Acupuncture.Com - Points Newsletter - June 2011

Welcome to the June 2011 issue of Acupuncture.com's Points Newsletter. We hope you enjoy this month's articles and features.

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Wonder Herb for Stomach Disorders

By Jaseng Center for Alternative Medicine

Bai Zhu In today's high-stress society, the amount of people with unhealthy dietary habits boggles the mind. More and more people are fascinated with excessively hot and spicy or salty foods. And because of their busy schedules, an ever growing number of people throughout the world are exposing themselves to foods containing high levels of artificial ingredients, including sugar, such as hamburgers and soft drinks. More...

Headache Remedies Without Side Effects

By Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., D.O.M., ABAAHp, L.Ac.

At this time of year when allergies wreak havoc on your sinuses, headaches are common. Luckily, Chinese medicine has an arsenal of natural remedies to help soothe your aching head.

According to Chinese medicine, pain is your body's signal that there is a blockage of energy and blood. More...

3 Phases of Adrenal Gland Exhaustion and Natural Remedies for Stress

By Katherine MacKenzie, L.Ac.

One night, you're in a bad neighborhood. A grungy thug comes out of nowhere and starts chasing you down the block. Suddenly, you are able to run faster and longer than you thought you ever could. And this is because your sympathetic nervous system has taken charge, which stimulates your adrenal glands to work harder. More...

Recent Research

	Acupuncture-Like Stimulation at Auricular Point Heart Evokes Cardiovascular Inhibition via Activating the Cardiac-Related Neurons in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
	Effects of Acupuncture on Abdominal Fat and Hepatic Fat Content in Obese Children
	Antiproliferative and Antimetastatic Effects of Emodin (Da Huang) on Human Pancreatic Cancer

Ask The Doctor

Q: After looking at several products, I realize that all of my elements are out of balance, is there anyway to get all elements back in balance at the same time?

A: It is not uncommon for many of us to be elementally out of balance. With our stressful daily lives, irregular diets, and adverse lifestyles we tend to throw our elements out of balance very quickly. To try and correct all of the elements at the same time is actually not recommended as this may have adverse effects. When the five-element cycle is out of balance, we tend to develop excess and deficiency patterns.More...