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Here an article on flu, fevers, and diseases of the like in Chinese History.  It is written by a guy who is a TCM doctor and one of the countries preeminent herbalists but he is also a Western Pharmcist that teaches at USC.

But regardless wash your hands and use the crook of your elbow to cover your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze.  No sense in spreading germs unnecessarily.  Heck Elmo knows how to do it right, so should all of us.  But if you do get sick we are can help, and better yet there is no reason why you can’t come in a get a preventative treatment every so often.  You may not need the H1N1 vaccine, we have herbals that could help if your are looking for a more natural route.

Check out the article and if you have questions about acupuncture and you live in Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Chanhassen, Excelsior, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Chaska–somewhere in that SW quadrant.  We are available 952-294-9978, Minnesota Clinic of Integrated Medicine.

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31958

This article is the most exact to the actual mechanisms to why acupuncture is useful in pain management.  But when will people learn that there is still so much more.  The therapeutic relationship, the dietary modifications, the improved sleep.  There are so many factors when visiting your local acupuncture clinic, (hint, hint….if you live around Lake Minnetonka, Chaska, Chanhassen, Shakopee, and Eden Prairie we are right off of Hwy 5 and Market Blvd)  This week I want to focus on stress-related disorders, if you are seeking treatment for insomnia and anxiety or just need a breather.  Come talk to us and we will listen to what you have to say and we can see if acupuncture can bring you relief.

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20090810-19956-2.html

PS…before the snow comes, check out the Arboretum in Chaska–they have the most beautiful Japanese garden!!!  The leaves are changing and this place would be a great stress-reducer if you don’t see me that is.

http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/

A nice article by the Pioneer Press on the benefits of Acupuncture.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_13370381?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com&nclick_check=1

Here is an excellent article the spells out the benefits of statins.  I really enjoy the statistic that it takes 50 people to treat in order to see the benefit.  That translates into 2% efficacy…also there is no known drug that raises the good cholesterol (HDL)~how about EXERCISE!  There are a lot of good nuggets in this one, enjoy.

If you would like a more natural method of healthcare please give us a call if you live around the 55317 zip code.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/why-cholesterol-may-not-b_b_290687.html

You do not need to do, but undo.  It is usually more effective to find things that you can take-out than add-to.

http://mnmlist.com/buying-is-not-the-solution/#more-324

Of course I must plug our new acupuncture clinic in Chanhassen, Minnesota we are about 20 miles SW of Minneapolis and just south of Lake Minnetonka.  This was our opening week!  It is a beautiful spot with 3 treatment rooms.  We focus on headache care, women’s health, and can usually get immediate pain relief for most issues.

“Living in the moment frees us from our ideas about our selves, our bodies, and what we think our lives should be. Everything that exists and everything we need is right here with us right now. We can become un-concerned with what we have and don’t have and be our best and most present self fully right where we are. When we can view life in the present as a series of experiences and amazing moments, instead of just steps that get us somewhere else, the range of possibility expands beyond what we think our limitations are or should be.”

–Tara Stiles

Not really, but it does add some more insight to why it is effective.  For acupuncture treatment and pain relief in Chanhassen be sure to give us a call to see if we can help.

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/27/imaging-sheds-light-on-how-acupuncture-works.html

Here a cool article on how to alleviate tennis elbow.  I will say I have successfully treated many case of tennis elbow with acupuncture.  It is a fantastic therapy for that type of injury.  The problem is that many people resume the activities that originally caused the tendonitis or rsi without modifying or improving the movement.  Watch the video in the article and it is nothing more than balancing the motion or “undoing/unwinding” of the irritation.  Simple but brilliant.

Give acupuncture its due, it can get you over the hump within a few treatments.  After that it is up to you to do your own rehab.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/phys-ed-an-easy-fix-for-tennis-elbow/?em

“Trend #1: Deterioration of Medical Philosophy and Practice
Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance. The cold fact is that while Americans live more than 30 years longer than they did at the turn of the last century, public health measures such as better sanitation, immunizations, better food and water, and safer and less polluted workplaces account for 25 years of that increase; medical intervention, only five years. A recent study showed that in the 1990s, only about one in 16,000 Americans had his or her life saved or significantly extended by improvements in health-care technology. “Let’s Take the Stomachache Out of Health Care Reform” provides a real-world example of a different approach.”

The rest of the article is here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/whats-wrong-with-american_b_261365.html

I really like the part that 5/6 of the increase in our life span is due to better sanitation and food supply.  People are now less likely to die of communicable diseases…but the double-edged sword of most deaths are due to chronic disease (most of which are preventable) but that is another story.  Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine have a lot of tools to deal with lifestyle adjustments and dietary issues that can better help cope with disease.  If you are looking for relief from headaches, MS, obesity, heart disease…we may have some ideas for you to implement that can improve your quality of life without getting acupuncture.

Fantastic article–our country is really about disease management and not health care.  No matter how wrong or inconclusive some treatments are…we still spend tens of billions on it.  But god-forbid you do some acupuncture…who knows it may help and how are they going to sell you a statin if we actually get you healthy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/why-health-care-reform-wi_b_248937.html