As we age, our body begins to show signs of stress, pain and other symptoms. One major condition that affects quite a large proportion of the population is knee pain caused by arthritis. Although this condition can be quite detrimental to your enjoyment of everyday life, there are ways to fight ... Views: 1251
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition where a male cannot hold an erection for sexual intercourse. It affects almost 52% of the male population of the ages between 40 and 70. This inability to achieve or maintain the erection can be caused by any of several medical, physical, psychological ... Views: 1130
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the heartbeat becomes irregular — increasing the risk of stroke and heart diseases. Irregular heartbeat — also known as arrhythmia — occurs when the electrical signals of the heart are not working properly. Arrhythmia can ... Views: 1217
Back pain is one of the common chronic diseases affecting people of any age, due to several different reasons. Nearly 8 out of 10 people seek medical treatment for back pain at some point in their life. The human back is composed of a complex structure of muscles, ligaments, disks, tendons, and ... Views: 1298
Understanding Neuropathy
Neuropathy or peripheral Neuropathy cites an issue in the human body’s peripheral nervous system, which is the secondary nervous system in the human body. The peripheral nervous system includes the entire network of nerves outside the spinal cord and the brain. ... Views: 785
Causes of Infertility among men and women
Most people would love to have children someday. For some couples it is quite easy to conceive but for others holding a child in their arms could be just a dream. The man or the woman can suffer from infertility. The more common causes of infertility ... Views: 1230
Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is an enlargement of the prostate gland, which occurs in 40% of men in their fifties and 90% in men in their eighties. Most men with BPH show the following symptoms: frequent and urgent urination, especially at night, slow urine flow, difficulty to empty ... Views: 1348
Larry is a 42-year-old businessman with two healthy children and a very stable and lucrative job in a finance company. When he was studying in Harvard Business School in Boston, he attended many drinking parties to connect with alumni so that he could find a job right after he graduated. The ... Views: 1094
Occasional acid reflux can be considered normal if you are lying down or bending over from the waist after a heavy meal. However, if it occurs repeatedly and accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea or dysphagia, then you could be suffering from acid reflux disease. The usual treatment plan ... Views: 1528
Dr. Zheng, licenced acupuncturist and herbalist will be on Thursdays, 3:30 to 4pm on 900am The Talk of The Palm Beaches. Dr. Zheng will discuss how we can use natural ways to prevent the inflammation, cancer, allergies and autoimmune diseases.
Dr. Li Zheng will explain why inflammation cannot ... Views: 1073
Macular degeneration is an eye disease that is caused by deterioration of the macula or central portion of the retina. The macula is responsible for our central vision, for recording images, and sending them to the brain through the optic nerve. The macula helps us to remember faces, read a ... Views: 1203
The thyroid gland, which produces hormones such as T3 and T4, is very important for metabolic processes in the body. Insufficient production of thyroid hormones or overproduction can lead to weight loss, weight gain, high blood pressure, irregular heart beat, constipation, indigestion, hair ... Views: 1106
Neuropathy, which manifests itself as nerve pain or tingling, can result from a number of different disorders. According to a leading medical news site, more than 20 million Americans suffer from this ailment. As you get older, chances increase that you or a loved one could be susceptible to one ... Views: 1555
Raynaud's disease affects some parts of your body; for example, it causes your fingers and toes to feel cold and numb in reaction to cold temperatures or strain. Women are more prone than men to have Raynaud's disease, also termed as Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon. It seems to be more frequent ... Views: 1117
By Li Zheng and Maryann Stern
A recent report by Goodbody has said that 80% of Americans experience back pain at some point in their lives. This is a huge number and, therefore, it comes as no surprise that there is a loss of three million years of productive life each year in the U.S due to ... Views: 697
Are you prepared to have a solid beginning to the New Year? For a large number of Americans living with the constant torment of pain, treatment choices can feel exceptionally constrained. Long time use of painkillers may bring about irreversible symptoms like liver and kidney damage. If you are ... Views: 1707
The word acupuncture comes from the Latin word acus which means needle and punctura which means to puncture. This alternative medicine is an integral part of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is practiced in different countries with varying techniques. It is usually used as an adjunctive ... Views: 1359
When a person complains of tenderness and pain near any joints in the body, the causes could be muscle sprain, bone problems, nerve inflammation or tendonitis. Some people will complain of swelling, tingling, numbness and even stiffness. For muscle and tendon problems, the pain will be worse ... Views: 1158
