The good news is that now less than 2 out of 10 adults smoke. The number of American adults who smoke has dropped below 20 percent for the first time in our nation’s history. The bad news is health officials said that cigarettes kill almost a half-million people a year. The 1990s showed adult males in the U.S. lost an average of 13.2 years of their lives and females lost 14.5 years due to smoking. Compared to people who continue smoking, smokers who quit before age 50 cut their risk of dying in half over the next 15 years, according to the American Cancer Society.
Do you toss and turn at night only to wake up unrefreshed? You’re not alone. An estimated 30 percent of men and 40 percent of women fail to get a good night’s sleep. This situation gets worse as we age. If you suffer from depression, you might be more likely to have problems sleeping. Consider there are over eight million doctors’ visits per year are for insomnia.
October 24 is the day we celebrate Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day every year. This day increases public awareness of the progress and benefits of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
To get this celebration started right watch and listen to this lighthearted and humorous video by a fellow licensed acupuncturist friend of mine. He even wrote you a song for this special day.
Beyond Treating Pain
You might be more familiar with the pain mamgement benefits of acupuncture. But you might not know that acupuncture is also very effective in treating colds and flu, insomnia, depression, anxiety, PMS, stress, IBS, quit smoking and more.
Did you know that you can pay for acupuncture and other alternative medical treatments with the money you save in a health savings account? Many people who have these medical savings accounts are unaware that they can use the money for treatments that may not be paid for by their regular insurance policy. This means that you can get acupuncture for HSA dollars that are exempt from taxes.
Here’s how it works: These medical savings accounts allow you to deduct an amount of money from each pay check which is then not subject to income tax. You’re allowed to use the money by the end of the year only on medical expenses, and you save on taxes at the same time.
* mood swings * bloating * cramps * anxiety/depression * low back pain * breast tenderness * constipation * headaches
A common misbelief is that PMS is normal. Not true! Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s normal and you definitely should not be expected to just accept it as part of being a woman. Fact is PMS is not all that common in other parts of the world. It is by far, much more common in the US. Why is that? No one knows for sure.
At our Minneapolis acupuncture clinic about 70% of our clients are women suffering from health concerns such as PMS, migraines, menstrual cramps, hot flashes, anxiety, insomnia and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).
Acupuncture is one of the most ancient and widely used therapies of health care in our world today. Literally billions of people have sought out acupuncture to treat a wide variety of chronic and acute health problems.
Acupuncture: Western Society Embraces Eastern Healing, Live At The Loft
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine has been employed as a health care modality for over 5,000 years. It is based on a complex diagnostic system designed to both prevent and treat disease. Currently, Oriental Medicine serves over a billion people globally. Join us as Dr. Katie Dr. Katie Fahnel and Duncan Metzger interview Minneapolis acupuncturist Steven Sonmore, L.Ac. Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM) OBT, to discuss all things acupuncture.
You’ve probably had headaches of some sort. Maybe you popped a Tylenol or Aspirin and forget about it. But some headaches need professional evaluation.
June 5-11 marks National Headache Awareness Week. Headaches obviously are complex, with a wide range of causes from sinus problems, to eyestrain, stress, lack of sleep or even drinking too much caffeine.
The goals of National Headache Awareness Week are: • to attract recognition that headache pain is a real and legitimate condition • to encourage sufferers to see a licensed health professional for proper diagnosis and treatment • to let headache sufferers know that there are treatments for their condition that works.
If you’re like most golf and tennis players, you play to win. But is the condition of your body standing in your way? The truth be told, your body is the most important piece of sports equipment you own. You can have the finest set of golf clubs that money can buy, for example, but if pain and stiffness are holding back your swing, those clubs will do you no good.
Since 1997, April has been assigned IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Awareness Month. During this time, attention is given to valuable health messages about IBS treatment, diagnosis and quality of life issues.
If You Have IBS, You Are Not Alone
It is estimated that IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) affects 9% to 23% people worldwide. And many people are undiagnosed, unaware that they have a medically recognized disorder and have not had any successful treatments for IBS. The truth is, there is a natural remedy for IBS that has been around for thousands of years.
You’ve probably had headaches of some sort. Maybe you popped a Tylenol or Aspirin and forget about it. But some headaches need professional evaluation.
