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Cold and Flu Season

10/23/2010

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Acupuncture for Preventing Cold and Flu
















Chinese Medicine has a long history (thousands of years) of treating and preventing contagious diseases.  Over these years, they discovered lifestyle habits that prevent illnesses like colds and flus, including:
  • When sleeping, make sure that there is no wind blowing directly on your body (from a window or fan)
  • Cover the neck area with a scarf in cold, windy weather
  • At the onset of chills, have some miso soup or ginger tea.  This helps to "sweat" out the virus and prevent it from going deeper into your body/lungs
  • At the beginning of a sore throat/fever (with no chills), try drinking peppermint tea
  • Make sure you get adequate sleep and maintain a healthy diet 
  • get acupuncture, especially when experiencing early symptoms
  • If you get frequent colds, get acupuncture to boost your immune system
  • Get a prescription for an herbal formula to help boost your immunity and prevent frequent illness (*required disclaimer:  The FDA has not approved any herbs or vitamins for the prevention or treatment of disease)
  • and the obvious one:  wash/sanitize your hands often.  

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Treating High Cholesterol

10/10/2010

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Many people are currently on cholesterol-lowering medications, such as Lipitor, Vytorin, Zetia, and Crestor.   There are many side effects to these medications including muscle pain, elevated liver enzymes, and digestive complaints.  Often, high cholesterol can be treated effectively through diet modification and lifestyle adjustments. 

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that sugar intake is associated with raised lipid levels, (specifically for women in this study).  Sugars increases the amount of inflammation in the body, and according to Chinese Medical theory, increase the amount of "dampness" (or cholesterol) in the body.  Examples of other foods that promote dampness include dairy products and fried foods.   

Many supplements are available that may have cholesterol-lowering properties.  Because supplements are not approved by the FDA for treating or preventing high cholesterol, I can't specifically tout their cholesterol-lowering virtues here.  There are Chinese herbs that can help reduce dampness in the body (see this study).  It is best to consult a health care professional or herbalist before taking any supplements, and also to consult your doctor before discontinuing any medication.

With a combination of Chinese Medicine and lifestyle adjustments, people with high cholesterol levels can see great results. 
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    Cheryl House, L. Ac., DACM, FABORM

    Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

     

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