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Research Review: Acupuncture for Insomnia
Nearly 30% of American adults struggle with chronic insomnia, and that percentage increases with age. Standard treatment includes sleeping pills and cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy shows a lot of promise as an effective treatment and sleeping pills, though presenting some risks, can be helpful for the short-term. It is a condition, however, according to standard approaches, that can be
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Also tagged acupuncture, chronic, cycles, day, duration, insomnia, night, parasympathetic, recovery, rest, sleep, vagus nerve, wake
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Acupuncture and Fibroids – Which Fibroids are you?
Uterine fibroids are benign growths on the wall of the uterus. They represent the most common gynecological non-cancerous tumors in reproductive females. It is estimated that 80% of women will have uterine fibroids at some point in their reproductive years. Many are symptom free and unaware, but for some women, fibroids can cause heavy bleeding, irregular periods, abdominal bloating and
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Also tagged blood stasis, cold, cycle, damp, estrogen, growth, gynecology, hormones, ibroids, liver, masses, menstrual, phlegm, reproductive, stagnation, uterine, uterus
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Research Review: Acupuncture for Insomnia
Nearly 30% of American adults struggle with chronic insomnia, and that percentage increases with age. Standard treatment includes sleeping pills and cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy shows a lot of promise as an effective treatment and sleeping pills, though presenting some risks, can be helpful for the short-term. It is a condition, however, according to standard approaches, that can be treated,
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Also tagged acupuncture, chronic, cycles, day, duration, insomnia, night, parasympathetic, recovery, rest, sleep, vagus nerve, wake
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Research Update: Acupuncture for Migraine Relief
Migraines are ranked the 3rd most common disease in the world, affecting at least 12 % of the world’s population. If you don’t suffer from them, then you most likely know someone who does. As too many of us know from experience, they are periodic painful attacks on one or both sides of the head with various accompanying symptoms such
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Also tagged analgesic, attack, blockages, brain, disability, endorphins, head, headache, hormones, migraine, neurology, pain, prevention, relief, stagnation, stress, vascular
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