http://powersacupuncture.com Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Acupuncture and herbs can be used to lower FSH levels and increase fertility rates.  For more in depth and case studies see the study. http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/08/30/acupuncture-and-chinese-herbs-to-lower-high-fsh/ A new study in Sweden finds that acupuncture can decrease testosterone levels and heightened sympathetic nervous system activity - two issues associated with POS. This is good news for women suffering hormone disruption, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and infertility due to cystic ovaries. For more information read this ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/08/30/acupuncture-relieves-polcystic-ovary-syndrome/ In Chinese medicine, the gift of the Summertime is our capacity for love and the joys of friendship and intimacy. With the increase in sunlight and warmth, we spend more time in pleasurable pursuits: sharing time with friends, closeness with lovers, vacationing with family. When our summer energy is in balance, ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/06/22/the-gifts-of-summer/ "CDC anticipates that there will be more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths associated with this new virus in the coming days and weeks because the population has little to no immunity against it." At the same time, "it is expected that most people will recover without needing medical care." Chinese ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/05/11/swine-flu-h1n1-and-chinese-medicine/ I had the great pleasure of treating a client in labor yesterday.  I had been treating her throughout her pregnancy and she arrived for her appointment in prodromal labor.  So exciting! I did points to help her dilate and efface, strengthen the uterus, make contractions more efficient, and build her stamina ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/03/11/acupuncture-for-labor/ As a general rule, it is best to eat foods that grow during the current season and/or have a warming affect.  In the winter time, or when we are trying to strengthen the kidneys and bladder energy, the following foods can be added: Vegetables - bok choy, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/02/08/foods-to-add-for-a-winter-diet/ Catherine Varchaver, Nutrition Counselor at Body and Soul Nutrition, has great wisdom about eating with the seasons.  Her article Season to Season: Ode to Eating and Living with Winter, is a lovely piece echoing the energetics of winter I treat through acupuncture, by using foods appropriate to the season.  I ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/01/25/eating-in-winter/ There was a very simple and powerful piece in The Wall Street Journal the other day that I thought useful.  Written by Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy and Andrew Weil, it stated that diet and lifestyle changes are often more successful and cost effective healthcare than medicines and procedures ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2009/01/15/diet-and-lifestyle-are-key-to-health/ Try this simple but delicious recipe for Carrot Ginger Soup which blends the nourishing, soothing qualities of late summer's Earth energy, according to Chinese medicine, with Autumn's pungent clearing energy found in ginger.  Cooked carrots are very gentle on the digestive system and the nervous system, too. Serve this in ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2008/11/15/a-recipe-for-autumn/ As we head into cold and flu season, take advantage of one of Nature's most powerful medicines for the lungs: ginger. It's pungent, spicy quality is associated with Autumn and the Metal Element in Chinese Medicine and it is considered to be warming and clearing.  Drink it as a tea ... http://powersacupuncture.com/2008/11/15/the-pungent-power-of-ginger/