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Some foreign substances can cause certain immune responses in your body, called allergies. Typically, those foreign substances would be harmless to most people. These substances, known as allergens, may include pollen, pet dander or certain foods. Read on to know more about allergens and how the ancient practice of traditional Chinese medicine can be useful in such situations. Symptoms of Allergies
Mr. Lin came to Boston for his post doctoral study when he was 30 years old. He had been busy with his study and really enjoyed his coffee and soda because those drinks are cheap and convenient. After Mr. Liu finished his post-doctoral training at Boston College, he found a job in a biotech company in Weston as a research scientist. He had such passion for his research project that he did not have time to cook or buy healthy food. When Mr. Lin turned into 40 years old, he noticed that his sleep pattern had changed. He had to get up 2 to 3 times at night to go to the bathroom. Mr.
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical treatment that involves the insertion of fine needles into the skin at certain points along the body’s lines of energy. It is used to relieve pain as well as to treat many other ailments, both mental and physical. This alte ative form of medicine is now gaining favor with more people all over the world, and many clinics are built where patients can go to be treated for a wide variety of ailments.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition where a male cannot hold an erection for sexual intercourse. It affects almost 52% of the male population of the ages between 40 and 70. This inability to achieve or maintain the erection can be caused by any of several medical, physical, psychological or emotional problems. Erectile dysfunction is a serious health problem leading to a reduced quality of life. While looking for a proper medical aid, a comprehensive evaluation of ED is required.
Dry eyes result when tears are insufficient, which prevents the eyes from getting proper lubrication. It can be a result of either having less tears or low-quality tears. Tears are composed of fatty oils and water. They prevent the eye from getting infected and keep the surface clean and smooth. Those suffering from dry eyes may have symptoms such as eye redness, blurred vision, scratchy feeling in the eyes, sensitivity to light, stinging, watery eyes, or eye fatigue.
When a person complains of tende ess and pain near any joints in the body, the causes could be muscle sprain, bone problems, nerve inflammation or tendonitis. Some people will complain of swelling, tingling, numbness and even stiffness. For muscle and tendon problems, the pain will be worse when a person moves into a certain position, or when they stay in a position for too long when the muscles and tendons get very stiff. Tendonitis can affect the wrist or hands, elbow, knee, heel or shoulder.
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is the most common cause of missing work. Fortunately, there are treatment options to relieve back pain and bring back your healthy life. If you do not want to take medication to numb your nervous system and try to get to the root cause of back pain, acupuncture is a safe and natural treatment choice that has shown great results in improving and preventing back pain. Back Pain: Symptoms
Wouldn’t it be great to look and feel better every day? To feel younger and less stressed? Now, without surgery there is a natural, age old remedy to wrinkles- Chinese Acupuncture. Skin Aging can be manipulated with two hormones, Cortisol, and Growth Hormone (GH). Cortisol, the stress hormone, accelerates the aging process, and is the culprit behind belly fat and wrinkles. The second hormone, Growth Hormone (GH), is known as the ‘Fountain Of Youth”, and slows the aging process.
Are you prepared to have a solid beginning to the New Year? For a large number of Americans living with the constant torment of pain, treatment choices can feel exceptionally constrained. Long time use of painkillers may bring about irreversible symptoms like liver and kidney damage. If you are among the millions of people who suffer chronic pain, acupuncture and Chinese medicine may be a superior alte ative to medications or surgery for you.
Most young people will have a desire to conceive a child at some point in their life. Pregnancy and carrying a child to term are actually complicated processes, as many factors can go wrong that can lead to infertility. Infertility often leads to a crisis, with social and cultural consequences. Traditional Chinese medicine offers certain solutions to treat infertility. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most IUI and IVF centers are closed to protect young couples.
Acid that is produced by our stomach sometimes is moved up to the esophagus and this condition is called acid reflux. This is quite an uncomfortable condition and can cause heart burn which sometimes feels like a chest pain. Some of the factors that could be the cause of this disease are obesity, smoking, drinking too much soda with the meal, eating sweets after a big meal, or lying down soon after a heavy meal. Certain drinks like carbonated drinks, tea or coffee and certain foods like chocolate, spicy food or fatty food could cause this disease if people drink or eat too much.
Acupuncture that is practiced in Palm Beach is an ancient Chinese alte ative medicine form that has been in use for as many as 2000 years ago to treat pain and other ailments. There are many schools of acupuncture that have been finely tuned by practitioners the world over, however, TCM or traditional Chinese medicine is the most basic form. The Japanese method of acupuncture uses the basic TCM technique but with thinner needles and lesser points and stimulation to create the most effect. They also use the abdomen as the diagnostic tool.
