Got a question for us? Drop your tricky, random, wacky or plain confusing health question into the Suggest-O-Matic, leave a comment, or tag your tweet questions with #wellwire and our team of experts will answer them in this weekly column. Q: What is Chinese medicine? Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the idea that pathways of energy, or qi, run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These channels are called meridians and they flow like rivers through the body to irrigate...
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  • Q: What Is Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine?
    Got a question for us? Drop your tricky, random, wacky or plain confusing health question into the Suggest-O-Matic, leave a comment, or tag your tweet questions with #wellwire and our team of experts will answer them in this...
    by at May 21st, 2010 at 08:05 am
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    Acupuncture for Each Trimester
    Traditional Chinese Medicine is a wonderful tool during pregnancy: drug-free and relaxing for baby and mother. I get this question a lot, acupuncture can be used safely and effectively throughout the entire pregnancy, even...
    by at February 18th, 2010 at 01:02 pm
  • Chinese Medicine and Winter Energy
    The longest night is now behind us with the passing of Winter Solstice, and the days will slowly become brighter: Winter has officially arrived! In Chinese medicine this is what we call the Yin (cold, dark, slow) time of...
    by at January 5th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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    What We’re Reading 12/03/09
    We’ve been reading about beauty this week. We can put over 515 chemicals on our bodies everyday. Know the ingredients in your cosmetics and skin care products by checking in with Skin Deep. Another way to know what’s...
    by at December 3rd, 2009 at 08:12 am
  • Your Brain on Acupuncture
    Before I became an acupuncturist, I was a patient. I injured both of my wrists from repetitive exercise to the point of immobilization. My first inclination was visit an acupuncturist. Without any apprehension I went in for...
    by at August 21st, 2009 at 02:08 pm
  • Boost Your Immunity with Chinese Medicine
    Our first line of defense is our skin, otherwise known as wei qi, or protective qi. Not only do wind and heat offer transportation for pathogens, they can also elicit a direct physiological affect of opening and closing the...
    by at August 1st, 2009 at 09:08 am
  • Acupuncture and Fertility
    According to the Center for Disease Control, there are approximately 7.3 million women in the United States who are experiencing difficulty conceiving, meaning they turn to various methods to help encourage conception. One...
    by at July 28th, 2009 at 08:07 pm