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Support Your Immune System (Wei Qi) with Acupuncture and Herbs! Let's start with the basics: Allergies are an immune system response as your body is trying to protect itself. As we know, there are many forms that allergies can take - breakouts, sneezing, scratchy eyes, puffiness. In this article, my focus is on seasonal allergies, a plight from which many people suffer. Symptoms of seasonal allergies can manifest as allergic rhinitis (nasal congestion and stuffiness), asthma and difficulty breathing, puffy/itchy eyes, headaches and more. The western medical approach to treating allergies is to take antihistamines such as Claritin, Zyrtec, Clarinex, and Allegra.  Though these drugs are effective for treating uncomfortable symptoms, they do not offer a cure.  According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the presence of allergies is seen as an underlying imbalance in the body and a weakness of the body's defensive network, known as Wei Qi.  From the per...

People have always been interested in finding ways to keep on looking nice and young. Therefore, they have always used spa services. And we should say that these services usually include body treatments, wellness therapies and skincare which can improve your general well-being and make you look rejuvenated. For instance, you could choose facials, which include anti-aging treatments, deep cleansing facial treatments or specialty treatments that are performed with the best quality skincare products. Body wraps are another luxurious solution that day spa services may offer. They can help hydrate and detoxify your skin, and the most common practices include herbal wraps, mud wraps or seaweed wraps. Body scrubs represent another good solution that many people prefer, and are made with sea salt, coffee grounds or sugar. At the same time, many luxury spas offer hydrotherapy. This refers to whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms and tubs for hydrotherapy. They can help relax both your body, and y...

Why is menopause treated like a problem when it’s a naturally occurring process? Menopause is often thought of as a condition with many symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, headache/migraine, irritability, palpitations, vertigo, tinnitus, depression, insomnia, weight gain, low-back pain, hot palms and soles, constipation, breakthrough and functional uterine bleeding, bleeding gums, premature graying of hair, poor memory and lowered sex drive. However, in Chinese Medicine we know if women are well balanced, they won’t get these symptoms. Menopause only means the periods are stopped at a certain age; ideally in Chinese Medicine that is around age 49. A woman’s body could be compared to the way a company is run. If the company is well run — with the right systems in place — everything is balanced, everyone is efficient and everyone does their job and the company is healthy. Similarly, if a woman lives a balanced life, her organ systems do what they should and her periods go sm...

Regular acupuncture can do more than just provide temporary pain relief. While it is known for its ability to alleviate certain forms of physical discomfort, a growing body of evidence reveals that it can also have far-reaching benefits for an individual's overall sense of wellbeing.   Gain balance of body and mind The practice of acupuncture has its roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine, which views the body as having natural flows of energy and when these become unbalanced, problems can arise. Acupuncture sessions can help to restore balance and harmony.   Stress management The patient can find relief at the hands of an acupuncturist as stress and anxiety can be combatted with this ancient technique. Due to its non-invasive nature, patients typically feel peaceful as the needles work their magic. Perpetual stress can have severe implications on one's state of health. Regular acupuncture sessions offer an opportunity for the body to rest and de-stress.  Improved we...