Posts filed under holistic health

January 16, 2009

Acupuncture and Natural Treatment Options for Depression

By Dan Clark, Acupuncturist
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Holistic Medical Center Provo, UT
Approximately 38 million Americans suffer with chronic anxiety or depression.  One out of eight adults are currently taking antidepressant medications.  While these medications can offer support and benefit on certain occasions, there are indeed many people that do [...]

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August 15, 2008

Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for Fatigue

Acupuncture and Oriential Medicine serving American Fork, Lehi, Highland, Alpine, Saratoga Spring, Eagle Mountain, Pleasant Grove, Orem, Lindon
By Dan Clark, Acupuncturist, MSOM 
It is estimated that over 50% of the American population experiences chronic fatigue. The most common causes are stress, overwork, insomnia, depression, and various malfunctions in the major systems of the body (endocrine, [...]

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August 13, 2008

Weight Loss for the long term: No more diets and gimmicks

Approximately 70 million Americans are overweight. 34% of our country is obese, which means that one is over 20 pounds his or her optimal weight. The vast majority of overweight people have been on a variety of diets and regimens. It is quite common to experience initial success on diets. Unfortunately, the good results are [...]

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Acupuncture and Natural Treatment Options for Premenstrual Syndrome Menstrual Cramps

In my private practice, PMS and dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps) are certainly common reasons for seeking treatment with acupuncture with herbs, as these holistic methods tend to be very effective and safe options for most women. Chinese medicine and acupuncture have enjoyed a rich history in treating gynecological issues. Even today, many women turn to this [...]

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August 12, 2008

Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for Immunity

Perhaps one of the greatest strengths of natural therapies is their ability to optimize immune function and prevent illness and disease. In particular, Chinese and naturopathic medicine have a tremendous arsenal of natural remedies that can effectively heighten immunity and greatly reduce the chance of serious pathology from occurring. Immune weakness is certainly a ubiquitous [...]

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Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for Neck Pain

Neck pain is one of the most common reasons for doctor visits. It is estimated that approximately 1 million people currently suffer with chronic neck pain. Acupuncture is one of the most widely used treatment options for neck pain, as it has a proven history of effectively treating this condition.
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Acupuncture and Natural Therapies for Migraine Headaches

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have enjoyed a long and successful history of treating a wide variety of headache patterns. Migraine headaches currently affect around 5 million Americans. The cause of migraines eludes many of its sufferers. Certain foods have been identified as triggers. Stress, anxiety, and hormonal imbalances have also been found to play a [...]

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Acupuncture and Natural Treatment Options for Fibromyalgia

By Dan Clark, Acupuncturist, LMT, MSOM

Fibromyalgia is escalating to epidemic proportions, yet there is much about this condition that remains a mystery to allopathic physicians. After working with many patients who suffer from fibromyalgia, I have concluded that their causes and, thus, their treatments are multi-factorial. There simply isn’t one major reason why people are [...]

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5 Time Tested Ways to Dissolve Stress

Most of us can attest to the fact that stress is reaching epidemic proportions in modern society.  Balancing work, family, health, money, church and preparing a speech is a challenge that many of us feel ill equipped to face.  Eighty percent of the doctor visits in our country are stress related.  Our quality of life [...]

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