop a significant depression at some point during their pregnancy say...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 21, 2010 | Acupuncture and Endometriosis, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Endometriosis, Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a problem I treat frequently in my Chicago office. Some women are driven in because of the intense pain they experience every month. Others come in because endometriosis has effected their fertility. Happily, Chinese Medicine can be very helpful in...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 15, 2010 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herbs and PMS, Chinese Medicine, Dang Gui, Pain Relief, PMS
Chinese Herbal Medicine May Help Reduce Menstrual Pain Says Cochrane Collaborationby Cathy Margolin A study involving nearly 3,500 women in several countries suggests Chinese herbs may be more effective in relieving menstrual cramps than drugs, acupuncture or heat...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 12, 2010 | Astragalus, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese New Year, Five Elements, Wood Element, Year of The Tiger
Another timely article from acufinder.comHappy Chinese New Year! By: Dr. Maoshing NiWelcome to the year of the Tiger! Each year for close to 20 years I’ve given forecasts about the year based on the ancient Tao system of Five Elements Phase Energetic that predicts the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 11, 2010 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Ginseng, Health, Herbs, Holidays, Love, Valentine's
Acufinder.com has recently posted 2 very timely articles that I will repost this week. If you are looking for something to spice up you Valentine’s Day read this article by Dr. Laurie Steelsmith, ND, L.Ac. Chinese Herbal Aphrodisiacs For centuries the Chinese...