Can acupuncture for tendonitis really work? Tendonitis relates to acute or chronic inflammation of a tendon, which is an elastic tissue that connects the muscles to the bone. This inflammation can occur in any part of the body and is the body’s protective response against cell injuries or tissue damage. This is the way it tries to repair any rupture or tear in the tissue which could also result in pain, redness, swelling and sometimes a loss of function in that particular body part. Chronic Pain and its Possible Causes
Allergies refer to the response of your immune system to a foreign substance, like pollen, bee venom, or any food item. Here are a few facts about allergies and the benefits of acupuncture in treating allergies. Allergies: Symptoms
Ms. Allen had tinnitus for more than 10 years. She did not have hearing loss, but the ringing (especially in her right ear) was so annoying that she periodically could not fall asleep, which only made her tinnitus worse. She initially came to get acupuncture for left elbow, which she injured after banging into a wall at her office. As she had been playing tennis for over 30 years, she had developed very mild tendonitis on the right side, but her left elbow completely prevented her from playing any intense tennis.
A patient I will call Cindy grew up in Boston and came to my clinic for acupuncture treatments due to breathing difficulties and low blood oxygen levels. She had been an incredibly active and restless lady throughout her life, unable to sit still and constantly moving around energetically. As a teacher in Boston, she loves to use her knowledge and encourage kids to become passionate and creative people. She also takes good care of her family.
Erectile Dysfunction or ED is a kind of sexual dysfunction that is characterized by a person’s inability to develop or keep his penis erect for enough time during sexual activity. This may sabotage your joy and greatly affect your marital relationship. Some of the common causes of erectile dysfunction (ED) are: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, low testosterone, neurological problems, and side the effects of drugs such as high blood pressure medications, anti-depression medication and sleeping pills.
Depression is an illness involving the mind and the body and that because it affects how one feels, thinks, and behaves, depression can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems such as sadness, irritability or frustration, reduced sexual drive, insomnia or excessive sleeping, changes in appetite, agitation or restlessness, slowed thinking, indecisiveness, distractibility, fatigue, and loss of energy. So many symptoms for a single illness.
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) can begin in any of the lower heart chambers or ventricles and disrupt the regular rhythm of the heart. This disruption causes the patient to feel a fluttering sensation in the heart or a pounding heart which is the result of skipped beats. PVCs are not uncommon and are also known as ventricular extra systoles or premature beats. If PVCs occur occasionally, they are not really conce ing, and no treatment is needed. Most people are unaware of the presence of PVCs, especially if they lead busy and active lives.
Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine. Its main focus is to correct any existing imbalances of energy flow also known as 'Chi'. In order to achieve proper balance and functioning of the body, acupuncturists make use of very thin and fine stainless steel needles to stimulate certain points known as acupuncture points just below the surface of the skin. Acupuncture has been used by acupuncturist all over the world for many centuries and has proven to cure many ailments such as neuropathy, diabetes, and back pain.
If you have never heard of acupuncture and how it can help with your glaucoma, you are in for a surprise. Acupuncture can provide a lot of relief when it comes to this particular eye disorder. In fact, clinics for acupuncture at Delray Beach such as the Boca Raton Acupuncture Clinic have treatment regimes for this disorder that provide real relief from glaucoma symptoms. What is Glaucoma?
In this electronic world, acupuncture for high blood pressure offers a distinct perspective. A healthy body is our natural state, and any illness or health problem is caused by an imbalance in the body. Acupuncture aims to restore balance to each patient in order to achieve wellness. If left untreated, high blood pressure can be fatal; however, a more optimistic perspective is that high blood pressure is a warning sign that something in a person's lifestyle needs to change. What is High Blood Pressure and the Reason Behind it?
Chronic pain is experienced by millions of people worldwide, greatly diminishing their quality of life. When people do a quick search for Acupuncture near me, all they look for is the possibility of safe, drug-free ways to treat chronic back and neck pain. Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, involves inserting thin needles at specific points in the body to reduce the inflammation and improve the blood and lymph circulation. Acupuncture is thought to modulate pain through several mechanisms:
Low back pain can be quite debilitating, making it difficult for a person to stand or walk. There could be soreness and muscle spasms that prevent people from leading normal lives. Back pain could also be due to poor posture or inherent medical conditions like herniated disc or degeneration. People resort to medications and go to physical therapists to alleviate this condition. When everything else fails, they may even resort to surgery. People also go for alte ative modes of Back Pain Treatment like acupuncture because it has been proven to be quite effective for chronic back pain.
