Crohn's Disease and Acupuncture

In a study published in the journal, Digestion, acupuncture was found effective for treating Crohn's disease.

Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disease which involves chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The main symptoms of Crohn's disease are abdominal pain, fever, fatigue and persistent, watery diarrhea. Symptoms range from mild to severe, and can come and go with periods of flare-ups.

In this German study, 51 patients with mild to moderately active Crohn's disease had a decrease in disease activity after receiving 10 sessions of acupuncture. Study members also showed an improvement in general well-being and reported an improvement in quality of life.

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The Swine Flu: Taking Precautions

Many people have a significant fear about the Swine Flu. This worry generates anxiety, worry, and sometimes even panic.  The Swine Flu is not very different from the ordinary flu.   We all need to have common sense about personal hygiene and preventive habits. Here are a few things which are really important:

• Avoid  meat, dairy and sweets and go easy on the junk food 

• Exercise daily -  15 minutes a day is better than none.  Participate in a Qi Gong class, or Tai Chi class, also do Qi Gong at home every morning. 

• See your life in the simplest terms possible. If you are depressed, find a medical professional who can help you.  If no one has ever helped you, or could not help you, please call my office to make an appointment with me. I will find out what is going on with your energy, and make a healing plan for you.

• Make sure to get a good night sleep

• Drink water - have 8 glasses of water daily. Or have tea and water.

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Harvard Medical School Study on Tai Chi Benefits

New England School of Tai Chi at Chinese Medicine for Health in Holliston, Massachusetts has been selected as a participant in the Tai Chi Osteopenic Women Study for Harvard Medical School Study Program.  The Harvard Medical Study will monitor and collect data on the efficacy of Tai Chi in reducing rates of bone loss.

"We are honored that Harvard Medical School has selected the New England School of Tai Chi to validate the benefits of Tai Chi," said Dr. Aihan Kuhn, Director of Chinese Medicine for Health.

"A growing body of carefully conducted research is building a compelling case for Tai Chi as an adjunct to standard medical treatment for the prevention and rehabilitation of many conditions commonly associated with age," says Peter M. Wayne, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Tai Chi and Mind-Body Research Program at Harvard Medical School's Osher Research Center. An adjunct therapy is one that's used together with primary medical treatments, either to address a disease itself or its primary symptoms, or, more generally, to improve a patient's functioning and quality of life.