Chinese medicine is in the news a lot because it has great success in helping women who have been unable to get pregnant. Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been used to help women get pregnant into their 40's, with or without IVF. Whichever method you are using to try to get pregnant, there are a lot of strengths that acupuncture and herbal medicine bring to the fertility puzzle.
Read more6 Ways Acupuncture Can Support Your Pregnancy
We all know that acupuncture can help increase your fertility and chances of getting pregnant (right?), but do you also know that one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby while you're pregnant is to get acupuncture? That's right! Integrating Health kicks off a month-long series on fertility and Chinese medicine with this post about how acupuncture can help ease your way through pregnancy.
Read moreLet Acupuncture Help You Quit Smoking
Quitting smoking is easier said than done. When you're ready to take that leap, acupuncture is there to catch you. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can support you every step of the way.
Read moreOpen Up and Say Aaahhh... Tongue Diagnosis in TCM
WHY do you want to look at my tongue? What does an ideal tongue look like? What does my tongue show? Find answers to all these questions and more in this post about different tongue presentations we commonly see.
Read moreAcupuncture May Help Ease Symptoms Of COPD
Acupuncture has previously been shown to reduce breathlessness in patients with cancer, and now we can add COPD to the list! In a very exciting development in the world of research on acupuncture, a small-but-promising study published last week in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that acupuncture holds benefit for people with Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease.
Read moreChinese Medicine Makes Sense Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a chronic and debilitating gastrointestinal disorder that fits into the category of 'functional' diseases in Western medicine. This basically means that, while there are clear and present symptoms for the patient, Western medicine has not yet figured out the cause of the distress. This kind of disorder ('functional', a wide range of symptoms across systems, partly connected to emotions), is exactly the kind of situation where Traditional Chinese Medicine shines forth. Plus, the British Dietetic Association recently published some dietary guidelines for sufferers of IBS.
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