Baseball and Acupuncture!

Chavez open to acupuncture
Slumping third baseman looking to heal forearm tendinitis
By Geoff Lepper, STAFF WRITER
Inside Bay Area

OAKLAND — As Eric Chavez’s swing has gone south, his mind has opened to medical possibilities from the Far East. The A’s third baseman said Monday that he was seriously considering undergoing acupuncture treatments for the first time to try and heal the forearm tendinitis that has wracked his season.

“I’m willing to give it a try,” Chavez said, pulling from his locker a letter with a reference for an East Bay acupuncturist — one of many pieces of unsolicited advice he’s received since his pain became public.

Chavez was slated to meet Monday with A’s trainer Larry Davis and team doctors Jerrald Goldman and Allan Pont to discuss potential new avenues of diagnosis and treatment. Tried-and-true methods like rest, ice, stim and massage haven’t worked to anyone’s satisfaction, even with Chavez getting a full week of inactivity earlier this month.

“All we’re doing is treading water right now,” Davis said. “I would expect for him to have shown more improvement than he’s shown to this point. The fact that he hasn’t is a little bit concerning.”

Asked specifically about the potential for acupuncture, Davis — who has had former players use the treatments — shared Chavez’s open mind.

“At this point, I would explore anything,” Davis said. “Thousands of people have done that and it seems to work. There’s not a lot that I wouldn’t try in this case.”
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Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com

Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture!
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YOUR HEALTH
Seeking alternatives
By K. Oanh Ha
San Jose Mercury News

An increasing number of American women are turning to alternative, Eastern medicinal arts to solve problems with infertility, menopause, weight loss and even dry skin.

Acupuncture treatments are now recommended by some in-vitro specialists as a way to increase fertility. Women also are turning to ayurveda — a 5,000-year-old practice from India that incorporates mind, body and spirit — to ensure health, rid the body of toxins and help with dull skin.

Robin Hays used acupuncture for a sprained ankle two decades ago and was so delighted with the results that she pursued it as a profession. She graduated from San Francisco’s American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1985.

Back then, it was mostly Chinese and older hippies who turned to acupuncture, Hays says. Now insurance often covers treatments.

At Hays’ practice, about half of the patients see her for women’s health issues, including premenstrual syndrome, irregular menstrual cycles and menopause. She also treats many patients for pain disorders and allergies.

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Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com

Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture!
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center

Needles and Herbs Women look to the East for fertility help
By K. Oanh Ha
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

After three years of trying to conceive and three failed attempts at in vitro fertilization, Tracey Carroll, 33, desperately turned to the East for help. She sought the needles and herbs of an acupuncturist.
In fact, her new in-vitro doctor insisted. After she had her fourth session of getting pricked, her menstrual cycle became regular for the first time in three years. Carroll also swallowed 18 pills of “smelly, yucky herbs” with ingredients derived from cow spleen and pituitary gland believed to regulate her hormones.

Six months later, Carroll is expecting twins, due in December — and believes acupuncture played a large role. Carroll is among an increasing number of American women who are turning to alternative, Eastern medicinal arts for problems with infertility, menopause, weight loss and even dry skin. Once dismissed as mystical quackery by many medical doctors, acupuncture treatments are now recommended by some in-vitro specialists to increase fertility. Meanwhile, other women turn to ayurveda — a 5,000-year-old practice from India that incorporates mind, body and spirit — to ensure health. Women use it to rid their bodies of toxins and dull skin.
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Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture!
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center

Tai Chi & Qi Gong on the Good News Network

After overdosing on bad news I googled the words “good news” in hopes of finding a site that would cheer me up. Voila! A wonderful website called the Good News Network appeared. GoodNewsNetwork.org Like it’s name there is only good news on the site, which is quite refreshing.

There is also a wonderful Health section with the latest information on supplements and health tips that would benefit us all.

Here is one of the articles on Tai Chi and Qi Gong:

Written by geri

Monday, 03 July 2006

Tai Chi or Qigong (chee-kung) combine simple, graceful movements and meditation. They are exercises believed to have positive, relaxing effects on a person’s mind, body and spirit.

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Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com

Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture!
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center

Losing those Holiday Pounds Safe and Naturally.

A safe and easy way to shift your body into high gear is by drinking Green Tea.
Loaded with antioxidants this amazing beverage contains special chemicals called catechins which help boost your metabolism and help you burn calories faster. Three cups of brewed green tea are recommended per day for best results.

Make time everyday to take a brisk walk or some form of exercise. Yoga,Tai Chi and Qi Gong are also excellent ways to tone your body and reduce stress. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Remedies can also help in the fight against fat in conjunction with proper nutrition and exercise.

Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com

Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture!
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center