TCM Health News

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition's Special Tea Edition!

2014-04-03T11:26:00.001-07:00

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has just published their special edition supplement specifically on teas! They have included 12 academic and clinical articles on just tea research. Some of the highlights include research on tea and individual active nutrients in it, how does tea impact the intestinal flora, how does tea impact cardiovascular health, how tea impacts cancer, how tea impacts weight control, as well as tea impacting bone health!

Below, I've directly linked to the supplement.

Table of Contents — December 2013, 98 (6):

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10 Things You Don’t Know about Acupuncture - Cape May County Herald

2013-04-29T22:39:00.001-07:00

Interesting facts about acupuncture

10 Things You Don’t Know about Acupuncture - Cape May County Herald:

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"Consumer Reports" Reports on Acupuncture

2012-10-01T11:40:00.001-07:00

A generalize overview of acupuncture from Consumer Reports.

http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2012/09/acupuncture-is-more-than-a-placebo-for-chronic-pain.html

Save the Economy: Use Chinese Medicine

2012-08-09T16:07:00.001-07:00

What exactly is the value of Chinese Medicine in the modern era? And what can we do with it to increase its value? This is a good article that can give some food for thought as the world continues to change around us

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32628

Acupucture at Olympics

2012-07-29T20:51:00.003-07:00

World vault champion McKayla Maroney refuses to let pain get in the way of her chances at becoming an Olympic champion. With the help of acupuncture, she was able to stay in the game.

http://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/injury-does-not-deter-mckayla-maroney/

Acupuncture USA Goes To Olympics

2012-07-18T17:42:00.001-07:00

Acupuncture USA Goes To Olympics:
Acupuncture has a huge history in sports medicine, dating back to before the Shaolin monks, and now in the modern age, acupuncture has gained acceptance at the highest levels of athleticism, the Olympics! Also I would like to note that Amy Acuff, an Olympian whose participating in the competition this summer in London, used to have an office in Stockton, California!

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The effects of coffee and tea consumption on cardiovascular mortality in Japan

2012-06-21T22:04:00.002-07:00

The effects of coffee and tea consumption on cardiovascular mortality in Japan. Interesting how caffeine can actually reduce the death rates from heart disease.

Abstract

Background The effects of coffee and green, black and oolong teas and caffeine intake on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality have not been well defined in Asian countries.

Methods To examine the relationship between the consumption of these beverages and risk of mortality from CVD, 76 979 individuals aged 40–79 years free of stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD) and cancer at entry were prospectively followed. The daily consumption of beverages was assessed by questionnaires.

Results 1362 deaths were documented from strokes and 650 deaths from CHD after 1 010 787 person-years of follow-up. Compared with non-drinkers of coffee, the multivariable HR and 95% CI for those drinking 1–6 cups/week, 1–2 cups/day and ≥3 cups/day were 0.78 (0.50 to 1.20), 0.67 (0.47 to 0.96) and 0.45 (0.17 to 0.87) for strokes among men (p=0.009 for trend). Compared with non-drinkers of green tea, the multivariable HR for those drinking 1–6 cups/week, 1–2 cups/day, 3–5 cups/day and ≥6 cups/day were 0.34 (0.06–1.75), 0.28 (0.07–1.11), 0.39 (0.18–0.85) and 0.42 (0.17–0.88) for CHD among women (p=0.038 for trend). As for oolong tea, the multivariable HR of those drinking 1–6 cups/week and ≥1 cups/day were 1.00 (0.65–1.55) and 0.39 (0.17–0.88) for total CVD among men (p=0.049 for trend). Risk reduction for total CVD across categories of caffeine intake was most prominently observed in the second highest quintile, with a 38% lower risk among men and 22% among women.

Conclusions Consumption of coffee, green tea and oolong tea and total caffeine intake was associated with a reduced risk of mortality from CVD.

http://jech.bmj.com/content/65/3/230.abstract

Robert Downey Jr. Honored for TCM Advocacy

2012-05-15T12:39:00.001-07:00

If Iron Man does Traditional Chinese Medicine, why shouldn't you try it out?

Robert Downey Jr. Honored for TCM Advocacy

We are making acupuncture more affordable!

2012-01-12T01:17:00.000-08:00

We are making acupuncture more affordable!
It is arguable that Community Acupuncture can only treat stress and headaches, which is what it says in the article. We treat people with many other diseases and ailments. With success!

'Acupuncture Is Popular, but You’ll Need to Pay' from the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/health/08patient.html

Acupuncture for Knee pain

2011-11-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

More than 400,000 knee surgeries are performed every year. Traditionally the operation requires a long and painful recovery period. But as CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports, a new procedure is making it much easier for patients to take the leap.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=662220n

Acupuncture helps with depression during pregnancy

2011-10-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

New research suggests a way to deal with depression during pregnancy.

The study found that women treated with depression-specific acupuncture had a 63 percent response rate compared to a 44 percent response rate in women treated with control acupuncture or massage.

http://www.usnews.com/health/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2010/02/22/acupuncture-may-ease-depression-during-pregnancy.html

Decoding an Ancient Therapy, Wall Street Journal

2011-09-25T21:38:00.001-07:00

Acupuncture has long baffled medical experts and no wonder: It holds that an invisible life force called qi (pronounced chee) travels up and down the body in 14 meridians. Illness and pain are due to blockages and imbalances in qi. Inserting thin needles into the body at precise points can unblock the meridians, practitioners believe, and treat everything from arthritis and asthma to anxiety, acne and infertility.

