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In our fast paced world we often struggle to find a balance in our diet between convenience and health. We all know the dangers of the fast food industry, high levels of salt and fat in many restaurant foods, of portion sizes being too large (particularly here in America), but we rarely question the "healthy" options we are choosing. I have many patients, for example, who eat energy bars as snacks. They are touted and marketed as "healthy" but many contain enormous amounts of calories and fat - enough to replace a meal or two in any given day.

Even though Chinese Medicine is new to many of us, it is far from a new medicine, a new "alternative", or any other relationship to "new" that it may gain in popular media. The theories and methods utilized within Chinese Medicine are drawn from thousands and thousands of years of collective human experience. When people ask "does it really work?", this question always amazes me. This is not because I'm surprised that they are unfamiliar with some of the techniques, but because of how much sense it makes when people stop and think about it.

Well, it's that time again. The pollen streams are flowing, and so are your sinuses. As is the case with many acupuncturists, we see a great number of people for seasonal and year round allergies in our clinic. In fact, along with conditions such as pain, anxiety & depression, headaches & migraines, and fertility, allergies are one of the most commonly treated conditions with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.