As we age, our body begins to show signs of stress, pain and other symptoms. One major condition that affects quite a large proportion of the population is knee pain caused by arthritis. Although this condition can be quite detrimental to your enjoyment of everyday life, there are ways to fight the symptoms of arthritis through nutritious meals, adequate exercise and other activities that promote joint wellness. Another way to combat this problem is through effective, acupuncture knee pain treatment in Boca Raton at a well-regarded center for acupuncture.
The word acupuncture comes from the Latin word acus which means needle and punctura which means to puncture. This alte ative medicine is an integral part of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is practiced in different countries with varying techniques. It is usually used as an adjunctive treatment and is considered most effective for pain relief. Acupuncture dates back to as many as 2500 years and is based on mapping energy flow through the body and the disruption of the pattern of Qi.
The fundamental principle of acupuncture revolves around the idea that a harmonious flow of vital energy, known as "qi," sustains overall health. When disruptions occur in this energy flow, it is believed to lead to imbalances in the body's systems, potentially affecting reproductive health as well. Acupuncture involves the precise insertion of thin needles into specific points along the body's meridians, with the aim of restoring equilibrium and promoting the body's natural healing mechanisms.
The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, meaning needle, and punctura or to puncture. This alte ative form of medicine, which is a very important part of Chinese medicine, uses fine needles inserted at specific points in the body to relieve pain. Pressure, electric pulses or heat is applied through these needles. Acupuncture in Ft. Lauderdale is used alone or in conjunction with other methods of treatment. It is most commonly employed to relieve musculoskeletal problems like knee pain, back pain, and shoulder pain.
Hormones and the autonomic nervous system have to be balanced in order to initiate and maintain sleep. Many studies have shown that acupuncture treatments can help maintain the balance of biological chemicals in the central nervous system and promote the recovery of homeostasis. 1. Acupuncture can help your body produce more melatonin:r
By Li Zheng and David Israel An Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
An autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, is a disorder that has a wide-ranging effect on the body. People suffering from Hashimoto’s experience a range of problems: weight gain, fatigue, depression, infertility, erectile dysfunction, macular degeneration joint and muscle pain. What is Hashimoto Thyroiditis and how does it affect the body? Hashimoto’s (named after its Japanese discoverer) is a disease in which a person’s immune system attacks its own thyroid gland – if left untreated it can lead to complete destruction of the thyroid gland.
Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is an enlargement of the prostate gland, which occurs in 40% of men in their fifties and 90% in men in their eighties. Most men with BPH show the following symptoms: frequent and urgent urination, especially at night, slow urine flow, difficulty to empty bladder, and urine dribbling. However, not every man with BPH has the above symptoms; instead, the inflammation and balance of the nervous system plays an important role in how bad the urination problems can be.
Acupuncture therapy, which is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine, was introduced in the United States in the late 1970’s, and has slowly but surely become one of the best forms of alte ative therapies available. Boca Raton Acupuncture Clinic was founded by Dr. Li Zheng and Dr. Changhong Zhou, qualified acupuncturists and herbalists with over 26 years of experience in traditional Chinese medicine. Conventional Medicines
Dr. Zheng, licenced acupuncturist and herbalist will be on Thursdays, 3:30 to 4pm on 900am The Talk of The Palm Beaches. Dr. Zheng will discuss how we can use natural ways to prevent the inflammation, cancer, allergies and autoimmune diseases.
A viral infection is caused by microbes called viruses. They can cause mild, moderate and severe diseases. Some may be acute in nature. In case you get a virus, you may not always get sick from it as your immune system will fight it off. Read on to find out how acupuncture and herbs can boost the immune function to fight virus infection.
Back pain is one of the common chronic diseases affecting people of any age, due to several different reasons. Nearly 8 out of 10 people seek medical treatment for back pain at some point in their life. The human back is composed of a complex structure of muscles, ligaments, disks, tendons, and bones that support the functionality of the body and enable the body to move without any strain. If any such structure of the body gets damaged, you will suffer from back pain.
