“In treating infertility, Dr. Brown follows the principle that that you must ‘nourish the soil, before planting the seed’ .” Our GP couldn’t tell us why we weren’t getting pregnant,” says Shannon Kush, a 31 year-old student of sign language and deaf studies in Vancouver. Ms. Kush and her husband, Garrett, a chiropractor, have a [read more…]
Articles
Cures The Size of A Pin Prick
by Carole Jackson of Bottom Line’s Daily Health News I received a great deal of enthusiastic E-mail in response to articles that we have published regarding acupuncture and its benefits. So, with that for inspiration, I asked Matthew Bauer, a licensed acupuncturist in La Verne, California, author of Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture (Avery) [read more…]
MICROWAVES – Is the convenience worth the risk?
“The vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effects on the human temperament would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.” – Albert Einstein In an issue (of my Health Points Newsletter) I made a brief reference about the connection between microwave cooking and cholesterol. I don’t consider it fair to suggest something without [read more…]
ACUPUNCTURE HELPS ADDICTS OVERCOME WITHDRAWAL
STUDY – WebPosted Wed Jul 6 13:13:16 2005 Acupuncture can be a useful tool in reducing intravenous drug use in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, home to an estimated 4,000 addicts, a new study shows. Addicts said the acupuncture approach helped them to deal with painful withdrawal symptoms. Many also preferred it to usual treatments like methadone, [read more…]
Onychomycosis – Toenail Fungus
The following information is resourced from the Health Sciences Institute e-Alert. Their free medical information letter called the Health Sciences Institute e-Alert is written by Jenny Thompson, and circulated by www.hisbaltimore.com The following text is excerpted from Ms. Jenny Thompson’s article titled “This Little Piggy” dated May 04, 2004. Dear Reader, Are you one of [read more…]
Acupuncture and Allergies in Children
Source: Pediatrics November 2004 If you have an allergy, your body’s immune system has been programmed to treat a particular substance in food or the environment as an enemy. Defending us against harmful substances is part of the immune system’s job. With allergies, the immune system reacts to a substance that, for the non-allergic person, [read more…]
Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis
Study reports that acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis According to a recently completed research study, acupuncture provides pain relief and improves function for people with osteoarthritis of the knee and serves as an effective complement to standard care. This landmark study was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative [read more…]
Acupuncture for Tennis Elbow
Study Suggests Treatment is Effective, Even in Difficult Cases One of the most frequent injuries suffered by professional athletes and weekend warriors alike is epicondylitis, an inflammation of the muscles and tendons of the forearm. More commonly known as tennis elbow, it is caused by repeated twisting of the wrist or frequent rotation of the [read more…]
Gallstone Nature Cure
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” – Father James Keller What is a Gallbladder? One dictionary describes it thus: anat. A small, pear-shaped muscular pouch situated beneath the liver in man and serving as a reservoir for bile conducted through the gall duct. A Medical Dictionary states it is the pear shaped reservoir [read more…]
Aspartame – A very dangerous substance!
A news report from Sacramento, California reported on April 6, 2004 that lawsuits were filed in three separate California courts against twelve companies who either produce or use the artificial sweetener aspartame as a sugar substitute in their products. Even though concerned scientists have been attempting to educate the public on its adverse effects since [read more…]