In this electronic world, acupuncture for high blood pressure offers a distinct perspective. A healthy body is our natural state, and any illness or health problem is caused by an imbalance in the body. Acupuncture aims to restore balance to each patient in order to achieve wellness. If left ... Views: 637
How important a health problem is excessive weight gain in America? It is so important that First Lady Michelle Obama has made it her number one goal to end childhood obesity in one generation. One third of all American children and adolescents are obese. One third of all American adults are ... Views: 2372
Erectile Dysfunction or ED is a kind of sexual dysfunction that is characterized by a person’s inability to develop or keep his penis erect for enough time during sexual activity. This may sabotage your joy and greatly affect your marital relationship. Some of the common causes of erectile ... Views: 1173
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical treatment that involves the insertion of fine needles into the skin at certain points along the body’s lines of energy. It is used to relieve pain as well as to treat many other ailments, both mental and physical. This alternative form of medicine is ... Views: 1577
By Li Zheng and Janice Yelland
Symptoms of Clinical Depression
Typically, if you have depression, you may experience multiple episodes of depression. During these episodes, symptoms happen almost all day and nearly every day. The major symptoms include the feeling of sadness, tearfulness, ... Views: 587
There are many people all around the world who suffer from excessive sweating. Excessive sweating usually affects the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet because those areas have the most number of sweat glands than any other part of the body. When excessive sweating is severe, it can ... Views: 1689
An autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, is a disorder that has a wide-ranging effect on the body. People suffering from Hashimoto’s experience a range of problems: weight gain, fatigue, depression, infertility, erectile dysfunction, macular degeneration joint and muscle pain.
What is ... Views: 1609
Chronic pain is experienced by millions of people worldwide, greatly diminishing their quality of life. When people do a quick search for Acupuncture near me, all they look for is the possibility of safe, drug-free ways to treat chronic back and neck pain. Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese ... Views: 0
A patient I will call Cindy grew up in Boston and came to my clinic for acupuncture treatments due to breathing difficulties and low blood oxygen levels. She had been an incredibly active and restless lady throughout her life, unable to sit still and constantly moving around energetically. As a ... Views: 4952
By Li Zheng and Steven Zhou
Glaucoma is a vision-impairing condition that can cause blindness. It does so by damaging the optic nerve, which connects the eyes to the brain and allows us to receive visual information that is then processed and interpreted. Damage to the optic nerve is caused ... Views: 695
Ms. Allen had tinnitus for more than 10 years. She did not have hearing loss, but the ringing (especially in her right ear) was so annoying that she periodically could not fall asleep, which only made her tinnitus worse. She initially came to get acupuncture for left elbow, which she injured ... Views: 2162
The term acupuncture must have tickled your mind often. This traditional Chinese form of medication involves inserting needles within the human body. It relieves people from neck and back pain and can treat various ailments. Although it originated in China 5000 years ago, this therapy is now ... Views: 1096
Acid that is produced by our stomach sometimes is moved up to the esophagus and this condition is called acid reflux. This is quite an uncomfortable condition and can cause heart burn which sometimes feels like a chest pain. Some of the factors that could be the cause of this disease are ... Views: 1283
Our eyes are the window to the world and help us to see beauty all around us. It is very important to take good care of your eyes. There are many problems that could affect our eyes and one of those is dry eye syndrome. It is a condition when not enough tears are produced thus preventing the ... Views: 1154
When men reach 60 years old, their testosterone will gradually drop even if they are relatively healthy. Their sexual behavior should not be the same as when they were in their twenties. Having sex twice a week with a partner will maintain men’s testosterone level and help them reduce their ... Views: 1094
Human health is constantly riddled with various diseases and infirmities. This deviation from normal health makes a person physically, mentally and socially unproductive, perhaps non-interactive. Modern medicine is very effective in treating acute diseases, but long term usage of medication can ... Views: 885
The extensive and versatile mobility of the shoulder joint comes with a high risk of injuries and other issues that may cause pain. Shoulder pain can disrupt your ability to do daily activities. The traditional Chinese medicine suggests using acupuncture to relieve the pain. Here are a few facts ... Views: 760
When the traditional methods of medicine do not work on your problems or offer no discernable solutions, it is time to look at acupuncture as an alternative. For decades, people have accepted acupuncture as the proper method of treating a variety of issues such as providing pain relief when all ... Views: 1581
Every year over 1 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide and 55% are estrogen-receptor positive according to the findings of Boyle and Levin in 2008. In order to block estrogen’s stimulating effect, hormone treatments with Tamaxofen or aromatase inhibitor are frequently ... Views: 1472