Archive for July, 2006

Baseball and Acupuncture! Chavez open to acupunct…

Baseball and Acupuncture!
Chavez open to acupunctureSlumping third baseman looking to heal forearm tendinitisBy Geoff Lepper, STAFF WRITERInside 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 [...]


YOUR HEALTH Seeking alternatives By K. Oanh Ha San…

YOUR HEALTHSeeking alternativesBy K. Oanh HaSan 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 [...]


The relationship of Pain and Qi A basic Chinese …

The relationship of Pain and Qi
A basic Chinese medical principle:
tong zhi butong/ butong zhi tong

If there is pain, there is no free flow.If there is no free flow, there is pain.

Jeanie Marie Kraft, L.Ac. MyAcuDoc.com
Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center of Salem, MA is now offering acupuncture! Body & Soul Massage & Wellness Center


Happy Full Moon! Happy Festival of Tara! Tara is…

Happy Full Moon! Happy Festival of Tara!
Tara is the Tibetan Buddhist Diety of Compassion.
The Chinese Buddhist refer to her as Kuan Yin.
Many acupuncture clinics will have pictures or statues of her for all to see. This is because she represents those qualities such as compassion and patience we all strive to have as health care [...]


Needles and Herbs Women look to the East for ferti…

Needles and Herbs Women look to the East for fertility help By K. Oanh HaSAN 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 [...]


Tai Chi & Qi Gong on the Good News Network After …

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 [...]


Got Stress? Here are a few tips to help reduce an…

Got Stress?
Here are a few tips to help reduce anxiety and tension:
•Take a Food based Vitamin B Complex every morning. •Wear lavender or rose oil. •Use BACH FLOWER RESCUE REMEDY.•Get some form of exercise at least 4 times a week- even if it is just walking your dog or doing laps [...]


Losing those Holiday Pounds Safe and Naturally. A…

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 [...]