by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Apr 21, 2013 | Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Conditions Treated, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
A patient came in recently for acupuncture with terrible upper and mid back trigger point pain that began one day recently after taking a nap. In fact, he had woken from this nap with such bad chest and back pain that he rushed to the ER, fearful of a heart attack....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 17, 2013 | Acupuncture Articles, Conditions Treated, Green Living
Acupuncture for Trigger Point Pain Trigger points are a significant factor in a huge percentage of acute and chronic pain conditions, but its critical when first meeting a patient to differentiate between the possible causes of your pain. Is your pain due to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 25, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Mindfulness, Natural Food Recipes, Summer
The Chinese and Indian View: Life is a Passage Through Cycles In Chinese Medicine (as also Ayurveda) a fundamental concept is to prepare for what is ahead. This is not just generalized prevention as in eating a healthy diet or sleeping well, but is specific to...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 25, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine
I am very excited to have just received my copy of the new, comprehensive and annotated translation of the seminal text of Chinese Medicine, The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic. I have studied this text before in various incomplete or limited translations, but...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 8, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Wellness
While Acupuncture is most often used in the USA to treat an illness that has already occured, since ancient times acupuncture has been used to prevent illness. There are specific discussions on this topic in the Nei Jing, or Yellow Emporer’s Classic. In...