If you are considering acupuncture as a treatment, it is helpful to understand how acupuncture benefits the body. Acupuncture is not a new treatment modality, in fact, it is rooted in thousands of years of traditional Chinese medicine. Recently, acupuncture is gaining momentum in the Western world as a popular alternative medical intervention, helping countless …
Revised. Originally published 07/02/2019. How acupuncture for weight loss can be effective by reducing stress, cravings, and achieving overall health goals. Many people are looking for the magic pill for weight loss and unfortunately, it doesn’t exist. Just like most good things, losing weight doesn’t come easy and honestly, it shouldn’t. Weight is just like …
Acupuncture is a treatment method utilized for more than two thousand years for many different symptoms. Being a major part of eastern medicine, acupuncture has recently become more known and available in western countries, with a significant number of qualified practitioners residing in the US. In this article, we will discuss how acupuncture can assist …
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Updated. Originally posted 12/29/2016. Using Acupuncture for Stress Relief and Winning the Battle Raise your hand if you’re stressed. We have demanding jobs, kids, bills, all kinds of family issues, health concerns, that one sports team that can’t put together a winning season 😠. Luckily, you don’t have to risk your health or sanity for …
Acupuncture is one of the most known pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Physio Logic, located in Brooklyn, NY, would like to introduce you to the benefits of acupuncture treatments. As the pandemic hits its year mark, many people are finding their bodies not feeling as great, or in tune as usual. Spending a lot of …
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we analyze herbs individually and in formulas. Formulas are created by combining individual herbs in certain measurements. The combinations, percentages of each herb, and preparation techniques create different herbal medicines. At the end of this pandemic year, in the middle of the third wave, I want to introduce you to the …
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By: Dr. Ece Algur, LAc, DACM, MD Is Acupuncture Good Only For Pain? NO! Acupuncture is one of the five pillars of Traditional Chine Medicine (TCM). Chinese Herbology, acupuncture, eastern nutrition, tuina, and qi gong are the five components of TCM. In TCM, the body and its functions are seen as a balance of two …
Are you always suffering from migraines? If so, you probably have found yourself looking for a new remedy to find relief. Having a migraine is incapacitating; it is true. You can’t keep on doing the things you usually do, and of course, you can’t live happily. However, did you realize that needle therapy can help …
By: Dr. Ece Algur Sometimes when you get acupuncture treatment, your acupuncturist may have you lay under a heating lamp. A specific kind of heating lamp that we use for these procedures is the TDP Lamp. The TDP mineral lamp was invented in China in 1978 by inventor Gou Wenbin, who exhibited the lamp at …
Back pain affects over 16 million Americans. You are not alone. Millions of others struggle with the other effects of back pain. When you’re struggling with back pain, you have to pay for a lot of unnecessary doctor visits. You miss more work and you’re even unable to work for longer periods of time. It …
By: Dr. Ece Algur, LAc, DACM, MD. In these stressful days of the coronavirus pandemic, we want to talk about practical ways for prevention and share some tips to stay safe, balanced, and support your immune system. About 2,000 years ago, a famous ancient Chinese doctor wrote a book about herbs, herb combinations (we call …
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By: Dr. Allison Heffron, DC, LAc. You might think that the flu season is over because its peak month is almost over, but don’t count yourself lucky just yet… Although some of you may try to avoid getting sick with the help of a flu shot and using an entire bottle of Purell a day, …
