Treating Low Testosterone with Chinese Medicine (Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture and Moxibustion)

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 9:44am

Similar to large numbers of people being told they have low vitamin D in recent years, there appears to be a similar increase in men being told that they have low testosterone.  For better or worse many cultures, ours included, often seem more concerned with finding a way to increase testosterone (i.e. aspects of strength and virility) vs.

Case Study - Lupus (05/21/12)

Submitted by dcasinelli on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 8:38am
Main Complaint: 
Lupus

Acupuncture Improves Neural Function in Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rat Model (Stroke Study)

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 8:08am

Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and tuina is widely used as a complementary and even primary treatment for stroke.  Particular attention has been paid to stroke recovery for which acupuncture shows particularly positive results.

The original source of TCM meridian system

Submitted by Feng Mei on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 7:54am

    I believe the TCM theory is basic on meridian theory, and the meridian theory is basic on astronomy and Geography. 

   In TCM theory, human being's body is connected by the environment sky and earth, the stars like the points on the body is the energy field spread condtion, and it is the same as the energy field condition on the earth.

Diagnosis Dilemma

Submitted by Judith Poole on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 11:36am

A person wrote a post recently in a discussion of energy medicine. An earlier post had described the potency of a Reiki session that he had delivered with the result that a person was able to move a previously immobilized leg. The second poster suggested that getting an accurate diagnosis was an important step in restoring health following a crisis. In doing so her post provided an excellent illustration of a dilemma that is broadly shared by most of us who are involved in alternative healing approaches at this time.

Lavender Oil Massage Helpful for Infantile Colic

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:12am

Massage with aromatherapy oils is used for a variety of conditions and is generally extremely safe.  Turkish researchers reporting in the International Journal of Nursing Practice, recently looked at the effects of lavender oil massage on infantile colic.

Acupressure at LI 4 Helps to Reduce Labor Pain

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:59am

The acupuncture point LI 4 is one of a handful that also works well as an acupressure point - which makes it useful for home/self-treatment.  Researchers in this months Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health conducted a study evaluating this commonly used point for pain in a specific application of limiting pain in the first stage of labor.

Tuina Massage Technique Found Helpful for Depression

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 8:47am

As anyone who has been to my clinic or my teachers or other colleagues clinics around the world they will know we do a fair amount of deep tuina (Chinese Medical Massage).  While some people absolutely love the techniques, others only put up with it since it seems to help them.  We use it because it is a crucial part of our overall healing system.  It is hard to explain all the details of why, but the following study by researchers from Nanjing University in China helps to illustrate one aspect of why we perform these techniques.

Vitamins and Supplements Show More Risks Than Benefit in Older Women

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:48am

As we have written about before in our article, Vitamins and Supplements - More Harm Than Good, more is most often not better and this appears to be particularly true with unnecessary supplementation.  Yet another large-scale study has been performed which shows that supplementation (with the exception of calcium) appears to lead to an increased risk of mortality in older women.

What Does Acupuncture Treat? Or Treating The “Cause” And Not The “Symptoms”...

Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 10:39am

Before we get into details the crux of this article can be summed up in one statement...  Chinese Medicine treats patterns of illness that can contain any number of symptoms/western conditions whereas generally western medicine is symptomatic/condition based.  This is an important distinction to have in mind when you are are considering using Chinese Medicine (acupuncture, herbal medicine, tuina massage, etc.) for your ailments.

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