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Healthy food: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19 and national security
Healthy food: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19 and national security
Healthy food: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19 and national security
Many in Washington are shouting “follow the science.” With the novel coronavirus, while there is significant confusion over effective medical treatments to prevent or cure COVID-19, one key piece of scientific evidence is beyond dispute: Those at the highest risk of extreme illness and death have underlying conditions such as obesity, dia
Many in Washington are shouting “follow the science.” With the novel coronavirus, while there is significant confusion over effective medical treatments to prevent or cure COVID-19, one key piece of scientific evidence is beyond dispute: Those at the highest risk of extreme illness and death have underlying conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure. In some studies, up to 97 percent of people dying of COVID-19 have these conditions.
Acupuncture Reduces Breast Cancer Joint Pain
Healthy food: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19 and national security
Healthy food: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19 and national security
In the largest, most rigorous study of its kind, acupuncture was found to significantly reduce the debilitating joint pain experienced by tens of thousands of women each year while being treated for early-stage breast cancer, according to SWOG research results to be announced at a December 7 press conference at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
FDA Suggests Doctors Learn About Acupuncture for Pain Management
FDA Suggests Doctors Learn About Acupuncture for Pain Management
FDA Suggests Doctors Learn About Acupuncture for Pain Management
Chiropractors and acupuncturists who have lobbied for a bigger role in treating pain have won a preliminary endorsement from federal health officials.
The Food and Drug Administration released proposed changes Wednesday to its blueprint on educating health care providers about treating pain. The guidelines now recommend that doctors get
Chiropractors and acupuncturists who have lobbied for a bigger role in treating pain have won a preliminary endorsement from federal health officials.
The Food and Drug Administration released proposed changes Wednesday to its blueprint on educating health care providers about treating pain. The guidelines now recommend that doctors get information about chiropractic care and acupuncture as therapies that might help patients avoid prescription opioids.
Science Appears to Validate the Existence of Acupuncture Points
FDA Suggests Doctors Learn About Acupuncture for Pain Management
FDA Suggests Doctors Learn About Acupuncture for Pain Management
T scans reveal anatomical structures of acupuncture points. A CT (computerized tomography) scan is a series of X-rays used to create cross-sectional images. In this study published in the Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, researchers used in-line phase contrast CT imaging with synchrotron radiation on both non-ac
T scans reveal anatomical structures of acupuncture points. A CT (computerized tomography) scan is a series of X-rays used to create cross-sectional images. In this study published in the Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, researchers used in-line phase contrast CT imaging with synchrotron radiation on both non-acupuncture points and acupuncture points. The CT scans revealed clear distinctions between the non-acupuncture point and acupuncture point anatomical structures.
Acupuncture Chemotherapy Neuropathy Relief
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
Acupuncture alleviates neuropathic symptoms due to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in breast cancer survivors. A randomized-controlled trial was conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts). The results demonstrate that an 8-week intensive acupuncture protocol (18 sessions) greatly reduces pain i
Acupuncture alleviates neuropathic symptoms due to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in breast cancer survivors. A randomized-controlled trial was conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts). The results demonstrate that an 8-week intensive acupuncture protocol (18 sessions) greatly reduces pain intensity levels, pain interference, and average pain levels. [1] The results also show significant improvements in CIPN-specific and general quality of life scores, functional assessment of cancer therapy neurotoxicity subscales, and brief pain inventory short-form scores. In addition, stage I–III breast cancer patients with persistent CIPN after chemotherapy had better neurotoxicity questionnaire sensory scores (PNQ) over waitlist control patients. Moreover, low intensity acupuncture treatment regimens contributed to clinically significant reductions in sensory CIPN symptoms.
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
According to a new study from the University of Bergen in Norway that was published in PLOS Medicine.
- Researchers say people of any age can add years to their life expectancy by switching from a typical Western diet to a more plant-based regimen.
- They say young adults can add more than a decade to their expected lifespan with this change in
According to a new study from the University of Bergen in Norway that was published in PLOS Medicine.
- Researchers say people of any age can add years to their life expectancy by switching from a typical Western diet to a more plant-based regimen.
- They say young adults can add more than a decade to their expected lifespan with this change in eating habits.
- They add that it’s never too early or too late to make a change in your daily dietary patterns.
- Experts say you can make the switch by eating foods with lots of color, substituting animal protein to plant protein, and choosing unsaturated oils.
You could live more than a decade longer by eating more plant-based foods.
A Traditional Chinese Approach to Winter
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet Can Increase Lifespan
A Traditional Chinese Approach to Winter
It is cold outside, daylight seems to fade shortly after lunch, as the snow falls and the rivers and lakes have frozen...winter is upon us.
Winter is the season of the Water element. It is associated with cold and the color black. The Kidney is the ruling organ of the water along with its paired organ, the Bladder. Deep within, the body
It is cold outside, daylight seems to fade shortly after lunch, as the snow falls and the rivers and lakes have frozen...winter is upon us.
Winter is the season of the Water element. It is associated with cold and the color black. The Kidney is the ruling organ of the water along with its paired organ, the Bladder. Deep within, the body is expressing a fundamental principle of winter, to conserve and store. It is natural to stay indoors where it is warm and conserve Qi.
The Kidney Qi is considered, in TCM, to be the source of Qi in the body and very important to optimum health. We can build (or store) Qi through the liquid and food we consume. The Qi we acquire on a daily basis supports all functional activities if we maintain balanced eating habits, a good diet and get adequate rest—we can create surplus Qi that is stored in the Kidneys and can be drawn on in times of need.