Acne is more than just a skincare concern. It can also be painful, persistent, and uncomfortable to the person who develops it. While prescription and other medicinal treatments can work, they may also contain harsh ingredients that can dry out the surrounding skin. Those looking for more natural remedies or for something that will clean […]
Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects — such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting — associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments. Experts from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Integrative Medicine Service, who have either conducted or reviewed many of those studies, […]
Ear acupuncture can help people lose weight, with better results if practitioners stimulated five points instead of just one, researchers from Korea claim in a study published in the BMJ journal Acupuncture in Medicine. Auricular acupuncture was first used in France in 1956 by Dr. Paul Nogier. He noticed that patients’ backache was cured when […]
Study leader Angela Johnson, practitioner of Chinese medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL, and colleagues publish their findings in the journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies. Chronic pain is defined as any pain that lasts at least 12 weeks. It is estimated that around 20-35% of children and teenagers across the globe have […]
The study, from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, is published in the journal Menopause. Lead author Nancy Avis, professor of public health sciences, says: “Although acupuncture does not work for every woman, our study showed that, on average, acupuncture effectively reduced the frequency of hot flashes and results were maintained for 6 […]
Lead author Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and colleagues publish their findings in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. In any given year, around 100 million adults in the United States experience chronic pain – pain that persists for at […]
Infantile colic, or excessive crying, is defined as uncontrollable crying that lasts for “more than 3 hours per day, more than 3 days per week, for longer than 3 weeks.” Globally, excessive crying affects around 10-40 percent of infants, the condition usually resolving itself by the age of 6 months. Although infantile colic is believed […]
Ingredients 1 (8.5-ounce) package 7 whole-grain pilaf (such as Kashi) 1 (6-ounce) can albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked 1 cup chopped tomato 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion 1/3 cup Creamy Black Olive Vinaigrette 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Preparation 1. Combine all […]
Ingredients 6 ounces uncooked no-yolk egg noodles 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 cup thinly sliced celery 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/4 cups 1% low-fat milk 1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind 1 […]
Ingredients 2 (3 1/2-ounce) bags boil-in-bag brown rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup) 8 ounces presliced button mushrooms 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 (12-ounce) bag microwave-in-bag fresh broccoli florets 1 1/2 cups […]