Acupuncture: List of Treatments

06/12/2012

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What are the benefits of acupuncture? What are the different treatments we can get from it?

Traditional Chinese medicine is efficient and effective for a lot of circumstances, while proof indicates it may have an efficient healing value for many more.

Here is a list of Treatments from Acupuncture

 I. PAIN

•           Pain after surgery

•           Painful prominent scars

 II. SKIN 

•           Wrinkles or bagginess of face and eye lids

•           Acne, pimples, blackhead,

•           Psoriasis

•           Boils and Eczema

•           Pigmentosa

•           Excessive Perspiration

•           Itchiness

•           And other various skin diseases and disorders

 III. ALLERGIES 

•           Hay Fever and Rhinitis

•           Sinusitis

•           Asthma

•           And other types of allergies

 IV. INFECTION 

•           Bronchitis and Emphysema

•           Recurring tonsillitis

•           Mouth ulcers

 V. BLADDER 

•           Cystitis

•           Early prostate enlargement

•           Non-specific urethritis

•           Bedwetting

 VI. BOWEL

•           Collitis

•           Gastric and stomach ulcer

•           Stomach inflammations

•           Constipation

•           Diarrhea

 VII. VASCULAR 

•           Aching varicose veins

•           Cramps and Restless legs

•           Intermittent claudication or pain when walking and running

•           Internal and External Hemorrhoids

 VIII.   NEUROLOGIC – The Nervous System 

•           Migraine and headaches

•           Trigeminal neuralgia and other face pains

•           Bell's palsy or paralysis on the face

•           Anxiety and depression

•           Fears and claustrophobia

•           Meniere's disorder

•           Post herpetic or Shingles

•           Neuralgia

•           Carpal tunnel syndrome

•           Sciatica

•           Travel sickness or dizziness

•           Tiredness

•           Phantom limb pain

•           Cerebral thrombosis or Paralysis of leg or arm after a stroke

 IX. MUSCULO – The Skeletal System 

•           Neck and lower back pains

•           Frozen shoulder

•           Tennis elbow

•           Painful joints of rheumatoid

•           Arthritis and Osteoarthritis of knees, hips and other joints

•           Heel spurs

•           Acute sports injuries

•           Wound healing

 X. GYNECOLOGICAL 

•           Menstruation and pelvic pains

•           Flushes especially menopausal

•           Painful nodular breasts

•           Endometriosis Preparation for childbirth

•           Irregular or excessive menstruation

•           Vaginal Pain

 XI. A LOT MORE 

•           Persisting weakness after a severe illness or operation

•           Smoking

•           Tired eyes

•           Pterygium Retinitis

•           High blood pressure

•           tinnitus

•           palpitations

•           obesity

•           impotence

•           infertility

•           other illnesses

Knowing the list of treatment can be very helpful in identifying what this type medicine can do for you. It really helps a lot with reducing pain and varieties of diseases.


By Brian Musial


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Excellent Strategies To Help You Quit Smoking

02/08/2012

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When you commit to quitting smoking, plan out appropriate rewards for every milestone you achieve. For example, after a week without smoking, treat yourself to a movie. After a longer period of time, you can treat yourself to something more expensive or elegant. Build up the rewards until you are completely free of cigarettes.

Workout every day. Right after you quit smoking, your lung capacity starts to improve. This makes exercising easier than it used to be. This can also help you to reduce potential weight gain. The endorphins can help take a bit of the edge off the withdrawal symptoms, although their effect cannot compare to that of nicotine.

Nicotine replacement therapy can be a very beneficial way to improve the chances of quitting smoking. Putting on a nicotine patch or nicotine gum can help you with withdrawals while you try to break your habit. Once you've successfully stopped smoking, you can wean yourself off nicotine as well.

Cut back on smoking. This can help you begin to quit smoking. When you first wake up each morning, try to be up for at least one hour before you light up the first cigarette of the day. Another method to use is to smoke only half of your cigarette to help you cut back gradually.

Getting rid of things that remind you of smoking can assist you with quitting. Clear your house of ashtrays, and take that lighter out of your purse or briefcase. Make sure you wash all of your clothes and clean your house thoroughly in order to take away the smoke smell. By eliminating the smell, you will be less likely to have a craving.

Decide on something to use as a reward for yourself to reinforce your decision to quit smoking. You will be spending a lot less money when you are no longer having to buy cigarettes. Put that money aside, and periodically buy yourself something special as a reward. These little rewards can have a big impact on your ongoing motivation to quit.

Each day that passes without you smoking, give yourself a reward. Do a new activity, make yourself a gourmet meal, buy some nice clothes, or watch a movie on Netflix. This helps take your mind off of any current cravings, and gives you positive reinforcement for not giving in to your previous cravings -- well done!

To help with cravings, practice deep breathing. Breathe in deeply using your nose, and count to ten. Hold the breath, and then exhale through your mouth to a count of ten. This type of breathing can ease tension and stress and help you to distract yourself from cravings. The benefits don't stop there, though. These exercises let you evaluate the progress of your respiratory system since you've quit smoking.

Once you're ready to quit, write down the reasons why. When you begin to struggle, pull out your list, and it can give you the motivation you need to keep going.

If you wish to quit, try having a lot of suckers. Resist the urge to smoke a cigarette buy grabbing a sucker instead. You won't feel empty handed because the stick of the sucker will keep your fingers occupied as they are in the habit of holding a cigarette. The candy will help to keep your mouth busy. You can stop your craving sooner by occupying your hands as well as your mouth.

Transition from smoking to exercising. Your mood is given a positive boost by the endorphins released in your body following a workout, making physical activity an effective way to keep your mind off smoking when you want to smoke. Furthermore, the activity will make you less likely to gain weight as you stop smoking.

While most smokers what to quit smoking, most of them are unsuccessful at it. People who have successfully quit smoking are usually the ones who have a well-laid strategy and support system. Take the advice in this piece to heart to help you plan a strategy for success.

By Brian Musial

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