February 2012
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Acupuncture proves useful in treating pain
Acupuncture proves to be useful in treating pain
February 07, 2012 6:00 AM
Dr. Komaroff
DEAR DOCTOR K: A friend keeps telling me to try acupuncture for my low back pain. But I don’t understand how a bunch of needles will help. Can you explain how acupuncture works?
DEAR READER: Acupuncture is a technique of traditional Chinese medicine. The theory is that the body maintains a...
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Acupuncture for Spiritual Healing... in Silicon...
Did you know that acupuncture, which is good for pain, chronic illness, allergies, asthma, and even enhancing fertility, is also good for healing the spirit? In fact, it can be useful not only in addiction, but in depression, anger management, mania, grief, worry, and fearfulness and anxiety.
I thought it was interesting that employees of Google, Twitter, Zynga, and Cisco Systems are...
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So, why is acupuncture such a hard sell, when it...
If you have read my blog for even a short period of time, or watched my posts on Facebook, or just sat next to me on the airplane - you know I’ve told you how great acupuncture is for everything that ails the human race.
But then, why are people not beating down our collective doors to GET acupuncture?
Even in the Community Acupuncture group, people are not beating down the doors to get...
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The ultimate guide to personal motivation
Because I needed some motivation….
By Annabel Candy
This is going to be the last blog post I ever write. That’s it. After this one you won’t be reading any more articles by me online. In fact, the only reason I’m writing this is because I promised Tina I would and I don’t want to let her down.
If I promise someone something I try to follow through, so even though I’ve decided to knock...
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“We need silence to be able to touch souls.”
– Mother Theresa (via commie-unityacupuncture)
“‘Tis not always in a physician’s power to cure the sick; at times the disease is...”
– Ovid (via medicalstate)
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78 alternative therapies for cancer... plus one... →
This website provides 78 alternatives to chemo and radiation, some of which have *preventative* qualities. Caveat Emptor.
Acupuncture is not listed as a therapy for cancer, but everyone should know that it is a great immune system booster, and is additionally great for helping people heal from the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
Also, I just stumbled across this. Check it out.
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“Let me be peace. For as long as the moon shall rise. For as long as the rivers...”
– Cheyenne Indian Prayer
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Acupuncture May Help Couples Conceive →
“Doctors say acupuncture can help by maximizing the potential effects of fertility treatments.
Acupuncture not only helps relieve the stress associated with fertility treatment, experts say it can also help directly increase a woman’s fertility by improving blood flow to the ovaries and uterus, which can increase the chance of conception.
Previous studies have shown that...
“People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad, but paying $900 for a drug they...”
– Rick Santorum, demonstrating his compassion to the mother of a sick child who complained that his medication could cost $1 million a year. (via motherjones)
Utne Reader: How Doctors Choose to Die →
commie-unityacupuncture:
After being surrounded by undignified death it makes sense that MDs want the exact opposite.
utnereader:
Doctors have the very best medical care at their fingertips. They read journals that publish the latest medical findings; they know the most up-to-date treatments for various ailments and diseases; they might even play golf with a top surgeon or two. And yet,...
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“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and...”
– Lao Tzu
courtesy Blue Buddha Quote Collective
January 2012
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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness....”
– Lao Tzu
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“I understand the need for documentation, but at some point when the...”
– Paperwork causes unintended distractions for physicians and nurses (via commie-unityacupuncture)
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Acupuncture does work as it stimulates a natural...
Acupuncture works by stimulating a natural painkiller in the body that swells arteries and allows more blood to flow through, scientists have discovered.
The identification of the chemical adenosine as a central player could also make the ancient Chinese therapy even more effective at relieving pain.
Scientists were able to triple the beneficial effects of simply sticking needles in...
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“Prayer is a song that we sing to the Divine. Even when the tune is not known,...”
– Blue Buddha Quote Collective
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7 Reasons You Should Get Stabbed in 2012
Deborah Leigh (Migraine Chick)
No, I’m not suggesting homicide. Yes, I’m talking about acupuncture.
Yes, I’m using shock value in the title to draw your attention in to read my article. Yes, I’m okay with that fact because I know treatments feel nothing like stabbing, and I know you have a sense of humor, and anyway, I’m here to tell you all about it. (Insert smiling faced author here).
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20 Ways to Get Good Karma, By The Dalai Lama
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: - Respect for self, - Respect for others and - Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute...
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Acupuncture's effect 'isn't just psychological'
From The Telegraph:
Acupuncture works directly on the brain to reduce the amount of pain we feel, MRI scans indicate.
It limits activity in parts of the brain tasked with gauging pain, an experiment on 18 volunteers found.
Crucially, researchers believe the study shows that acupuncture does not only work on a psychological level - as a ‘placebo’ - but that is also has...