Chinese medicine articles
Published in ‘AS News – Spring 2016’.
After much thought and a little research, I decided to give acupuncture a chance. Wow what a difference it has made. I’m unsure of the total effect on pain relief but it has had an immense impact on my overall sense of body relaxation and physical and mental well being.
In Autumn 2015 after a little additional neck pain, my acupuncturist massaged my neck following my acupuncture session. She then explained she did also offer acupressure massage. After just three sessions I am wholly committed to this. The effect on my neck and shoulders has been amazing plus the overall whole body experience is really profound. A hour of acupressure massage, possibly alongside acupuncture, could be considered a useful contribution to AS therapeutic treatment options.
By Dr. D Zou
Summer is the most ‘Yang’ season. Warm temperature stimulates the growth of all things in nature. For us, summer is the best time to have our body functions balanced and prepare a healthy body for the whole year. Here I list a few tips to help you to get through the summer.
- more fruits
With higher temperature and more outdoor activities life style, we loss more body liquid in the summer, and the water from fruits is the most absorbable fluids to our body. The preferred juicy seasonal fruits are melons, especially water melon, Cantaloupe. - more ‘cooling’ vegetables
Cucumber, tomato, Celery & Lettuce, mushrooms and bitter melon - more ‘anti-inflammatory’ diet
Summer is the season with most digest problems. Add some ‘anti-inflammatory’ ingredients into your summer diet is a great way to prevent from ‘bad guts’. The helpful ingredients are: garlic, onions garlic chives and leeks. - ‘muti-Vitamin’ diet
Tomato, green pepper, plums, and pears are great source of Vitamins. - keep up with water and mineral salt
Avocado & Soy bean products (such as bean curd & miso soup) are good source of Potassium - protein rich food
More activities mean more burning of our body protein. More fish, lean meat, eggs and Soy products would keep your energy up and prepare a heathy body for the gruesome winter ahead
Wish you all having a glorious summer!
Acupuncture ‘helped me conceive’ – by Owain Farrington ([email protected])
Click here for a scanned version of this article on County Times.
A WOMAN who gave birth despite unsuccessful in Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment believes acupuncture may have helped her conceive.
People having an acupuncture treatment probably understood what the treatment look is like. It is rather relaxing than hurtful as they thought! Here is some important information of what to expect after the acupuncture session and what to do next.
According to Health and Safety Executive 2011 report, up to half a million people in the UK experience work-related stress every year, which often results in illness. There are many factors that affect stress levels including alcohol, smoking, exams, pregnancy, divorce, moving, death in family, lifestyle, drugs, poor nutrition and unemployment.
Lead author Dr Ladan Eshkevari, of Georgetown University, In the first study of its kind, found the ancient Chinese therapy reduces levels of a protein linked to chronic stress. This is reported by Daily mail.
According to research in Birmingham University, Obesity rates in the UK are the highest in Europe and have increased dramatically over the past few years to such an extent that in excess of 20% of the population are now obese and the costs to the UK economy exceed £3 billion per year. In Birmingham, over 25% of the population are obese – the third highest rate in the UK.
The Nature magazine published an article on Acupuncture treatment for obesity:
“Although acupuncture is being utilised to treat a variety of important health problems, its usefulness in obesity management has not yet been fully evaluated. The aim of this review paper was to survey and critically evaluate the descriptive and controlled trials of acupuncture for enhancing weight loss. The underlying principles of acu-point stimulation are described, with an emphasis on auricular (ear) acupuncture, the method most often chosen for obesity studies. The difficulties of selecting suitable placebo controls are highlighted. To date, most trials have been descriptive in nature, of short duration (12 weeks), and designed using nonstandard treatment protocols. Despite the unique challenges involved, further careful study of acupuncture’s potential usefulness as an adjunct in weight management is recommended. An agenda for future research in this area is provided. ”
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