Some people choose to seek traditional and complementary treatments, such as acupuncture, to help treat fertility issues. Medical professionals define infertility as being unable to conceive after having unprotected sex for 1 year. Women who are unable to remain pregnant may also have infertility. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), infertility affects about 12 percent of women ages 15–44. …

Studies have suggested that acupuncture might help people with diabetes by improving blood sugar levels, relieving the symptoms of neuropathy — a complication of diabetes — and more. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 30.3 millionpeople in the United States, or 9.4 percent of the population, are living with diabetes. In modern-day China, people often use acupuncture to …

Acupuncture is the ancient practice of inserting thin needles into the skin. People have used it as a complementary treatment for thousands of years. Some studies have suggested that acupuncture can help with pain relief, stress management, immune system response, and inflammation. However, researchers need to conduct more large-scale, double-blind studies before they can prove this. Scientists have also studied the effects of acupuncture …

Acupuncture can increase your chances of workplace success and offers many benefits to boost your productivity. Acupuncture may also reduce the physical and emotional impacts of an unhealthy or stressful work environment. At Aligned Modern Health in Chicago, we help professionals do their best by feeling their best! We offer a range of natural treatments to combat stress and chronic pain. …

Acupuncture sounds scary, but there’s proof it could help — a lot If you’re new to holistic healing as a type of treatment, acupuncture can seem a bit terrifying. How could pressing needles into your skin possibly make you feel better? Doesn’t that hurt? Well, no, it’s definitely not the overtly painful procedure you may be imagining, andconsideringthat it’s been studied and practiced for …

In order to talk about any topic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it’s imperative to first acknowledge the core of TCM, which is Qi or energy. TCM is the study of Qi and its functions and mechanisms. In regards to stress, it can be physical and emotional/mental. For the purpose of this article, let’s talk about emotional and mental stress …

It is only in the last 10 years that western medicine practitioners in the United Kingdom have given recognition to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) – also known as myalgic encephalo-myelitis (ME) and postviral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). In the U.S. and Canada, many allopathic medicine practitioners feel the cause for this syndrome is not clear. They implicate chronic stress, viruses, allergies, …