We would like to welcome Eric Smith and Ashley Hoppa to Integrative Health Centers of Bel Air.
Eric is an acupuncturist with over 8 years experience practicing Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. He also practices and teaches Tai Chi in the Harford County area. Eric will be assuming all acupuncture patient duties in our Bel Air clinic [...]
February 27, 2010 – 1:38 pm
In Chinese Medicine, pain in the body can indicate a number of different factors, but often blood stasis is a key component. Acupuncture studies have shown treatments to be quite effective for pain management by increasing blood circulation and releasing endorphins for pain relief. One great adjunct to this process is the addition of Po [...]
February 24, 2010 – 4:27 pm
In Chinese Herbal Medicine “Ginger” is used in a variety of different formulas.
Today I’ll give you a simple ginger tea recipe to help ward off common cold and flu.
Ginger has a pungent and spicy taste and has various natural chemicals which helps stimulate our body’s immune system.
Ginger tea has been used as a home remedy [...]
February 22, 2010 – 8:30 pm
I will be speaking at Howard County General Hospital’s Stroke Support Group this Wednesday. My topic for that evening’s lecture will by how Traditional Chinese Medicine views stroke as well as the treatment and prevention of stroke using acupuncture.
For more information and to register for the group please visit their website: http://www.hcgh.org/content/RecentNews.htm?catList=167&more=False¶mList=&news_id=38.
Meetings are held monthly at the [...]
February 17, 2010 – 4:56 pm
I stated in my earlier blog that I will be discussing various Chinese herbs. An interesting concept in Chinese herbal medicine is that some herbs have different properties depending on how they are prepared. A good example of this is the herb rhemannia, which is the root portion of Chinese foxglove. In it’s unprepared state [...]
February 17, 2010 – 9:43 am
Everyone’s tired of the snow at this point. I know most of us are feeling beat up and stressed out by this record breaking winter. Around this time, many people start feeling symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which is similar to depression. So who needs a stiff back and depression? Acupuncture can not only [...]
February 14, 2010 – 11:08 am
The use of acupuncture and moxibustion to increase white blood cell (WBC) production in cancer patients undergoing chemo and radiotherapy has been used for quite some time in China. It seems that the Americans may soon be on board as well. A recent pilot study conducted here in the states looked at WBC levels in [...]
February 13, 2010 – 3:00 pm
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I would like to direct you to an interesting article describing a few herbs that can enhance libido. Although Chinese herbs are generally prescribed in formulas (working as a synergistic blend), the article gives a nice example of a few herbs and their beneficial properties: Chinese Ginseng, Rehmannia, [...]
February 12, 2010 – 10:05 am
Here is a recent research article on “What Rheumatologists in the United States think of complementary and alternative medicine: results of a national survey (published: 28 January 2010)” from BioMed Central Ltd.
The study was aimed to describe prevailing attitudes and practices of rheumatologists in the United States toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments.
Results: Body [...]
February 9, 2010 – 10:10 am
We will be closing our offices on Wednesday 2/10/10 and Thursday 2/11/10, so everyone has time to recover from the heavy snow. We will re-open on Friday 2/12/10 and will be offering a $25 discount off any of our services. If you want acupuncture or massage to help ease those sore muscles we will be [...]
