Rheumatoid arthritis occurs as a result of your own immune system attacking your body. It mainly attacks the joints of the fingers and toes but can occur in any joint as ... Read More
Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbs for the mental emotional state
There have been a number of research studies involving acupuncture for depression as well as Chinese herbs and depression. There are also some well known western herbs ... Read More
Chinese herbs for Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease affects about one million people in the USA. About 1% of people over 60 years of age are affected and it is not known why more men than women are ... Read More
Chinese herbs for Fibromyalgia
I have written previously about acupuncture for fibromyalgia as well as qi gong for fibromyalgia and now I would ike to write a piece about Chinese herbs for ... Read More
Chinese herbs for Adrenal Fatigue
The concept of a adrenal fatigue diagnosis is more of a recent term having been classified by naturopaths and more can be read about this here. Tiredness is the most key ... Read More
Chinese herbs for osteoporosis
There has been some talk in the press recently about a supposed breakthrough in the treatment of osteoporosis using a compound isolated from a Chinese herb, dan shen. ... Read More
Chinese herbs for lichen sclerosus
I had recently read a facebook post on Lichen Sclerosus by Dr Andrew Orr and decided to share a little of my own knowledge of this condition and how Chinese herbs may be ... Read More
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is quite common and is estimated that worldwide can effect up to 200 million people. The incidence is much higher in women than in men. In women the ... Read More
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs for Piriformis Syndrome
Piriformis syndrome can often have symptoms similar to sciatica and both have as key note symptoms of inflammation. In Piriformis syndrome the piriformis muscle presses ... Read More
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Hashimoto’s Disease
Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid becomes chronically inflamed and leads to primary hypothyroidism. Blood tests are used to determine the ... Read More