Category: Research & Articles

PCOM-Chicago’s community-based acupuncture-only clinic is grounded in faster-paced treatments based upon a Chinese hospital model. Patients are treated in reclining zero-gravity chairs with others in the room, at very affordable rates, a process that ensures the availability of acupuncture for all and makes it possible for acupuncturists to see several patients at once. Intern observers are also welcome. For …

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Did you know that the chia pet of your childhood can also be grown in your garden as an incredible superfood? Chia seeds are edible on their own or cooked, baked, or mixed into other delights. This seed comes from the desert plant, Salvia hispanica, which is a member of the mint family. The sprouts …

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The arrival of a newborn baby is often greeted with joy and celebration. However, the reality can be quite different for some people. Mothers can suffer from depression after their delivery. The causes are numerous and varied. The treatments are just as diverse. Using Massage Therapy to treat postpartum depression is one of the most …

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By Maryanne Travaglione DAOM, LAc How many of us stand in awe of this basic theoretical foundation that so simply defines the tenets that guide our understanding of our world, our interrelationships and our medicine? I find that each of my days offers great opportunity to renew my understanding of the 4 guiding principles of yin …

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By Thea Elijah, LAc Citrus and Pinellia is the primary formula for cold damp phlegm. It’s usually combined with other formulas, or has single herbs added to it, to direct it to various parts of the body. I will sometimes give this formula to break up mental phlegm—for example, if somebody is living in a …

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By Amanda Collins Classical feng shui is an ancient art and science developed in China more than 4,000 years ago. It shares philosophical roots with acupuncture, in that both are complex bodies of knowledge dealing with the movement of energy: feng shui reveals how to balance the energies of any given space to assure the …

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By Johanna Vargas, LMT, BCTMB Thai massage was my introduction to giving bodywork. Since my late teens, I had experienced profound, beneficial results from therapeutic massage: I had become aware of how and where I stored many strong emotions, avoided breech delivery of my second child, and ended up not needing surgery that I was …

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By Stephanie Schneider LAc, AyD “A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how, by his own thought, to derive benefit from his illnesses.” -Hippocrates From the origins of mankind throughout the world, the medicine man, the shaman, the rishi or the healer were all highly revered in …

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by Ann Rosen and Ross Rosen Why less may be more when it comes to exercise Limit cardio workouts and vigorous exercise. This is something that regularly meets resistance when we try to create treatment plans with new patients. I imagine it is a hard pill to swallow, particularly when most people have initiated these …

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By Chava Quist, MSTOM Recently, I heard a colleague lament, “how come my patients take anything without question from their MD, but when I prescribe herbs suddenly they become a researcher?” It was a funny moment, albeit a common one. As Chinese medicine (CM) has gained more mainstream press, research, celebrity and professional athlete followers, …

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