Resolution 5: Eliminate Stress
Stress reduction is always on the top ten list for New Year’s resolutions and for a good reason. Each day we juggle challenges and opportunities (from work, family, friends) or different stressors; how we manage them determines if "stress" has a positive or negative effect. An inability to manage stress is often the cause of illness and the deterioration of health. Numerous studies have demonstrated the substantial benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of stress, anxiety [1] and lowering blood pressure [2].
In addition to acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a whole gamut of tools and techniques that can be integrated into your life to reduce stress and keep it in check. These tools include Tui Na, Qi Gong exercises, herbal medicine, dietary therapy, meditations and acupressure that you can administer at home or your office. You can click the links or search this blog for more articles about these practices.If the stress in your life is throwing you off balance, consider coming in for a treatment to regain peace of mind and stay healthy. Wellness is an active commitment to live a balanced and fulfilled life.
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[1] "Auricular Acupressure as a Treatment for Anxiety in Prehospital Transport Settings," ANESTHESIOLOGY; June 2003, V 98, Issue 6, Pg 1328-1332; Alexander Kober MD, Thomas Scheck MD, Barbara Schubert BS, Helmut Strasser BS, Burkhard Gustorff MD, Petra Bertalanffy MD, Shu-Ming Wang MD, Zeev N. Kain MD, Klaus Hoerauf MD
[2] "Randomized Trial of Acupuncture to Lower Blood Pressure," CIRCULATION; June 4, 2007; Frank A. Flachskampf MD*, Joachim Gallasch MD, Olaf Gefeller PhD, Junxue Gan MD, Juntong Mao MD, Annette B. Pfahlberg PhD, Alois Wortmann MD, Lutz Klinghammer MD, Wolfgang Pflederer MD, and Werner G. Daniel MD
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.661140
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.661140v1
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