I’ve had a great summer—took a month off to backpack, meditate and spend time with family and friends. Just giving myself a bit of that downtime advice I give to patients on a daily basis. Often I ask patients what do you do for downtime, and I get a chuckle as they say [...]
Tags: experiments, health care, meditation
In the first edition of Sinus Relief I talked about cleaning out the nasal passages with the neti pot. The next step is to rinse the nasopharynx. I’ve been doing it every day now for a week so no need to tell that this is the most disgusting thing you’ve ever done. Just get in [...]
Tags: colds and flus, experiments, health care, sinus
Wind Invasion is pretty much what it sounds like. In Chinese Medicine, Wind is a significant cause of disease. Wind-Colds are “caught” not by coughing on each other (that’s flues and epidemic diseases), but by Wind first invading the nape of the neck and then Cold getting into the channels and collaterals of [...]
Tags: Bell's Palsy, headache, health care, Health Products, neck
Five Element Theory tells us that Spring is dominated by the Liver-Wood Element. Spring is green, little sprouts popping up out of the dark ground of Winter—a time of fast growth, high energy, and movement. Our Yang energies are rising and we feel stronger, more invigorated after a quiet, restful Winter, the time when the [...]
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Moxibustion is the application of heat from burning certain herbal substances on or near the acupuncture points. Primarily mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, is used. Moxa is useful for tonifying deficient conditions, moving stagnant Qi and Blood, and dispelling Cold in the Meridians. Frankly, I love the stuff.
A little moxa over ST36, Zu [...]
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Epsom salts, magnesium sulfate, are a gift for sore muscles, inflammation, circulation, and stress relief. Often after an acupuncture treatment for pain (lumbar, neck, headaches, carpal tunnel, and so on), I recommend a patient take a warm-hot Epsom salt bath to alleviate any residual inflammation and to address any soreness that occurs from the treatment. [...]
Tags: back, health care, neck, pain
The neti pot is a wonderful Asian invention for those who suffer from hayfever, sinus infections, sinus headaches, and nasal congestion. The neti pot clears congestion and pressure in the sinuses by irrigating saline solution (water and salt) through the nasal passages.
I’ve had skeptical patients turn into believers, who have gone on to “convert” their [...]
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