The medical term for pathologically dry skin is xerosis. Xero is the Greek word for dry. Dry skin usually manifests temporarily, but in chronic cases, symptoms may persist for weeks, or in worst case scenarios ...
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Pruritus is more than just an annoying itch felt on the skin. It is a condition of intense itching that is often worsened by scratching. Fortunately, acupuncture and Oriental Medicine offer treatments to address pruritus ...
Read moreThere are a variety of skin conditions that specifically afflict diabetes patients. Diabetes is a disease that results when the body is no longer capable of producing, storing or utilizing necessary amounts of the hormone ...
Read moreA study titled "Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Painful Peripheral Neuropathy: A long-term study", published by The Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Journal in 1998, demonstrated the potency and long-lasting effects of acupuncture treatment ...
Read moreIn addition to seeking Oriental medicine therapy for peripheral neuropathy, here are a few things you can practice at home:Adopt Healthy HabitsHealthy habits such as maintaining optimal weight, avoiding exposure to toxins, following a physician-supervised ...
Read moreThe most common type of nerve damage afflicting diabetes mellitus patients is called peripheral neuropathy. Although many things can cause peripheral nerve damage, such as injuries, infections and environmental toxins, when it occurs in a ...
Read moreThis article is designed to help readers, especially diabetics, understand how diabetes is uniquely classified in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the role Chinese Medicine and its sub-braches of acupuncture and tai chi, can play as ...
Read morePeripheral neuropathy is a condition in which damage occurs in the nervous system, affecting the nerves in the hands and/or feet. Peripheral means 'situated on the edge.' Neuropathy breaks down into two separate words, both ...
Read moreWhile a sweet taste delights our taste buds, overindulgence can cause or worsen digestive problems and upset our metabolic and emotional balance. According to acupuncture and Oriental medicine, when one or more of the organs ...
Read moreDiabetes is a complex disease which challenges the body in many ways. Explained in the simplest terms, diabetes is a metabolic disease that prevents your body from using sugar properly, causing blood sugar levels to ...
Read moreThe endocrine system is responsible for hormonal functions in the body and produces thirty distinct hormones each of which has a very specific job to do. This system controls your physical growth, mood, hormone output ...
Read moreDiabetes is treatable! Chinese medicine has already provided a solution dated back 2000 years ago! Do you suspect that you could have diabetes? If you are having the following symptoms you may already have diabetes ...
Read moreAcupuncture can significantly improve learning and memory capacity that has been impaired by hyperglycemia and cerebral ischemia, according to a new study. The study that was published ...
Read moreFor Delia, it was the pain of a severe auto accident and abdominal surgery that brought her to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). I decided to turn to the clinic because of their integrative ...
Read moreIt is estimated that 25.8 million men, women and children in the United States have diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is ...
Read moreResearchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto have found that taking American ginseng before a meal reduces blood sugar in people both with and without diabetes. The study appears in the Archives ...
Read moreFor some people it is experienced as the uncomfortable sensation of "pins and needles" or burning pain (especially at night) of their hands or feet. Others may suffer even more extreme symptoms such as muscle ...
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Q: I have had migraines for several years now and have just started to have acupuncture, I have only had three treatments but already I do not need my daily pills. Can you tell me how often you would say I needed to have acupuncture?
A: It is very difficult to say how often you should have treatments. With the positive response that you have had to treatment, it sounds as ... Read More