Autumn health tips according to Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese medicine talks about maintaining health by balancing the Five Elements in the body – Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire. The Metal element is associated with the autumn season, and with the Lung and...
Are you dreading chemotherapy? Worried about chemo side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea or constipation, hair loss, and more? Chemotherapy horror stories are easy to find on the internet, but don’t worry – there’s a lot that acupuncture...
Although Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced for over 5,000 years in most Asian countries, it’s only recently started entering the western consciousness as a viable treatment method for various physical and mental ailments. When many people think of...
Whether it’s surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a stem cell transplant, many patients can attest to the fact that cancer treatment is extremely emotionally and physically draining. In some cases, the pain and discomfort you feel from the treatment can be...
How to sleep better Getting adequate, good quality sleep can go a long way to supporting our bodies and immune systems to heal, rest and recover. Here are some basic sleep-promoting tips: Maintain a regular routine, as much as possible. Try to be in bed before 11 pm,...
A short self-help video showing how to do acupressure on yourself to help with headaches and generalized pain. The video was created and posted by the integrative medicine service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, one of the leading cancer hospitals in...
