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WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM SALT LAMPS?
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The most dangerous levels of positive ions occur in polluted cities. Exhaust fumes from cars, trucks and buses: factory smoke, cigarette smoke, dust and soot, and electromagnetic pollution all combines to create a potent mixture of positive ions and
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WHAT KINDS OF MAGNETS ARE THERE?
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Magnets are anything that attracts iron. Ceramic and graphite synthetic magnets are used commonly. They are difficult to demagnetize and are stable to tiny charges. They weigh 605 less than the metallic and are cheaper to make. They are more shock re
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Who would benefit from The Feldenkrais Method?
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Feldenkrais would be of interest to anybody wishing to learn to use their body with greater ease and mobility, and specifically to those with posture or movement diffculites or those experiencing muscular-skeletal pain. The method can be helpful at a
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What conditions can be treated with acupuncture?
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There are many conditions that are treatable with acupuncture- chronic pain, acute sprains, arthritis, disc problems, lower back pain, sciatica, bursitis, whiplash, neck pain, tennis elbow, migraine headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, paralysis of muscl
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How Does Chinese Acupuncture Work?
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For 5,000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been a method of healing the body originating in the ancient Chinese culture. TCM includes the use of Acupuncture, Herbs, and Massage. It is based upon Yin and Yang and their balance in the body
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What are the different types of acupuncture?
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Acupuncture originated in China but has spread to Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Europe, and America. Different styles have developed over the centuries based on different opinions as to theory and technique. Talk to your practitioner about his/her particula
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WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE/CHINESE MEDICINE?
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Acupuncture is part of a comprehensive medical system, originating in China over 2000 years ago. In the last few decades, it has gained much popularity in the United States. Acupuncture utilizes fine needles which are inserted at specific points on t
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What is Chinese acupuncture?
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Acupuncture dates back as far 3000 years. Literally, it means “needle piercing". Very thin needles are inserted into designated spots on the body. The needles can be stimulated in many ways to promote the flow of qi (vital energy). Acupuncture is bas
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How does acupuncture differ from trigger point injections or cortisone injections?
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The original reason why physician started doing trigger point injections was to trigger the healing process. Some how the insurance companies would not pay for a simple lidocaine injection some medication had to be injected. And that's when doctors s
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What does an Acupuncture treatment feel like?
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Everyone wants to know if acupuncture hurts. That is a natural concern if you think that an acupuncture needle is just like a needle used for shots like vaccinations. I assure you, acupuncture needles are very different. Acupuncture needs are extreme
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