What Are Allergies And How Can Acupuncture Help?

Acupuncture relieves allergies River West Chicago

Specific acupuncture points can bring quick relief, opening up the sinuses, reducing inflammation and relieving congestion.

Regular treatment can calm the histamine reaction, strengthen the immune system, balance the body and often dramatically decrease the unpleasant symptoms.

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Cupping and Olympic Athletes

I’ll bet there are many Winter Olympic athletes who use cupping, but they may be hard to find. We notice cupping more often in the Summer Olympic Games – no surprise – because the athletes …

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Cupping Only Sessions Will be $70 Starting March 1st.

In my practice I often combine acupuncture and cupping in one session, but I also offer shorter appointments for just cupping. Cupping only appointments last approximately 30 minutes, depending on the patients response and constitution. …

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A Beginner’s Guide To Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM, can treat many health issues. While Chinese Medicine is well known for pain relief, there is so much more it can do. Improved fertility, digestive disorders, allergies/sinus infections and stress relief, are …

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Cupping Was One of the Top Searches on WebMD for 2016

The round bruises on swimmer Michael Phelps at the Olympics sent searches for the term “cupping” up by 136% among consumers in 2016. The centuries-old traditional Chinese therapy is trendy among athletes for pain relief, …

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Olympics, Cupping And Radio Days!

This week has been quite the week for cupping fans! Micheal Phelps and his bold marks have gotten almost as much attention as his gold medals! This has caused a huge number of news stories on the …

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What is Cupping???

Let’s start with a quiz: A. Cupping is an exotic cooking term from Thailand. B. Cupping is men’s attempts to protect their private parts. C. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves using cups on …

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Test your knowledge of Chinese Medicine

1. What is Acupuncture? A. The art of inserting the needle into the haystack. B. Recycling porcupine bits. C. Placing fine needles along the body’s meridians to promote healing.   2. What is Cupping? A. …

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