Yin Yang House

Study Finds Acupuncture Effective and Safer for PCOS than Metformin

Chad Dupuis — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:03 +0000

Chinese Medicine and acupuncture is used to treat a wide variety of menstrual/hormonal, endocrine and fertility issues. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an increasingly common problem affecting approximately 1 in 15 women and can cause fertility problems, menstrual issues as well as complex health issues such as diabetes.

Case Study - Diabetic Foot with varicose gangrene (05/09/13)

kerala — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:13:01 +0000

Main Complaint:

Diabetic Foot with varicose gangrene

Relevant History:

Female aged 62, widow, weight 95 kg, height 170 cm, having three son living abroad, she is staying with her younger son. She was under treatment with modern medicine for diabetic, thyroid and varicose ailment. For the last 12 years she was taking calcium tablets !!! for her ankle foot pain. She was on regular medicine for Hypertension, diabetes and GERD.

Looking Below the Surface: Where the Healing Process Begins

Judith Poole — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:17:14 +0000

Before I learned energy medicine I worked with several women who had fertility issues, each of whom later conceived. The key in each case was stress. At the time I worked primarily with identifying and transforming limiting beliefs - usually generated from fear. Sometimes I find it pays to start with the emotional components and thinking patterns which may generate patterns of physical problems and if ignored make it difficult to overcome them. We have a cultural prejudice toward "real" (i.e. physical) things.

Meta Analysis Finds Acupuncture Superior to Medicine for Optic Nerve Atrophy

Chad Dupuis — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:23:50 +0000

Acupuncture is regularly used for a variety of eye disorders including glaucoma, optic nerve atrophy, macular degeneration and other related issues. A recent meta analysis (looking at a group of studies collectively) was conducted to help establish proper clinical guidelines for the use of acupuncture with optic nerve atrophy. Researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing recently analyzed

Case Study - Shoulder Pain - Right (03/03/13)

Eric_Schmidt — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:03:39 +0000

Main Complaint:

Shoulder Pain - Right

Relevant History:

Sex/Race: Female; Caucasian DOB: 04/1959

Active Problems 1. Right Shoulder Pain/Thorasic Outlet Syndrome [726.10] 2. Myopia, Floaters and Dry Eyes [367.1]

Inactive Problems 1. Sciatic Pain [724.3] Surgeries Hysterectomy 1997 (Total abdominal hysterectomy w/ bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy)

Medications Hormones – Topical Estrogen TCM Medications Shu Jing Huo Xue San (80%), Si Wu Tang (20%) – 2g tid

Your Own Saliva Better For Wound Healing Than Yunnan Baiyao Alone

Chad Dupuis — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:11:46 +0000

There are a few herbal formulas within Chinese Medicine that are worth their weight in gold. Yin qiao and/or Gan Mao Ling for colds/flus, Bao Ji Wan for food poisioning/acute digestive disturbances, and Yunnan Baiyao for acute ble

Qigong Shown Helpful For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chad Dupuis — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:54:37 +0000

Qigong exercise is widely used to aid a variety of health issues with physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. While qigong is hard to generalize about, as there are thousands of different forms and variations of the exercises, it appears from research to hold some fairly clear benefits regardless of which form is practiced. In our center we tend to practice Da Peng Gong and a form called the Tai Chi Dao Yin - both of which are relatively easy to learn and quite effective.