Category Archives: Health & Fitness

Tips To Quit Smoking

Countless people make the New Year’s resolution to quit smoking. While quitting smoking is extremely difficult—six out of ten smokers require multiple quit attempts to stop smoking—preparing a quit-smoking plan can greatly improve a person’s chance for success. Including acupuncture … Continue reading

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Top Ten Foods For Heart Health

Tasly pharmaceutical corporation has published its top ten list of healthy foods for the heart.  Tasly is recognized for producing the first FDA phase-two approved Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of heart disease, presently in its phase-three trial. The … Continue reading

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Consumers Increasingly Using Massage For Health Benefits

Consumers are progressively integrating massage therapy into their regular health maintenance routines, according to a recent AMTA survey. Health benefits in particular are a key motivator for people seeking massage. Nearly 90 percent of the survey respondents perceived massage as … Continue reading

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Smokers Benefit From Acupuncture And Other Treatments

Most American adults who smoke wish they could quit, and more than half have tried within the past year, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. For those who have attempted to quit smoking previously without success, … Continue reading

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Planning Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution

Breaking down your New Year’s weight loss resolution into small, manageable tasks you can work on every day is the best road to success. “Instead of making the number on the scale the focus, look for other ways to find … Continue reading

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Massage For Stress

Findings from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Stress in America survey raise red flags about the long-term impact that chronic stress can have on our physical and emotional health. Massage is beneficial for the treatment of stress as well as … Continue reading

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Yoga Beneficial For A Wide Range Of Disorder

Yoga is commonly seen as a practice beneficial to body and mind. Increasingly, this ancient lifestyle practice for spiritual awareness is being taken a step further and applied as a form of complementary and alternative medicine in treating health disorders. … Continue reading

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Tai Chi For Psychological Well-Being

Tai Chi For Psychological Well-Being Tai chi, a low impact martial art, has been associated with reduced stress, anxiety and depression, and enhanced mood, in both healthy people and those with chronic conditions. A tai chi review, published in the … Continue reading

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Red Meat Increases Risk Of Diabetes

There is a strong association between the consumption of red meat—particularly when the meat is processed—and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study. The study also shows that replacing … Continue reading

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Acupuncture For Weight Loss

Behavior-oriented interventions can help overweight adults achieve meaningful weight loss, suggests findings of an Archives of Internal Medicine systematic review. As an alternative therapy, acupuncture can help you to lose weight, when combined in a comprehensive weight loss program with … Continue reading

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