Chinese medicine provides help for various medical conditions, by supporting all aspects of the human body--physical, mental and emotional.

Chinese medicine works through the concept of bringing the body back to a homeostatic state through a system which recognizes various states of imbalance. Chinese medicine encompasses both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and has been in existence for more than 2,500 years.
Since the West has also begun to embrace alternative kinds of healing therapies, Chinese medicine has become an accepted medical modality in most of the United States recognizing the wide spectrum of diseases that are treatable via this aspect of alternative medicine.
Many conditions respond to the application of the whole body balancing techniques that Chinese medicine provides. Often practitioners of Chinese medicine have general practices, whereas others may choose to specialize, even though they are still taking an holistic approach to the human body.
The most important aspect of Chinese medicine is the ability to not only treat disease but to promote HEALTH. There is a big difference between not being sick and being healthy, Chinese medicine can help optimize your health and well being--helping you become the best that you can be.

Any one who is familiar with Bomamed knows how we feel about water. There has been a plethora of research regarding what we are drinking when we are drinking tap water-even with very sophisticated filters. Medications, chlorine and more may be found in our drinking water. Interestingly, I never thought about what I just read today. This is an interesting article on what else is being found in our water and you wont believe it! Something that we tell all of our patients to stay away from in food bc it causes so many health problems. Don't miss this article:

http://www.healthtruthrevealed.com/articles/10040917406/article 

I thought this was a very insightful article written by Dr. Mercola regarding the hot topic of HRT.
I am less likely than it sounds like he is to recommend bio-identical HRT, but, I do agree that much must be done in addition to it if indeed it is being used. And, I also think that the implementation of diet and lifestyle issues is of great importance. Using herbs that encourage the body to optimize its own hormones may often be an even better approach than the use of bio-identical hormones. Here is what Dr. Mercola says:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/23/The-Real-R...

There are often serious side effects to commonly used medications for common problems. The following article discusses some pretty serious side effects that may be experienced with common asthma medications.

Considering alternatives to generally used medications for conditions such as asthma is much less risky in that one is not subjecting themselves to the serious side effects of these medications. 

Changing things like diet and lifestyle practices can make a big difference when it comes to chronic conditions like asthma and many other kinds of chronic problems. Alternative medicine treats the root causes and gets the body back into a healthy balance.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31330949/from/ET/ 

When it comes to the freedom to choose our healthcare, I am so grateful that we live in a country where we have access to information and choices. Or do we? This story is of a child who has cancer and is being forced by the court system to undergo chemotherapy! 

We are not advocating against chemotherapy -but we do maintain that parents should have the right not only to their own healthcare choices, but the ones of their children. There is an increasing number of outstanding alternatives therapies for cancer that are being used as main treatments or adjunctive treatments. There are some tremendous things going on here, in our own country as well as other countries like Germany, Canada, and Mexico. And, the person having the cancer certainly should be the one to choose which route to go. After all, chemotherapy as we all know, is not always a way to cure cancer, it often may only prolong the fight.

I thought I would share this with everyone to remind us that our rights are immeasurable, and when they are taken away, well, it is concerning.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_he_me/us_med_forced_chemo 

People seek alternative medicine for all kinds of things from acute to chronic, internal to external.
We were at a party a few weeks ago and had a conversation with a friend of a friend who could not be convinced by another friend, an MD, to try acupuncture for his back pain. Our MD friend said, "if the Western docs are not helping you, what do you have to lose? " And the other guy said," but, what do you think I should really do?" It was a funny conversation. Especially because only the night before, I was watching a TV show and one of the people in the show said he had back pain, and the other guy asked him if he had tried acupuncture. That was exactly what I was thinking!

Anyway, I hope our friend's friend reads this and that you do too!:)  http://www.naturalnews.com/026249.html 

In today's world, we are all very busy with family, work, friends, etc..., so it is easy to eat because you are hungry and forget to focus on the reason that we eat--nutrition! It is easy to pick up a sandwich made from white bread (did you know that white bread is made from four that has been whitened with bleach?), processed lunch meat (that is loaded with preservatives and sugar) and condiments like mayo and mustard with more junk in it as well. Oh, and we didnt mention the potato chips with hydrogenated oils and fat galore and all the chemicals that we have to use a dictionary to try and even understand.

It is not THAT much harder to pick up a sandwich with whole grain bread, unprocessed lunch meat and an actual vegetable on it or two, like lettuce/spinach-or the technical fruit -avocado and some mayo or mustard that is not made with sugar and junk. And the added chips may be replaced with the non hydrogenated version. You might decide to go whild and pick up some non hydrogenated sweet potato chips!:) In today's world, there are countless options of places to stop for prepared food that is healthy and not unhealthy.
 
And, when you want a snack, it is just as easy to pick up some dried mangos instead of some gummy bears, or to have an a piece of fruit to satisfy your sweet tooth. When you do want something decadent, buying or making something naturally sweetened is just as easy as something that is sugar sweetened!
 
Think about the vitamins and minerals that you are adding up in a day and say goodbye to all of the junk you have been feeding your body up until now. Oh yes, and drink water, not soda and not alcohol that dehydrates your skin and causes wrinkles. You will notice that your moods are more even, your energy is better, your skin glows, your nails and hair are shinier, and you are sleeping like a baby again! 

Especially today, with the economy as it is, flu scares, children, our work demands, friends and family issues - basically being pulled in so many different directions by so many different things and people at the same time, it is very important to remember who we are.  Stop and take a deep breath and re-evaluate our purpose and journey in this life.  Why are we here and what is it we need to fulfill or manifest? Are we being true to our souls and our hearts? Are we really aware and living life with our eyes open? Do we make decisions based on our internal fire or are we driven or paralyzed by fear? 

There is a lot of alarm about swine flu. Here is a posting from Dr. Sears. I want to comment that in Chinese medicine, we use the same kind of treatment that he is discussing, antiviral therapy.

Dr. Sears and some other docs do not advocate vaccination for prevention of swine flu.

http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/2009/04/swine-flu-outbreak-is-i...