According to the American Pain Association, an estimated 86 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain can be characterized by persistent pain signals that are repeatedly fired from the nervous system, and they can last from weeks to years.聽 While it is common that chronic pain is the result of a previous accident or …
High blood levels of glucose and insulin predispose people to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and are associated with accelerated aging. For many people, sugar is the primary culprit in the accumulation of body fat. One animal study showed a significant reduction in body fat in response to green tea catechin supplementation. Diabetes, or 鈥渟ugar diabetes,鈥� …
The ancient art of Tai Ji may have a new application 鈥� Parkinson鈥檚 disease patients. Numerous studies in the past few years have demonstrated Tai Ji鈥檚 effectiveness in reducing the symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Parkinson鈥檚 is a disease that affects nerve cells 鈥� called neurons 鈥� in the region of the brain controlling muscle movement. …
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Traditional Medicine (TCM) uses several diagnostic methods used in their practices, including herbology, qi-gong, moxibustion, and acupuncture. Practically unheard-of by the general public, pulse diagnosis is a diagnostic technique used to determine imbalances in the three Doshas 鈥� Vata, Pitta, and Kapha 鈥� which further identify the presence and location of certain disorders within the …
Tea is a natural beverage without any artificial coloring, flavoring or preservatives.聽 It is also free of cholesterol and calories.聽 Tea is one of the most common beverages consumed around the globe.聽 One out of every two people in the world today is a tea drinker.聽 It has been estimated that around 3.2 million tons …
Type 2聽diabetes is a degenerative disease in which the body becomes less efficient at absorbing and utilizing glucose.聽 It is different than Type 1聽diabetes because it is acquired as the body鈥檚 cells become less and less receptive to insulin鈥攖he shuttle that delivers glucose to be burned and stored in cells鈥攚hereas type 1聽is present at birth.聽Elevated …
Endometriosis can be associated with backache, painful defecation and/or rectal bleeding, premenstrual spotting, sciatica, urinary frequency and pain, vomiting, abdominal pain and swelling. Any single endometriosis symptom is troubling, but in combination can be excruciating. Untreated, endometriosis can become the cause of female infertility. Although traditional Chinese medicine has no disease category endometriosis , it …
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Legend and lore suggest chai tea was invented by a royal king in India who kept his recipe undisclosed and sacred. In fact,聽chai聽tea is a product of Ayurveda, a science of India that dates as far back as five thousand years. Chai does not refer to a particular type of tea, but the manner in …
Updated:聽09/07/17聽 According to the Harvard School of Public Health, 鈥�54% of Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee every day鈥�, with an average of 3.1 cups a day, totaling a spend of $40 billion per year. Though the benefits of caffeine have been confirmed study after study, the high cost and sugar content of …
Prescription medications are fast becoming part of the American woman鈥檚 daily routine. We are taking meds that even our moods, replace hormones, increase fertility, ease body pain, lower blood pressure, help us sleep and treat a variety of other ailments. We don鈥檛 often slow down to consider natural alternatives, which are often free from side …
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