This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 10/18/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Cold sores, also called fever blisters, are painful blisters that form around the lips and mouth. If you…
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Eating Disorders
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 08/22/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine focus on bringing the body back into balance, and reconnecting the mind, body,…
Bell’s Palsy
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 07/20/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Bell’s Palsy (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001777/) is a neurological condition that involves damage to the seventh cranial nerve, which controls the…
Endometriosis Awareness Month
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 03/12/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Did you know that March is Endometriosis Awareness month? Do you even know what Endometriosis is? And if…
Balance Your Emotions the Natural Way
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 04/18/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressant medications, a 400% growth over the past 20 years. (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011-10-19/CDC-Antidepressant-use-skyrocketed-in-past-20-years/50826442/1)…
Menopause
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 04/04/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. A lot of women come in for acupuncture and herbal medicine treatment to seek relief for symptoms of…
What Chinese Herbal Medicine Theory Teaches Us about Everyday Life
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 07/09/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. When I was a student in acupuncture school, I remember one of my teachers telling me that “you…
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Pain
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 03/19/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Many of our patients come to us for some sort of pain-related problems – back pain (http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/17/1892), neck…
Spotlight on: Turmeric
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 01/21/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Turmeric – a central spice in Indian cooking for more than 2500 years – is a powerhouse of…
How Chinese Herbal Medicine Appears in Your Everyday Life
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 02/02/2012. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Chinese Herbal Medicine is an integral part of our therapeutic practice here at Stepping Stone Acupuncture and Chinese…