“In traditional Chinese medicine, balance is the goal. The kidneys are your source of yin and yang. When you are in excellent health, the relaxed yin state is in balance with the adrenal yang state. When you experience an excess of yin or yang influences, the problem may be in the kidneys. Any chronic imbalance can eventually cause a deficiency in the kidneys. In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys are your most important organs. They regulate your internal qi (chi). If you are strong physically, and sound mentally and emotionally, you have abundant kidney qi.”

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One of the most painful and crippling autoimmune diseases to affect the joints, osteoarthritis is a condition that affects the articular cartilage and the subchondral bones. Symptoms of this disease include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness, locking and at times, effusion. There can be many different causes of osteoarthritis, like hereditary, developmental, metabolic etc. The basic pathophysiology of this condition lies in the fact that there is progressive loss of cartilage due to which the bone may be exposed and eventually damaged. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and is one of the leading causes of chronic disability in the United States, affecting nearly 27 million people. This is the reason why everyone is always trying to find natural pain relief for osteoarthritis, because as it is an autoimmune disease, there is no fixed cure for it. Rather than endlessly popping pain killers, it is better that people try out other measures to attain pain relief. Given below are a few natural measures to deal with osteoarthritis

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TUESDAY, June 8 HealthDay News — People who routinely practice meditation may be better able to deal with pain because their brains are less focused on anticipating pain, a new British study suggests.The finding is a potential boon to the estimated 40 percent of people who are unable to adequately manage their chronic pain. It is based on an analysis involving people who practice a variety of meditation formats, and experience with meditation as a whole ranged from just a few months to several decades.

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We have shared space available for another massage therapist or two.

Massage room at the Salem Whole Health Center

The office is in a quiet building. Reception area is shared. Rent depends on number of hours/days per week.

The Salem Whole Health Center is a health services boutique for body, mind and spirit. We are located at 19 Front Street in downtown Salem, MA. For more information call Norman Kraft, L.Ac. at 978-394-4490 or email nkraft@myacudoc.com