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What is a Customized Herbal Formula?
Traditional Chinese medicine has relied on herbal formulas for thousands of years to positively impact overall health, address specific problems or concerns, and promote overall wellness. But the efficacy of these herbal formulas often depends upon each individual's...
Top Herbs Used in Chinese Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine has been proven throughout the centuries to balance health. It combines herbs, diet, acupuncture, and qigong to prevent and address health problems. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine can successfully treat a wide range of conditions, such as...
Herbal Medicine: What They Are and the Top Performers
Herbal medicines have been used throughout history to treat a variety of medical illnesses and ailments. They are derived from different herbs due to their therapeutic properties. Today, herbal medicines can be found as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, or...
Acupuncture Points for Fertility: What to Expect
Many couples face a journey once they decide to conceive. Even if you don’t have reason to suspect that you may have problems conceiving, many individuals start to make healthier choices that support greater chances of successful conception. But for some couples, this...
7 Ways to Regulate Your Immunity Naturally
As we begin to move into flu season during a year marked by the spread of a pandemic, more people than ever before are looking for ways to get healthier and stay that way. More specifically, many people are looking for ways to naturally build up their immune systems...
Beyond the Pharmaceuticals: Take a Different Approach to Treat Anxiety, Stress, and Even Panic Disorders with Acupuncture – Why it Works
Chronic stress and anxiety are becoming a public health crisis in the United States, with 46% of individuals reporting that they have high stress. Current concerns about the pandemic and how it may shape school and work-life are pushing levels of stress even higher...
Acupuncture for Stress and Depression During COVID-19
Mental Health Effects of a PandemicStress is a normal part of daily life for all people. The COVID-19 pandemic, though, has caused stress levels to increase for many people, even children. In addition to routine daily worries, the pandemic caused fear and worry about...
Epigenetics and Fertility
Fertility is a complex pathophysiological condition that can be caused by multiple physical and physiological factors, including hormonal imbalances, genetic alterations, and abnormalities in homeostasis. Recent studies also indicate that epigenetic mechanisms may be...
Digestive Troubles? Poached Pears to the Rescue
According to the American Nutrition Association1, 70 million people around the world suffer from some sort of digestive problem. These issues affect their ability to eat, their ability to absorb nutrients, and even their quality of life. Many can be treated with...
Eat Your Greens: Adding Iron to Your Diet
Whether you’ve decided to follow a plant-based diet, you’re pregnant or nursing, or you’ve been diagnosed with a deficiency, finding a way to add more iron to your diet is important. Iron’s an essential mineral to your health – it plays a role in oxygen transport...