T´ai Chi, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Massage - Energy Balance Approaches In Chinese Medicine

The idea of energy balance has its basis in medical systems that have been utilized in the Far East for thousands of years. All of these systems assume that there is a subtle nonphysical energy that permeates and circulates throughout the body.

Traditional Chinese medicine calls this "chi". The Read the rest of this entry

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History Of Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient form of medical treatment and has been used since 202BC. Traditional Korean medicine mentions this form of treatment under the name of Chimsul. Japanese traditional medicine (Kampo) also considers it important. Evidence suggests that this ancient art may even have been practiced in Eurasia during the early Bronze Age. This may not have been Read the rest of this entry

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How Acupuncture Can Help You To Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things you will ever do. Luckily, there are many tools to assist you in your goal of quitting smoking. Acupuncture is one of the most helpful tools and is very effective in helping break the addiction cycle.

Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into certain points on the body. These needles Read the rest of this entry

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Back with more news for you today. It's amazing how much good information there is on this stuff out there if you know where to look. Three in particular that I found really valuable were...

Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies

___ Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. ... Read More... Read the rest of this entry

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I hope you've been enjoying my posts lately. I thought I might do something different today and rustle up a few bits of info from around the WWW. These are some of the news items and blog posts that have been popular over the last few weeks. Leave me your thoughts.

Having faith in France's TCM master

"To me, studying acupuncture and moxibustion was like unsealing old memories," writes the 79-year-old Read the rest of this entry

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