Saturday, November 20th, 2010 at 8:54 am
There is a saying ‘that it is only skin deep’. But really the skin is very often a reflection of digestive health. In Chinese Medicine the skin is a reflection of the Lungs organ system and the Lungs are paired with the Large Intestine organ system. For example asthmatic reactions are often precipitated by ingestion of food allergens. When dealing with something like psoriasis it can often be helped by using nutraceuticals (i.e. adding fish oils to reduce inflammation or taking Vitamin D to support immune/inflammatory response) or changes in diet (such as a gluten free diet). The etiology of psoriasis is different for every body, however addressing nutritional imbalances thereby improving gut function, or changing diet and improving gut function can help reduce the itchy flaky skin. Read the rest of this entry
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 at 8:48 am
de Valois BA, Young TE, Robinson N, McCourt C, Maher EJ.
Supportive Oncology Research Team (SORT), Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre (LJMC), Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom. beverley.devalois@nhs.net
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Women taking tamoxifen experience hot flashes and night sweats (HF&NS); acupuncture may offer a nonpharmaceutical method of management. This study explored whether traditional acupuncture (TA) could reduce HF&NS frequency, improve physical and emotional well-being, and improve perceptions of HF&NS. Read the rest of this entry
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at 6:53 am
I am giving a talk today at the Acton Board of Health’s “Wellness University”. It was motivated by 2 new women patients coming into my office within hours that were put on statins because of mildly elevated cholesterol. I wrote this talk specifically for today’s event.
Click here for PDF of Better Heart Healthy Ways
Yours In Health,
George Mandler CNS LDN LicAc
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Acupuncture reduces crying in infants with infantile colic: a randomised, controlled, blind clinical study.
Landgren K, Kvorning N, Hallström I.
1Department of Health Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether acupuncture reduces the duration and intensity of crying in infants with colic. Patients and methods 90 otherwise healthy infants, 2-8 weeks old, with infantile colic were randomised in this controlled blind study. 81 completed a structured programme consisting of six visits during 3 weeks to an acupuncture clinic in Sweden. Parents blinded to the allocation of their children met a blinded nurse. The infant was subsequently given to another nurse in a separate room, who handled all infants similarly except that infants allocated to receive acupuncture were given minimal, standardised acupuncture for 2 s in LI4. Read the rest of this entry
Thursday, November 4th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I get frustrated and sad when I hear a friends kid is on antibiotics, especially if they are under 2 years of age. There is little doubt that antibiotics cause stress to the gut mucosa lining. There is also clear indication that antibiotics may not be useful for the common infant/toddler ear and sinus infections. The good news is that many pediatricians are cautious to only use antibiotics as a last resort. There are other options such as dietary changes (often sugar or cow’s dairy can be a culprit), increasing vitamin D levels and using essential oils. Chinese Medicine has a 2000+ year history of treating common infant/toddler issues that existed a millennium ago as they exist today. There are many alternatives before one subjects their child to antibiotics. Read the rest of this entry
Thursday, November 4th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Back during my high school football days I recall Coach V. always giving players an earful if they missed school because they were sick. If we missed school we were not allowed to practice and if we missed school on a Friday we were not supposed to play on a Saturday. He’d say “You are supposed to be in shape, how can you get sick? If you were in better shape you wouldn’t get sick”. Read the rest of this entry
