A randomised controlled trial from Beijing’s Guang’anmen Hospital found a traditional herbal formula significantly outperformed placebo for Fibromyalgia pain, sleep quality and overall disease impact over 12 weeks. Fibromyalgia is …
Chinese MedicineChinese Herbal Medicine Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain and Improves Sleep
AcupunctureThe Science of Balance: How Acupuncture’s “Bidirectional Effect” Restores Your Health
Have you ever wondered how a single acupuncture point can be used to treat two completely opposite conditions? For example, the same point used for someone struggling with a sluggish …
Chinese MedicineEar Candling Benefits: A Gentle Path to Sinus and Ear Relief
Discovering the many ear candling benefits is like finding a hidden secret to holistic wellness. At Acurodos, we use this time-honored practice—often called Hopi Ear Candling—to help our clients find …
AcupunctureAny proven effective therapy for painful menstrual periods? Yes, ACUPUNCTURE!
A painful menstrual period is not normal. There is a medical term assigned to this (or these) symptoms which is dysmenorrhea. The most common type of dysmenorrhea is the Primary. …
Chinese Medicine HealthTHE (MANY) BENEFITS OF CUPPING – Everything you need to know from TCM benefits to EBM research
We’ve seen in recent Olympic competitions with the eagle-eyed spotting dark circles on many of the pro-athlete’s bodies diving into the pools.Those marks are the result of cupping therapy. Cupping, is …
AcupunctureEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
I believe there are many questions around acupuncture even nowadays. I guess it is good to “go under the needle” and reply some questions in order to resolve doubts about …
Chinese Medicine HealthLACK OF SLEEP INCREASES THE RISKS OF HEART DISEASE – A Chinese Medicine perspective
Recently I read an article stating that poor sleep can increase women’s risk of Heart Disease by 75% (see link). In a general basis, lack of sleep affects all aspects …
Acupuncture NutritionMODULATE YOUR CHRONIC INFLAMMATION VIA ACUPUNCTURE & DIET (Part 1)
I went into acupuncture to treat the whole person and was deeply motivated to understand my patients in the context of their personal life experiences, which requires listening attentively to …
AcupunctureUNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine are both the most complete medicines of the world. Not just because I’m supposed to say so (I make a living with both of them) but …
HealthSIGNS OF TOO MUCH STRESS?
For those struggling with anxiety for awhile, you might be getting really vivid dreams and waking up a few times a night. Probably you’ve been googling what it means or …