Certain surgical injuries or operations tend to cause ugly scars. After surgery, these scars can become inflexible, rubbery, tough, discolored and feel sensitive to the touch long after the completion of the operation.
One of the best ways to lessen the appearance of the scar is acupuncture. This wonderful increases the local production of cortisol, an anti-inflammatory natural hormone that helps dissolve the scar tissue. … Continue reading
A few people know that the largest organ in the body is our skin. The skin can have a wide spectrum of colors and it is the organ that wraps and safeguards our internal organs, tissues, muscles, blood, and bones. The skin becomes sticky in the summer and dry in the winter. From the viewpoint of TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine, possessing a healthy skin … Continue reading
Acupuncture for the treatment of hypertension in Palm Harbor is one type of alternative treatment of this potentially deadly disease. Actually, it is acupuncture that is the most widely used complementary health care treatment utilized to control or lower hypertension.
Acupuncture these days is more a mainstream type of treatment for hypertension than it is an alternative type of treatment. It is a very successful … Continue reading
Herbal therapy and acupuncture, both Traditional Chinese medicine modalities have a successful but unique approach to resolving the Candidiasis.
Candidiasis is a condition that is caused by a weak immune system, antibiotics, and an imbalanced diet that leads to an overabundance of candida fungi in the body. Candidiasis symptoms include fatigue, skin rashes that are itchy, intestinal distress, bloating, gas, and vaginal infections.
Besides treating … Continue reading
Facial nerve paralysis, better known as Bell’s palsy, is a malfunction of the facial nerve (7th cranial nerve). This is the nerve that governs the muscular movements of the face and when it malfunctions, can lead to muscle weakness or inability. Believed to be the result of swelling and inflammation of the facial nerve, Bell’s palsy affects on average 35,000 people in the United States … Continue reading
The lung has about 300 million alveoli. Alveoli are small sacks that extract the oxygen from the air which then is infused into the blood. As oxygen is integrated into a cell, the cell releases carbon dioxide at the same time which then goes to the alveoli to be released out of the body through the process of exhalation.
The alveoli can be damaged by … Continue reading
Stress can very much affect our mental and physical health regardless if it’s caused by money, family, or work. If not properly managed, over time, it can lead to a variety of health issues. The good news is that there is a natural treatment designed to manage your stress levels by balancing your body and mind. That treatment is acupuncture.
What is Stress?
A physiological … Continue reading
Acupuncture has now reached a level of acclaim in the United States when it has been discovered that it can be a wonderful and effective way of losing stomach fat. The Chinese have been using acupuncture for thousands of years to aid in the cessation of smoking addiction, to relieve pain, and to lose weight in a rapid manner along with other various benefits. And … Continue reading
Treating acne by sticking needles into your ear or body may seem like an over-the-top treatment for this type of skin condition. However, the fact is, acupuncture has been used to thousands of years in East Asia and China to improve the health of the skin and clear up problems in the skin. People suffering from painful cystic acne that tend to leave permanent facial … Continue reading
More and more Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers are now turning to acupuncture as a way to relieve their condition. Western medicine addresses this condition using a “one size fits all” approach. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioners, on the other hand, approach to IBS is based on the patient’s own unique symptoms. These practitioners avoid using a blanket type of IBS treatment. They believe that … Continue reading