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Essential oils are a useful tool for alleviating a wide variety of health problems.

We live in a hustle-bustle kind of world. Work is constantly on our minds and some of us can barely find the time to grab a bite to eat. We rush to take our kids to soccer practice and walk through our front doors after work only to begin the laundry. The majority of us …

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Two of PCOM’s faculty (Mitchell Harris and Stephen Bonzak) and one of our alumni (Barbara Ferrero) were featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Meridians: The Journal of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Mitchell Harris, dual chair of clinical procedure and faculty governance at PCOM-Chicago, is also Meridians JAOM’s new Clinical Pearls editor.聽The topic discussed in …

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By Thea Elijah A student recently wrote to me: I have two patients who are having a hard time swallowing their raw herb formula. It comes right back up. They say they cannot get past the taste. Any suggestions for these patients to help them take their formula and keep it down? Understanding Patient Resistance …

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Science has proven that everything is made up of energy. In the Chinese art and science of Feng Shui we call energy qi. The Egyptians call it Ka, the Hebrew have Ruach, the Japanese have Ki, and the Indians call it Prana. Qi is condensed and dispersed in alternative cycles of positive (sheng qi) and …

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With聽Caroline Ortiz, RN, MSN, MPH, CCAP, CMI;聽Christine Gilchrist, RN, MSN, MPH, NC-BC; and Jeanne Kenney, RN, BSN, HN-BC, CCAP As a population, nurses are measurably more stressed-out than most people. Despite plenty of evidence that unmanaged stress amongst nurses often causes poor聽health, leading to medical errors, frequent sick days, and high job turnover, nurses have …

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By Eric Brand, Zhongzhen Zhao, and Ping Guo Throughout history, Chinese herbal medicine has been deeply influenced by the natural resources and culture of China. Natural resources such as wild and cultivated plant resources are inseparably connected to the development of Chinese medicine. Agriculture and trade have long played a pivotal role in the production …

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Spring forward this Sunday with these tips for adjusting your body along with your clock for Daylight Savings Time 2016!

Nutrition should be a year-round focus, but those pursuing a healthier lifestyle often require a new sense of focus during the month of March, when ambitious New Year’s resolutions begin to falter. March is thus the perfect time to celebrate 2016 National Nutrition Month. If you require a little healthy eating inspiration to get you …

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Have you ever wondered why we add one day to February every four years? It turns out that the history of leap year is a long and very complex one, having much to do with the inexact number of whole days it takes our Earth to complete a full orbit around the Sun: 365.2422 days, …

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