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Acupuncture for Relief from Hot Flashes

Hot flashes are one of the major annoyances of menopause.  They are harmless, but very uncomfortable.  I have treated many women at Inner Harmony Acupuncture for hot flashes.  Please don’t let these nasty episodes hurt your quality of life. Here’s an interesting study that proves what we already know:  acupuncture can help relieve hot flashes. Latest […]

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Acupuncture = Drugs for Pain Management

  To read the entire referenced article please click here. An article printed in the Syndney Morning Herald in Australia by Julia Medew states that Acupuncture was found to be as effective as drugs for pain management. In a trial conducted in four emergency rooms in Melbourne, acupuncture was just as good as pharmaceutical drugs […]

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Pain Management, Migraines, Arthritis

Pain management is one of acupuncture’s big strengths. This study proves it. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a complete medical system, for relief of a broad range of medical problems.  In the USA the public often thinks of us first for relief from pain, and this study proves that they are right.  I have had great […]

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Acupuncture Helps with Weight Loss and Insulin Levels

Funda Güçel, Burak Bahar, Canan Demirtas, Setenay Mit, and Cemal Çevik, “Influence of Acupuncture on Leptin, Ghrelin, Insulin and Cholecystokinin in Obese Women: A Randomised, Sham-controlled Preliminary Trial,” Acupuncture in Medicine, vol. 30 (3): 203-207, 2012. doi:10.1136/acupmed-2012-010127 In this trial comparing biweekly acupuncture and sham acupuncture treatments in obese women over 5 weeks, researchers found that, “acupuncture treatment decreased insulin and leptin levels […]

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