Top Benefits of Facial Acupuncture
Discover the many benefits of facial acupuncture. A natural therapy that can improve your skin appearance, relieve stress, and boost your overall health.
An Acupuncture Guide to Relaxation
These past few months have no doubt brought their share of stress into our lives.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Combining Eastern and Western Medicine
Every now and then I get to do something even more exciting than my typical day’s work. This time I get to collaborate with Dr. Kimberley Thornton, M.D., a highly revered Reproductive Specialist from RMA of New York. Together we decided to draw from our own experiences and offer an East/West perspective on this perplexing illness, […]
Endometriosis. How to identify and treat it with Acupuncture
Endometriosis is a relatively common disorder of the female reproductive system that is said to affect around 1 in 10 women. Unfortunately I am one of those women, and I have struggled with this often-debilitating disease for much of my adult life. Many people have heard of endometriosis, but don’t actually know what it is. […]
Insurance Questions and Concerns when going the IVF route- Sher Institute (Guest Blog)
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Variables including insurer, coverage plan, where the insured person lives, and even where the insurer is headquartered all factor into what’s covered. Navigating the complexities is challenging, but not impossible. Cary L. Dicken, MD of Sher Fertility Institute New York in New […]
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) and TCM
Urinary Tract Infections (or “UTIs”) are bacterial infections that most commonly affect the urethra or the bladder. These infections can also occur further up the urinary tract in the ureters or the kidneys. While both men and women can be affected, UTIs are much more common in women. Most women will experience one, and often […]
New Years 2017- Healthy Habits
“I’m going to eat healthier in 2017!” Does this sound familiar to you? For many of us, it does. Unfortunately, the statistics tell us that most people attempting similar New Year’s resolutions give up – after only TWO days of trying! Why do we make these food resolutions and not keep them? We all want to […]
Cold and Flu Season, how Acupuncture can help
Cold and Flu season is here. That can mean stuffy noses, sore throats, fevers, chills, aches, pains, you name it! Here at Acupuncture RemediesTM, we sometimes get calls from patients cancelling their appointments because they are sick, when in fact that is the exact opposite of what they should be doing. It’s not always known, […]
What Is Distal Acupuncture Treatment?
Or more commonly, why did you put a needle in my hand to treat my knee pain? * this is an excerpt from our Acupuncturist Ira Wahrman’s new blog When most patients come in to see us for an acupuncture session to treat their pain condition they are often surprised to find that I usually do […]
Let’s talk about Qi
(source) Let’s talk about Qi; Understanding what it is, what to expect, and how it affects you. Most patients seeking out acupuncture have heard 2 things; that there are needles involved, and some sort of concept called Qi (pronounced “Chee”). Needles are pretty concrete, but the concept of Qi and what to expect from it can be nebulous at best. Patients […]