February 19th, 2015 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
Anxiety is normal and self-protecting in a life threatening or dangerous situation. People use it to survive and always have done. It helps people by making their bodies work faster and harder if they get into dangerous situations. For instance, if you are crossing a road and notice a car coming rapidly towards you, it…..
Read MoreOctober 11th, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems, Emotions+Stress
Cancer and Stress Posted on May 1, 2012 in Cancer Articles/Blogs on the ACI/TCMCI website by Vincent Carroll   M.B. M.P.H. Dip Acu. It has always been suspected that a relationship existed between the development of cancer and the presence of stress in one’s life. The difficulty was in establishing the nature of the relationship.   Not…..
Read MoreOctober 11th, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems, Emotions+Stress
Acupuncture is effective in helping with cancer treatment There have been many advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer and while the standard medical care for cancer is effective, the treatments are aggressive and cause numerous unwanted side effects as well as a lowered immune system. Acupuncture has received much attention as an…..
Read MoreAugust 23rd, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems, Emotions+Stress
Stress and Acupuncture Although there are many forms of stress, we naturally carry ourselves in a different way when stressed. The back, neck and shoulders all have a role to play in the level of stress manifesting in a physical way. Â The shoulders are more elevated, the neck becomes a little stiffer, as does what…..
Read MoreJune 26th, 2012 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
Tension, Stress and Acupuncture Although there are many forms of stress, we naturally carry ourselves in a different way when stressed. The back, neck and shoulders all have a role to play in the level of stress manifesting in a physical way. Â The shoulders are more elevated, the neck becomes a little stiffer, as does…..
Read MoreJanuary 28th, 2012 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
DEPRESSION (also called unipolar depression or clinical depression) is a type of mental illness or mood disorder in which someone has strong sad feelings, feelings of guilt, helplessness, anxiety (worry), and/or fear, lowered self-esteem and a loss of interest in life which lasts for a long time. Some people who are depressed think about suicide.…..
Read MoreJuly 17th, 2011 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
Ancient and contemporary papers report that acupuncture and its variations have a considerable effect on psychological state and behaviour.     Evidence from experimental and clinical studies suggests that acupuncture and its variations exert a strong influence on endogenous opioids in the brain, and that the endogenous opioid system is involved in various mental functions. It is…..
Read MoreMay 15th, 2011 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
Dalai Lama  Compassion Cultivating patience or tolerance for others is an antidote to the problem of anger and hatred. Loving-kindness is diametrically opposed to hatred. If hatred is an attitude or an emotion that can’t stand another person’s well-being—’I don’t like it that you’re happy because you’re my enemy’—loving-kindness is just the opposite—it is…..
Read MoreJanuary 29th, 2011 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
OMEGA-3 AND DEPRESSION. IS DEPRESSION INFLAMMATION? An inflammation theory of depression may begin to explain a number of puzzling observations about this disease that most contemporary theories—entirely focused on neurotransmitters—have been dutifully ignoring. Nancy had symptoms of sadness and hopelessness, lack of energy, fatigue, impaired concentration, no appetite and even weight loss. All, her family…..
Read MoreAugust 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Emotions+Stress
In Chinese Medical theory the lungs control respiration, dominate the qi, skin, and hair and are impacted by grief. Often times when we are making changes in our lives either through moving house or living area or ending a relationship, the lung can be weakened, especially if the change is sudden or there is resistance.…..
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