Alternative Medicine News
Chinese medicine is a highly evolved and extremely complete healing system that arose from the last 4,000 years of experimentation in China.
This type of healing system is based on the observation of the human body, the study of the natural elements, and the study of the relationship between the … Continue reading
Painful menstruation or dysmenorrhea can mean that women experience monthly pain after, prior to, or during their menstrual period. In severe cases, the pain can make women faint or it may be intensely felt in the lower abdomen. There are two classifications of dysmenorrhea: primary or functional dysmenorrhea, which refers … Continue reading
There are about a million Americans suffering from Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease each year. Symptoms that come with these conditions include bloody stools, stomach pain, cramping, intestinal hemorrhage, and frequent bowel movement with urgency and pain. For more than 2,000 years, acupuncture and TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) have been … Continue reading
There are two natural types of treatment for insomnia: acupressure and acupuncture. These two forms of insomnia treatments are quite helpful due to the fact that they can provide your body with the much needed pain and stress relief you need to help you sleep faster and more soundly. Acupressure … Continue reading
The function of the heart is to circulate blood throughout the body. The process of blood circulation is known as blood pressure and whenever an individual gets angry, afraid, or excited, the blood pressure elevates or depresses. A person’s pulse rate is also associated with blood pressure. Disease or deficiency … Continue reading
We all heard the saying “actions speak louder than words.” This proverb is especially true if you literally have a hard time hearing, which is true for people who are deaf or suffering from a hearing condition known as tinnitus.
For certain reasons, tinnitus is affecting more and more people … Continue reading
More popularly known as heartburn, acid reflux is a burning painful sensation felt in the chest (specifically in the esophagus with the pain traveling to the neck, throat, and jaw) that happens when gastric acid flows back from the abdomen to the throat.
Besides the chest burning pain, others acid … Continue reading
The issues of arthritis, joint pain, and chronic pain, especially in the lower back are some of the biggest reasons why a lot of people go and seek out acupuncture treatments. For many of these sufferers, TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) and acupuncture have been their go-to treatment for their pain. … Continue reading
Twenty million Americans, more or less, are affected by asthma every year and sadly, this number is steadily growing. Western conventional modes of treatment for this problem include bronchodilators and steroid inhalers. These drugs may provide prompt effective relief for the symptoms of asthma, but when they’re used for long … Continue reading
It may look like acupuncture is gaining wide popularity as an alternative medicine by the day; nevertheless, there are still many who are unaware of what acupuncture is and what it can do. Unfortunately, a huge number of Americans think that acupuncture is merely a passing healthy lifestyle fad promoted … Continue reading