Traditional Chinese Medicine nutrition puts more focus on each food’s energetic properties like bitter, sweet, sour, pungent, and salty. A balanced TCM diet is recommended according to both body type and illness/condition considering each food item’s taste, nature, and function on the human body. Armed with the right knowledge on the TCM perspective of […]
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According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that 15 million people across the globe that suffer a stroke every year making it the third leading cause of death. That being said, according to research, 90% of stroke patients have either major or minor impairments that require special care often for the remainder
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Sarah Langthorne is a licensed acupuncturist and board-certified herbalist. She has worked in the health field for over a decade and has her own practice on the Northside of Chicago. Sarah combines her background in movement, martial arts and bodywork to further explore the body’s connections as they relate Chinese medicine. She believes in personal
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Acupuncture is a beneficial treatment for eczema, a common skin condition causing itchy, dry skin as well as red rash on various parts of the body. According to the National Eczema Association, 31.6 million people in the United States have some form of eczema, and 18 million of those people have atopic dermatitis, the
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Dr. Chloe Stubberfield is an acupuncture practitioner who completed a double degree at RMIT University, a learning institution ranked as one of the world’s top universities. After pursuing her double degree in Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) and Applied Science (Human Biology) with honors, she completed a clinical internship in Nanjing, China for 4 months. She
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Acupuncture school is both exciting and stressful. You’re thinking about your future, your plans, and there is lot to learn and do both during school and post-graduation. Obtaining and keeping a specific mindset and skillset while navigating becoming an acupuncturist in the real world is of the utmost importance to have the best chances
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Hip pain is a common condition treated in most acupuncture practices, especially since the prevalence within the general population is 10% and only increases with age. There are many aspects of hip pain that can benefit from the treatment of acupuncture that western medicine has yet to fix completely. Many patients flock to acupuncture
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Acupuncture works for the treatment of foot pain by decreasing inflammation through several pathways, and promoting the release of neurotransmitters to regulate the foot pain. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, it was found that 77% of Americans say they have experienced foot pain, but only a third of them would seek the
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The feeling of stress and anxiety is no stranger to the average American. According to the American Institute of Stress 77% of people experience stress that affects their physical health, and many of those people, even now, aren’t aware that acupuncture is a treatment modality that is available for stress and anxiety. Not to
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Acupuncture has become well-known to be a helpful modality in decreasing, and sometimes even depleting all together the side effects from cancer and chemotherapy. Although the most common cancer side effect that we hear about is nausea, vomiting, and fatigue, there are a multitude of other side effects from cancer and its treatments that
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