by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 9, 2015 | BlueBerries, Depression, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Heart Health, Mental Health, Red wine, Resveratrol
I know that many of you read my blog posts in search of tips that keep you healthy, are natural, and have no side effects. I’ve tried to keep my health tips simple because I know that the more complicated activities become, the less we stick with them. I have a great...
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 | Mar 5, 2012 | Chinese Medicine, Heart Health, Pulse Diagnosis, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pulse diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine is unlike other forms of pulse-taking. You have certainly had the experience of going into your doctor’s office and having your heart/pulse rate checked. If the rate, which is normally between 60-90 beats per minute, was...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 18, 2011 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Cholesteral Health, Green Tea, Health, Healthy aging, Healthy Foods, Heart Health, Tea
In completing a mega-analysis of studies that examined drinking green tea and its effects on cholesterol, researchers are optimistic. (Do I hear the applause for Traditional Chinese Medicine advice???) Although in some of the studies, participants consumed the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 18, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Lung Cancer, Health, Heart Health, Men's Health
During the years that I’ve been in practice, I have noticed that more women turn to acupuncture than men. This is true in my Chicago acupuncture practice and my colleagues say the same thing. I’m not sure why guys don’t give acupuncture a try because...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 9, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Heart Health
A German study has found that acupuncture can improve exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic heart failure. Dr. Johannes Backs, is the study director at Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany. Dr. Backs said: ‘ This is the first indication that...
