China :: Health :: Medicine

A colleague and friend of mine, Andrew Schlabach, LAc, started the Acupuncture Relief Project project several years ago, and has taken many practitioners to Nepal for thre experience of a lifetime. Watch the video below to see what its been like for them, and then please take the time to look through the ARP site. Click here to view the embedded video.

Yale researcher have been studying a possible new therapeutic treatment for Alzheimers called huperzine A. This chemical found in Huperzia serrata, a type of moss from China, can now be synthesized in the laboratory. The moss has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. The Yale researchers published their findings about this new therapeutic treatment for Alzheimers, in the August 25th issue of the journal Chemical Science . A team of scientists from Yale, led by chemist Seth Herzon, have used huperzine A in treating Alzheimers disease A relative of Huperzia serrata , Huperzia selago . Image Credit: Tigerente "Its an alkaloid [a compound containing nitrogen] thats produced by a moss that grows in China. The moss basically makes this molecule. And what they do in China is they literally grind up the moss and they have a means to extract a molecule. They found that people with Alzheimers respond pretty well when given huperzine on a daily basis, in China. Since about 19...

Acne can affect all ages but teenagers are particularly vulnerable. The answer, however, is not the birth control pill. What ever celeb has promoted the idea that popping a birth control pill to deal with a few skin blemishes or the PMS and cramps that come from a monthly menstrual cycle needs to get a brain! Seriously, girls, think about what you are doing. Taking artificial hormones to clear up your face or prevent cramps is a really bad idea. There is a better way to deal with these problems. Chinese herbs are the perfect solution to period cramps and acne! Birth control pills do more than prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus, they rob your body of important vitamins and minerals. Consider that birth control pills reduce your bodies B vitamins, iron, selenium, magnesium, zinc and probiotics. A long-term deficiency of these nutrients can cause all sorts of problems including low thyroid, weight gain, hair loss, panic attacks, memory deficit, bone loss, frequent infec...

The Chinese Medicine Society presents a talk and workshop: Thursday 1st September 6.30pm, UTS, City Campus. David Legge patient workshop and talk: Acupuncture Treatment of the Muscular System Using the Meridian Sinews (the Jing Jin) David is a well known and successful practitioner in Sydney, author and presenter (seminars coming up soon!). He is well know for his book "Close to the Bone". See if you can see it in the video above ;) Bring a patient or a case study for another dynamic interactive and fun workshop. Learning and developing a case right in front of your eyes! Contact Damien to book a case study Free for members, join on the night. Or only $10. Snacks and drinks provided! Room details to be announced soon

Communal acupuncture is where a group of people receive an acupuncture treatment in the same room. It's not as crazy as it sounds! Firstly a lot of common acupuncture points are easily accessible with clothes on! Secondly there is a very pleasant dynamic with a group of people doing the same thing in unison. It's a powerful and transformative process. In this picture you can see the basic set up and where we practice, in the church hall area. For only $19 you get the same acupuncture treatment as compared to regular prices. However with less of the VIP set up, but still the same effect. In fact the effect may even be more profound due to the psychology of the group dynamic, at the very least! Plus it's not for profit, so you're surrounded by people who love what they are doing. That in itself is a special and lovely feeling.

Fox New, Reuters Health and other large news organizations recently ran a story about a clinical trail on traditional Chinese herbs relieving fever and flu symptoms better than the flu shot and NSAID, over-the-counter pain relievers. The story was breaking news at the Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine about a week ago. This is great news, but the product, Ma xing shi gan tang combined with Yin qiao san is not readily available in U.S. stores. Hopefully this will change soon. In the meantime, practitioners of Chinese medicine such as licensed Acupuncturists in the U.S. do have access to this herbal formula. This formula works because of the combination of the herbs, if you take just one herb alone it does not work. The researchers reported these Chinese herbs helped reduce fever faster than Tamiflu the flu shot. The researchers studied 410 Chinese adults with H1N1 flu (also known as the swine flu). The patients who drank the Chinese herb tea typically saw their fevers resolve af...

A couple of months ago I heard about a community vegetable garden dig in Bondi. Me and a few friends went along as it was no ordinary dig! This vegetable patch had 2 key main interesting features. Firstly it was raised about a metre up in steel drums. This was to enable easier no back bend gardening and to keep rodents and animals away. Secondly there was a clever "wicking bed" system installed to rethink watering techniques for the Australian climate. A gravel under pit was installed that traps water.Water remains here, doesn't evaporate and the main point is that plants "wick" the water upwards through their root systems. Therefore conserving and using less water and using natural systems to best advantage. Just recently I went back to have a look and took some pictures of how it was going. It is thriving! Little snow pea plants! Snow pea! It was delicious! Broccoli: on the way

Image by NYCTCM via Flickr Interested in enrolling for September 2011? Late Registration is going on now. Open House Event Saturday, August 20th Mineola Campus 10:30-12:30 PM Attendees who are interested in fall 2011 admission are invited to bring prior college transcript information for an admission interview following the Open House or call 516-739 ext. 209 to schedule an individual admission appointment. The NYCTCM parking area is currently being repaved.There is free parking on weekends at the Municipal Parking Garage on Main Street directly opposite the NYCTCM parking area.

Lunchtime and super models. Here I am with Megan Gale. More about that in a second! In a long break between patients I popped down to Bondi Icebergs to have a cup of tea and review some study for acupuncture. One of the great things about Bondi is that there is always something happening and today Megan Gale and a model co-worker where shooting swim suits for David Jones retail store.Probably didn't do as much study as I had planned :P Me and Megan Last time i