The consummation of a healthy pregnancy is probably one of the most thrilling moments in the life of a couple. This is the time when you are able to hold your newborn baby for the first time. Unfortunately, for many couples, this milestone does not come easily. For couples for whom the experience of pregnancy and conception has become a long and arduous and even … Continue reading
Some years ago, in Taiwan’s China Medical University School of Nursing, a double-blind clinical trial involving acupressure meridian massage was performed on premature infants. The treatment was administered on some of these infants three times a day for ten days 15 minute per session. Before the feeding, the treatment group during the sessions was given stomach meridian massage and acupressure kneading applications and had their … Continue reading
Who doesn’t want to look young looking once again? People who have shekels to spend will choose cosmetic surgery while most of us are forced to resort to expensive potions, lotions, and creams to achieve this. But these products rarely provide the results you truly want. However, there is an inexpensive safe and natural technique that can improve your looks. It is called acupressure facelift … Continue reading
As a species, we are no longer hunter-gatherers; therefore, we no longer need to build extreme muscles. This means we really don’t need to do anymore any heavy elaborate muscle building exercises, squash, or jogging. Of course, there are exceptions to this, as indeed there are to everything! What activities most people can derive benefits from are gentle internal activities that enhance blood flow and … Continue reading
I am sometimes asked whether any Feng Shui remedy to quiet a noisy neighbor exists. The kind of chronic noise can differ and depend on what is causing it. Knowing those factors can determine what type of approach should be taken.
One of my clients who complained about a noisy neighbor told me that the neighbor they share an apartment wall with are a couple … Continue reading
For the past few years, more and more healing techniques that are dissimilar from the conventional modes of treatment practiced by physiotherapists and physicians are coming to the fore. Thanks to social media and the internet, healing practices from different cultures are now easily being taught and shared with each other.
Gua Sha therapy is one of these. It is a natural non-invasive therapy that … Continue reading
Chinese medicine practitioners in Jacksonville are trained to know the right herbs and herbal remedies to use in order to treat a specific health problem. They may also use other modalities like nutritional/diet therapy, massage therapy, acupressure/acupuncture, and Qi gong. There was hardly ever a need for surgery for illnesses in the Chinese medical system, unless an emergency arose. Hundreds of years ago, the Chinese … Continue reading
In your day to day life, you must have come across skin damages, some sore muscles, bruises, and certain. These are ailments that bring about swelling and pain once their effect reaches the deeper tissues. Pain can be sometimes felt in body parts far away from the site of injury. This is due to the trigger points that set off pain signals in the other … Continue reading
The gentle and soft internal martial art of Tai Chi can and ought to be performed in a flowing way for all practitioners regardless of age. Nowadays, in East Asia and especially in China, more and more people over 50 years of age are taking up Tai Chi while the younger generations are not that interested in taking up this ancient healing art.
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There are not so many articles online that discuss the benefits of Tai Chi for diabetes. Besides enhancing microcirculation, practitioners of this ancient Chinese exercise say that it is a very potent way to manage stress and has helped them burn a considerable amount of calories allowing them to lose weight rapidly. Tai Chi can actually aid the body in attaining homeostatic chemical levels. One … Continue reading