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Chinese classical story and quintessence of Chinese medicine
The Legend of Bian Que“Medical treatment is not to be given to those who have fallen ill, but to those who are not ill.” This ...

Acupuncture Improves Memory and Learning Capacity
Acupuncture can significantly improve learning and memory capacity that has been impaired by hyperglycemia and cerebral ischemia, according to a new ...

New Year’s Rejuvenation with Acupuncture
It is the beginning of a new year and, once again, a time to reflect on what changes we can make to improve our lives.If ...

Navigating Your Path to Health with Acupuncture
Many new cars today are equipped with automotive navigation systems. These systems use satellite technology to locate the car and provide directions to ...

Acupuncture and Preventive Medicine
“To treat disease that has already developed is comparable to the behavior of those persons who begin to dig a well after they have become ...

Study Shows Acupuncture Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure
A German study published in the June 2007 issue of Circulation found that acupuncture significantly lowers both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The extent of ...

Not Just Skin Deep - Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation
Cosmetic Acupuncture is for the person who wants to turn the clock back, look his or her best, feel revitalized, and enjoy it all with ...

Acupressure for Facial Enhancement
Acupuncture is probably the best known, most common, and most accepted Chinese natural treatment to help your face and body turn back the hands of ...

Less Weight, More Life with Acupuncture
For “Delia,” it was the pain of a severe auto accident and abdominal surgery that brought her to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).  “I ...

The Habits for Long Life
Who among us doesn’t want to live a long life? The desire to survive is built into us. As animals, we react instinctively to protect ...

Dan Tian Breathing: Connecting to the Center
What does it mean to be centered? In Qi Gong terms, it signifies having energy in the center of the body. The center is called ...

September is “National Cholesterol Education Month”?
This is a great time to take charge of your heart health and look at ways to lower cholesterol! 1 out of ...

Green Tea
There have been some intriguing studies indicating that green tea can be extremely effective in the fight against high cholesterol. Specifically, the beverage reduces “bad” ...

Pomegranate Juice Fights Heart Disease, Study Says
In China, the pomegranate fruit symbolized longevity. Now there is scientific evidence for the fruit's restorative powers.Scientists have tested the juice in mice and found ...

Get a Fasting Lipoprotein Profile
Get a fasting lipoprotein profile to find out what your total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride numbers are. Calculate your risk for heart ...

The Secrets of a Daoist Mind
How To Cultivate Inner Peace
Daoist history begins with Laozi’s Daode Jing (Tao Te Ching), a classic Chinese text written around 500–400 B.C.E. The Daode Jing advocates living naturally and ...

Nourish your Spirit
The word “meditation“ comes from the Greek word that means “to be mindful.” The practice of meditation is a proven stress reducer, and ...

Tai Chi Effective Addition to Immunity Against Shingles, New Study Finds
Older adults at risk of shingles may get as much immunity to the varicella-zoster virus (VCV) as the VCV vaccine provides by adding tai chi ...

Yin-Yang Balance and Food Choice
Whether you turn to acupuncture or allopathic medicine for healing, choosing the right foods for your constitution will speed your progress. According to traditional Chinese ...

Secrets of Longevity: Diet and Nutrition
Living to be 100 is not the product of an expensive supplement, brutal daily regimen, plastic surgery or anything out of the average person’s reach.  ...

Secrets of Longevity: Herbs, Remedies, and Elixirs
How You Heal: Herbs, Remedies, and Elixirs. Anti-Aging Herb with a 5,000-Year Track Record. Panax ginseng is perhaps the world’s best-known herb. Popularly employed to ...

Secrets of Longevity: Environment, Ecology, and Community
Where You Are: Environment, Ecology, and Community. Are Your Clean Clothes Toxic? Traditional dry cleaning uses a chemical solvent, perchloroethylene, to remove stains.  Unfortunately, its ...

Secrets of Longevity: Exercise, Lifestyle, and Rejuvenation
What You Do: Exercise, Lifestyle, and Rejuvenation. A Brush With Longevity. A popular practice among centenarians is body brushing, using a dry brush with natural ...

A Conversation with Dr Maoshing Ni About The Secrets of Longevity
Q. Is it really possible for anyone to live happily to 100? A. Your Body Wants To Be 100! The human body has a beautiful ...

Herbal Formuals for Health and Longevity
Herbal medicines, proven safe and effective through thousands of years of use, target different areas of disharmony and renew original beauty by enhancing adequate blood ...