What will you do when you feel a sore throat, fatigue or fever? It is so important to have tools at home in case you feel something coming on and need to treat yourself. With appropriate care you might well be able to stop the virus or at least make your illness much more mild […]
Still Smoking even with the threat of COVID? Quit smoking with acupuncture help today. I know you have certainly heard that COVID is a respiratory disease, and it has been shown to be much more dangerous and fatal for people with all types of lung conditions. This makes it more important than ever to stop […]
Laura Chinese herbs, Cold, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Staying Healthy, Telemedicine
By now we have all heard about “herd” immunity. They are saying that as many as 60-70% of us will ultimately have this infection before it will slow down. So, you may get sick and it is easy to have a plan to help yourself have a mild case and avoid some of the serious […]
Laura COVID-19, Herbal Medicine
Please enjoy this response, written by a highly qualified and experienced American practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine, to the information put out by NBC about the dangers of using Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19. The opinions shared by NBC are those of one person who has spent the majority of his career shooting down Traditional […]
Laura Acupuncture, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Influenza, Staying Healthy
Acupuncture Fights Influenza, Decreases Mortality Rate 26 OCTOBER 2018 Acupuncture reduces mortality from influenza. Two independent investigations confirm acupuncture’s efficacy for fighting influenza. One laboratory investigation tested acupuncture as a monotherapy and determined that acupuncture lowers mortality rates, increases serum interferon levels, and improves the phagocytosis of viruses. Another investigation finds acupuncture effective for enhancing […]
Laura COVID-19, Effective Acupuncture, electro acupuncture, pneumonia, Sepsis
31 MARCH 2020 Acupuncture improves drug outcomes in pneumonia-induced sepsis in China. It increases the efficacy of drug therapy for the treatment of sepsis due to pneumonia. Researchers from Guang’anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science combined electroacupuncture with drug therapy. Patients receiving both drug therapy and electroacupuncture had superior patient outcomes compared […]
Laura Chinese herbs, COVID-19, Healing with Food, Herbal Medicine, Influenza, Nutrition, Telemedicine, Video conference
Telemedicine available now for Chinese herb treatment of infections. For new and existing patients we are immediately offering telemedicine video conferences for you to discuss your health concerns with Laura Christensen LAc over a secure, HIPPA compliant connection. Just go to our Patient Tools tab on our website, click “create appointment” and you will either […]
Laura Acupuncture, Asian Medical Nutrition, Chinese herbs, Conditions, COVID-19, Staying Healthy
Acupuncture for Stress to be your best self. Everyone is feeling very stressed right now. And we know from research that stress suppresses the immune system. So it is more important than ever that we practice all the stress management techniques that we have. Acupuncture is one of those. Consider scheduling an acupuncture treatment to […]
Laura Chinese herbs, Cold, Conditions, Coronavirus, COVID-19
Chinese herbs are an effective treatment for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Laura has been keeping careful watch on the posts coming out from the Chinese doctors in China who have successfully treated severe cases of the novel coronavirus. There are simple herb formulas that can be used to deal with the infection when it sets […]
Are you feeling like winter is awfully long and grey? Many of us are getting tired of the grey days, the ice, the inability to get out and walk outdoors, and being cooped up inside. And it is only January! Consider trying acupuncture to help with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Research has shown that acupuncture has […]
