Archives for October, 2009
Health Benefits Of Ginseng
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Several species of the genus Panax are referred to as ginseng. A root herb which promotes longevity and vitality, ginseng can reduce fatigue and protect against illness.
In Chinese herbal formulas, ginseng is used as a yang, or energy tonic. Chinese herbal practitioners often use ginseng to strengthen qi and increase stamina. Ginseng has been […]
Acupuncture For Pain Conditions
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Acupuncture effectively treats many acute and chronic pain conditions including: Back and shoulder pain, joint pain, neuralgia, bursitis, arthritis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, myofascial pain, and fibromyalgia, among others.
Medication, physical therapy and various forms of exercise often utilized in standard care of acute and chronic pain conditions may not result in effective pain management. […]
Mediterranean Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
Monday, October 26th, 2009
The Mediterranean diet may help individuals with type 2 diabetes to lose weight, lower cardiovascular risk factors and stay off blood sugar-lowering medications, according to a new study from the Second University of Naples.
Findings indicate that while 70 percent of people with type 2 diabetes following a low-fat diet eventually require diabetes medications, only […]
Meditation And Acupuncture For Insomnia
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Meditation can be an effective therapy for the treatment of insomnia, according to a recent study presented at SLEEP 2009, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
For study participants who used meditation, results indicated improvements in total sleep time, total wake time, sleep quality, and sleep efficiency. Insomnia is believed to be associated […]
Eco-Atkins Diet Reduces Weight And Lowers Cholesterol
Friday, October 16th, 2009
An Atkins diet which substitutes plant-based proteins for animal-based ones can reduce weight and lower cholesterol, according to new research.
“In just two weeks on the Eco-Atkins diet, everything starts to look much better metabolically … I think this becomes an alternative for the heart disease reduction diet, which is obviously appropriate for diabetes,” said Dr. […]
Chinese Herbal Formulas and Heart Health
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Chinese Herbal Formulas and Heart Health
Chinese herbal formulas used for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide, according to new research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Nitric oxide is crucial to the cardiovascular system because it signals the inner walls of blood vessels to relax, […]
Optimistic Attitude Can Reduce Risk of Heart Disease in Men
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the School of Public Health at Harvard have linked a more optimistic outlook in older men with a dramatically reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The recent study examined the effects of an optimistic versus pessimistic way of explaining events on the incidence of heart attack, […]