Posts Tagged ‘pain relief’

Gentle Detox for the New Year

Posted on January 7th, 2010, by Sarah

It’s the beginning of a New Year, a time in which we contemplate the old year and envision the new and yet to come.  It’s also a time when many people decide to begin again with dietary changes, exercise routines, and a commitment to changing habits that may have been waylaid or forgotten in the [...]

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Haramaki, the Organ Warmer

Posted on May 7th, 2009, by Sarah

Recently my half-husband flaunted his new haramaki around the house.  A haramaki is a Japanese organ warmer.  A tube of material, often worn under the wearer’s clothing, that keeps the organs of the belly and the kidneys warm and free of drafts.  When I asked Scott if he’d be willing to share one of the [...]

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TMJ, aka. Temporomandibular joint disorder

Posted on April 14th, 2009, by Sarah

I thought I would quickly blog on the first problem Chinese medicine solved for me and numerous patients of mine.  My own bout of TMJ was probably due to a number of factors.  I have a history of orthodontics in my early teens which corrected an over-bite and straightened my teeth.  This alone is cause [...]

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Cupping and Acupuncture

Posted on March 10th, 2009, by Sarah

Remember those photos of Gwyneth Paltrow that everyone got excited about? Well here’s a little information on cupping for you.
Cupping utilizes a vacuum suction from either glass or plastic cups to move *Qi and Blood. Basically, that means cupping pulls blood into an area that needs circulation, for example an unresolved injury. [...]

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