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Welcome to New England Acupuncture and Integrative Therapies

Posted by on Apr 23, 2013 in acupuncture, aesthetics, herbal medicine, lifestyle | 0 comments

Where ancient medicine meets modern science.

Our practice focuses on the health, vitality, longevity  and aesthetic rejuvenation for women and men. We offer customized treatments using:

  • acupuncture
  • herbal medicine
  • early intervention & prevention protocols
  • lifestyle management
  • aesthetics

We are a comprehensive acupuncture clinic that uniquely combines the ancient Chinese skills of acupuncture, the art of herbal medicine with modern anti-aging medical concepts.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been effective treatments for thousands of years. The ancient Chinese were original purveyors of anti-aging medicine. Herbal medicine was pursued by the ancients in hopes of finding the elixir of immortality, a pursuit that has continued into modern day.

Anti-aging medicine is a clinical specialty that is based on sound, scientific principles. Anti-aging specialists believe age associated ailments are not a normal process of aging but, rather a pathology that can be interrupted in the early stages, years before a diagnosis is given. We believe this is is the future of medicine.

We endeavor to provide you, our client, the very best medicine both worlds have to offer. Welcome to our practice!

 

 

 

 

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Acupuncture is safer and more effective for back pain

Posted by on Jun 8, 2013 in acupuncture, back pain, pain | 0 comments

The next time your doctor recommends steroid injections for back pain, run away fast… to your nearest acupuncturist! Acupuncture is more effective and a whole lot safer.

A new study published in the Journal of Joint and Bone Surgery1 shows that this procedure places one at more risk for osteoporotic fractures.

Acupuncture has shown to be 2 times more effective for back pain than convention treatments in a number of studies2,3.

Acupuncture needling induces the body’s innate healing ability by increasing the secretion of norepinephrine, monoamines, and pituitary β-endorphins, serotonin. Furthermore, acupuncture modifies pain perception by increasing spinal cord enkephalin and dynorphin secretion.

Acupuncture is a better than conventional treatment for back pain and certainly the safest.

References:

1. http://jbjs.org/

2. http://1.usa.gov/13ma3PP

3. http://bit.ly/14Jmvsg

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Cardiovascular Surgery, Is It worth It?

Posted by on Jun 6, 2013 in cardiovascular, food, lifestyle | 0 comments

This was a news commentary that appeared in Bloomberg Business week back in 2005. I thought it was worth sharing again. Here’s the link to the full article. http://buswk.co/O1VdWv

The 2005 article calls for the reform of $100 billion a year heart-surgery industry and cites:

Dr. Nortin M. Hadler, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of The Last Well Person, who said, “bypass surgery should have been relegated to the archives 15 years ago.”
Except during an active heart attack, by-pass surgery and stents do not prolong life or prevent future heart attacks!

Cardiovascular procedures carry both significant immediate and long-term risks.

  • There is 1-2% chance of dying during during a bypass operation.
  • 40% chance of cognitive deficits including verbal and visual memory, language comprehension, spatial ability, attention and concentration abilities up to 5 years post surgery http://bit.ly/15EDfTU.
  • Stents can cause late developing clots, which can cause fatal heart attacks a month or more after surgery.

Lifestyle changes.. the ONLY way to lower heart-attack risks.

  • Stop smoking
  • Eat real food
  • limit or eliminate saturated and trans fat
  • limit or eliminate white and processed foods
  • exercise

In a quick fix world, how long will take for lifestyles modifications to work? In one meal!! Now that is fast!

Dr. Vogel from the University of Colorado in Denver shows, using ultrasound, that ONE fast food meal causes a 50% loss of function in the endothelial cells (cells lining of blood vessels), a term call endothelial dysfunction. http://bit.ly/11HGSUr
Saturated fats including olive oil depress endothelial cells.

Conclusions:

“High-tech” cardiovascular surgeries do not prevent deaths, future heart attacks and are not curative. They carry significant and sometimes permanent risks.

Lifestyle changes while not a happy tale of modern medicine, is the only thing that can prevent cardiovascular diseases. So why hasn’t there been a reform cardiovascular medicine in 8 years?

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