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Reflux and Heartburn Relief
Many of our clients suffer from heartburn and/or reflux. The medical term usually attached to this nasty uninvited phenomenon is GERD...
Dr. Michael
Mar 21, 20191 min read
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Using Kyutoshin Moxa For Joint Pain
Though Moxa is usually associated with classic Chinese medicine, this technique is also used in an isolated manner to enhance and...
Dr. Michael
Feb 21, 20191 min read
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What does my sugar intake have to do with my pain?
Chinese medicine has been claiming for thousands of years that one of the most common causes for joint pains we have is “dampness” which...
Dr. Michael
Jan 31, 20192 min read
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Anxiety and Oriental Medicine
“a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” The dictionary...
Dr. Michael
Dec 19, 20182 min read
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What Can Be Done About (Recurring) UTI?
Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common problem that can have a serious negative impact on well-being and can tax our...
Dr. Michael
Dec 14, 20182 min read
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Why Should I Use A Herbal Formula For My Cold or UTI?
Using a herbal remedy for a cold, a flue or UTI is perhaps one of the wisest ways to treat it. The formula is often combined with an...
Dr. Michael
Nov 27, 20181 min read
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Nourishing Blood Through Nutrition
Nurturing the blood starts by nurturing our qi, which is “the mother of the blood". So whatever is t rue for a diet designed to tonify...
Dr. Michael
Oct 25, 20182 min read
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Nutrition That Relieves Heat
The following tips are applicable to you if you have been diagnosed with a condition called heat in Chinese medicine. Recommended foods:...
Dr. Michael
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Recommended Nutrition For Dampness Conditions
Dampness is one form spleen deficiency syndrome takes. Therefore, the strategies that combat spleen deficiency are the primary tool for...
Dr. Michael
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Eating Tips to Strengthen Your Spleen
Things to avoid: Cold (temperature) or frozen food Excessive use of fats Industrialized food Soft Drinks Sugar, particularly white sugar...
Dr. Michael
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Acupuncture For Orthopedic Problems
Meridian therapy follows imaginary lines along the surface of our body, lines that follow clear physiological patterns that roughly follow t
Dr. Michael
Oct 6, 20172 min read
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How Deep Is Your Qi
The following model was introduced to me by my brother in law, Nigel Dawes, who is an accomplished Shiatsu practitioner and teacher and...
Dr. Michael
Oct 6, 20172 min read
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Insomnia In Chinese Medicine
Oriental medicine regards sleep problems as a very serious issue. Deprivation of sleep, according to Oriental medicine, is far more...
Dr. Michael
Sep 30, 20173 min read
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Headaches and Acupuncture
Though there are many ways to handle a headache. It seems that the combination of acupuncture, Chinese herbs and oriental body works is...
Dr. Michael
Sep 17, 20171 min read
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