Peyronie's disease is a condition where fibrous scar tissue gets developed on the penis and makes it curved or shorten. It may cause pain in some cases and prevent men from having sex comfortably. However, it is a non-cancerous condition that does not cause any harm to the rest of the body and does not affect fertility. Read on to understand how acupuncture can help Peyronie’s disease. Symptoms of Peyronie's Disease
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and muscles that control jaw movement, which are often simply called TMJ. TMJ occurs when the lower jaw joints are inflamed or out of alignment, leading pain in the joint as well as in the surrounding muscles. These joints join the jawbone to the skull and if there is any inflammation it becomes difficult to chew. The most common symptoms are clicking and locking of the joint.
Macular degeneration is an eye disease that is caused by deterioration of the macula or central portion of the retina. The macula is responsible for our central vision, for recording images, and sending them to the brain through the optic nerve. The macula helps us to remember faces, read a book, and see the wonderful world that we live in. Advancement of the disease leads to a total loss of central vision with only blurred vision and intact peripheral vision left.
By Li Zheng and Steven Zhou Glaucoma is a vision-impairing condition that can cause blindness. It does so by damaging the optic nerve, which connects the eyes to the brain and allows us to receive visual information that is then processed and interpreted. Damage to the optic nerve is caused by high fluid pressure inside the eye and is known as intraocular pressure. These high pressure levels are caused by improper production or drainage of fluid inside our eyes, called the aqueous humor. However, what causes glaucoma?
There is increasing evidence that endorphin can enhance our immune function. After surgery and radiation therapy, the immune function is generally suppressed, and infection can lead to complicated medical problems. Using acupuncture can help strengthen the immune function to prevent the infection and chronic inflammation. Research has shown that acupuncture can increase the plasma antibody concentration and the interleuki II level. In animal models, electric acupuncture enhances or restores the natural killer cell activity suppressed by a lesion of the front part of the hypothalamic area.r
Our Autonomic nervous system consists of 2 branches: (1) The Sympathetic Branch, also known as the “Fight or Flight” system that allows you to react fast under stress and is more yang in nature. (2) The Parasympathetic Branch, also known as the “Rest and Digest” system, that relaxes the intestinal sphincters, slow down heartbeats, and allows you to sleep deeper, and is more yin in nature.
When the traditional methods of medicine do not work on your problems or offer no disce able solutions, it is time to look at acupuncture as an alte ative. For decades, people have accepted acupuncture as the proper method of treating a variety of issues such as providing pain relief when all other methods of treatment have failed. When you supplement traditional treatments with acupuncture sessions, there is a drastic improvement in the way your body handles the recovery process naturally.
Larry is a 42-year-old businessman with two healthy children and a very stable and lucrative job in a finance company. When he was studying in Harvard Business School in Boston, he attended many drinking parties to connect with alumni so that he could find a job right after he graduated. The business school parties always included alcohol. He was fortunate not to have any problems until he reached 35 years old. At that time, he started having pressure and a burning sensation in his lower abdominal area. Even sitting could aggravate his discomfort. His lower back also started bothering him.
There are 3 main types of human estrogen: estrone, estriol, and estradiol . They occur at a ratio of 15:15:70, according to Dr. Michael Lam, a famous physician specializing in nutritional and anti-aging medicine. Estradiol has the strongest effect on stimulating tissue growth. Estrone is the second strongest; and the weakest is estriol, which has an anti-carcinogenic effect. Birth control pill have an estrogen ratio of 75:15:10. In this artificial combination, estrone has been increased from 15% to 75%, while estriol, the weakest and the best estrogen has been reduced from 70% to 10%.
As spring (and allergy season) go into full swing, the acupuncturists at Boca Raton Acupuncture Clinic have a number of exciting announcements to share. First, Dr. Li Zheng has joined Dr. Changhong Zhou in receiving her license to perform vitamin point injections in Florida. After 60 hours of training with an experienced practitioner in Orlando, FL, she is now fully certified to perform this novel and effective procedure.
Dry eye syndrome has become more common with the increasing use of electronics and diet changes. Eye drops are a common solution for the dry eye, but artificial tears are not always effective and do not treat the root cause of dry eye: poor eye circulation and the dysfunction of the tear glands and tear film.
If you live in Palm Beach County, you should check out the popular acupuncture clinic in Boca Raton. The clinic is run by Drs. Li Zheng and Changhong Zhou, licensed acupuncturists and herbalists. Both doctors studied Chinese Medicine at the prominent Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and have each practiced acupuncture for over 25 years. So if you are in need of back pain treatment in Boca Raton, try Boca Raton Acupuncture Clinic and discover the benefits of acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Back Pain