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Clinic located in Orange City, specialized in Pain Control, Headache, Migraine, Menstrual Problems, Menopausal Syndrome, and Infertility - (818) 923-6345

What’s bad about eating/drinking cold stuff?

Why does my acupuncturist tell me not to eat or drink cold stuff? Acupuncture works with Qi(energy), and Qi comes from the foods we intake. Our digestion system digest them, turn them into “stomach Qi”, and then it will be distributed to each and every body parts through different route. When we eat or drink…
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Happy Chinese New Year! – Orange Acupuncture in Orange County

Today (2/9/2013) is Chinese new year eve. The Chinese lunar calendar is not a moon calendar, it is based on both sun and moon. In China, we call it “the farmer’s calendar” because the growth of the plants is very depended on the weather, so the farmers needs to have an idea of how the weather might…
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How does thyroid work and what does it do – Orange Acupuncture in Orange County

How does thyroid work? Hypothalamus – Pituitary – Thyroid axis works like Boss – Manager – Worker: Hypothalamus releases “thyrotropin-releasing hormone(TRH)”, stimulates the Pituitary. — the boss asks the manager to work. Pituitary then release “thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)”, stimulates the Thyroid. — the manager asks the worker to work. Thyroid then release “triiodothyronine (T3)” and…
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Pain syndrome in TCM(2) – How can acupuncture and herb help – Orange acupuncture in orange county

last post:  Pain syndrome in TCM(1) – what cause pain How Acupuncture and Herb deal with blockage that cause pain? Physical damage can include a wound, an impact that cause damage to soft tissue, dislocation and/or damage to bones, a burn etc. Of course acupuncture and herb can’t relocate the bone, neither can it suture…
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Pain syndrome in TCM(1) – what cause pain – Orange acupuncture in orange county

Pain in TCM is directly caused by blockage. In order to maintain the normal function of a body part, Qi (the energy) and blood (including a part of Qi and the actual blood) must be able to flow through smoothly. Qi brings apart of nutrition and fluid flow through the body, and it also supports the immune…
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Sleep and Insomnia by Orange Acupuncture in Orange County (3)

How TCM describe sleep? Like I said in How Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) look at Menstruation : Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the natural world as a metaphor for the human body. Qi (the energy) is like the water, when the sun (active energy) rise, it gets heated and evaporate to become cloud that flows in…
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Sleep and Insomnia by Orange Acupuncture in Orange County (2)

What can I do to improve my sleeping quality 1. Make sure to do some sports during the day. But not before bedtime. 2. Go take a walk in the breeze, under the sun everyday. It helps the body to adjust it’s bio-clock. 3. No caffeine, alcohol, or nicotine before bedtime. 4. Don’t eat too…
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Sleep and Insomnia by Orange Acupuncture in Orange County (1)

Insomnia is a symptom that there’s an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as needed. The sleeping duration needed can be different to each person: some may need only 5 hours to wake up energetic, some may sleep 9 hours but still tired; however, the average is about 6-8 hours. Why…
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Headache and Migraine, and how Acupuncture can help in Orange County

Headache and migraine are classified into a lot of types, the precipitating factors are often pretty obvious that people would have a rough idea of when or what can make them start to have headache. But the cause of it is often unknown or hard to fix. So a lot of people would see the…
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What cause Infertility and how acupuncture can help in orange county

common causes of infertility Infertility can happen to either male or female, it is not a “female’s disease”. The most common problems that could happen to male are low sperm count, low sperm motility, malformation of sperm, and blocked sperm ducts. The most common problems that could happen to female are anovulation or lack of…
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