As fanciful as that seems, acupuncture does have real effects on the human body, which scientists are documenting using high-tech tools. Neuroimaging studies show that it seems to calm areas of the brain that register pain and activate those involved in rest and recuperation. Doppler ultrasound shows that acupuncture increases blood flow in treated areas. Thermal imaging shows that it can make inflammation subside.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704841304575137872667749264.html

Acupuncture can treat Breast Cancer Lymphedema

2011-09-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

Recent Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research demonstrates that acupuncture significantly reduces lymphoedema related arm swelling in women after breast cancer surgery. Lymphoedema is a when there is fluid retention and tissue swelling in the body due to disorders of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system controls the return of interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. After breast cancer surgery, the lymphatic system can be damaged by lymph node surgery or radiation therapy. Symptoms may appear quickly or take several months or years to become apparent. Swelling of the arms and sides of the body is most common after lymphatic system damage due to breast cancer procedures.

http://www.healthcmi.com/index.php/acupuncturist-news-online/446-acupuncturetreatsbreastcancerlymphedemanewyork

Chinese Herbs is as Good as Tamiflu in Reducing H1N1 Fever

2011-08-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

A traditional Chinese herbal treatment may reduce fever from H1N1 ("swine flu") influenza just as well as the prescription medication Tamiflu, a new study suggests.

"For thousands of years, Chinese herbs have been used to treat influenza," study co-authors Dr. Chen Wang and Dr. Bin Cao, of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, in China, said in an email. "The pandemic influenza 2009 gave us the opportunity to evaluate a standard Chinese herb formula" designed to target the flu, they added.

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/infectious-diseases/articles/2011/08/15/chinese-herbs-equal-to-tamiflu-in-reducing-h1n1-fever-study

A taste of some of the Science behind Acupuncture

2011-08-16T17:53:00.000-07:00

Image Diagnostic studies show that acupuncture quiet areas of the brain that registers pain and active sites involved in the relaxation and healing.
• Doppler shows how acupuncture increases blood flow to problem areas.
• Thermal imaging shows acupuncture reduces inflammation.

http://healthmad.com/alternative/science-of-acupuncture/

Acupuncture helps people stop popping pain killers

2011-08-16T17:08:00.000-07:00

It’s amazing how many people who have a problem with addiction to painkillers start taking the drugs again after they’ve gone through addiction treatment. However, a new study on Acupuncture shows it could help prevent relapse, and even make withdrawal a little easier.

Being addicted to drugs used to be considered a somewhat shameful thing. But, these days, with so many people in chronic pain (nearly ¼ of the U.S. population), and with powerful addictive drugs being the ‘treatment’ offered by so many doctors, addiction has become rampant.

http://fdnmanager.com/acupuncture-helps-people-get-off-prescription-painkillers

Study: Grape compound may provide natural protection against skin cancer

2011-08-16T15:49:00.000-07:00

If you spend a lot of time in the sun, and are looking for a way to help naturally protect your skin from potential damage caused by sun exposure, new research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry just might have your answer.

http://www.naturalnews.com/033303_grapes_skin_cancer.html#ixzz1Upb9FQG6

Two Interesting Studies on Green Tea

2011-07-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

Written by:Eric Brand

Published on July 25th, 2011 @ 05:44:00 pm , using 279 words, 101 views

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By Eric Brand

Folk tradition holds that regular consumption of tea is generally beneficial for health, and many people believe that drinking tea can help promote healthy weight loss. Chinese medicine holds that tea disperses food and transforms phlegm, and there is a notable subjective benefit to drinking a cup of warm tea after eating a heavy meal.

The effects of tea on body weight have been studied from a variety of different angles. For example, the Journal of Nutritional Biochemisty published a paper in January that speculated on potential mechanisms of weight loss associated with green tea, specifically compounds known as green tea catechins. The abstract of the paper also notes that the caffeine content of green tea may be involved in weight loss.

Chinese medicine could treat Parkinson's: HK study

2011-07-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

Incredibly interesting news on a debilitating disease.

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-medicine-could-treat-parkinsons-hk-study-051708997.html

Acupuncture in the military!

2011-07-20T16:33:00.001-07:00

I didn't know that TCM has been in the military for so long now.
http://www.army.mil/article/47448/acupuncture-gains-momentum-in-army-health-care/

This is your brain on Mindfulness

2011-07-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

Meditators say their practice fundamentally changes the way they experience life. MICHAEL BAIME reports on how modern neuroscience is explaining this in biological terms.

EXCERPT: CHANGES IN REGIONS OF THE BRAIN

Click the link for more info.

http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3717&Itemid=0&limit=1&limitstart=0

Acupuncture Treats Depression - New Research

2011-07-11T12:32:00.000-07:00

09 JULY 2011

A new study concludes that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of major depressive disorder. The Depression Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts demonstrated that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of clinical depression for patients who are non-responsive to conventional pharmaceutical antidepressant therapies.

To read more, click the link.

http://www.healthcmi.com/index.php/acupuncturist-news-online/407-acupuncturetreatsdepressionresearchceusx2