By Alex A. Kecskes Managing cancer with TCM has gained popularity as some Western methods like chemotherapy have fallen out of favor. Chemotherapy uses extremely powerful drugs to attempt to kill cancer cells. While this controversial treatment may control some types of cancers and possibly prolong the lives of some patients, chemotherapy has an avalanche …
By Alex A. Kecskes Sleep apnea is a condition in which people simply stop breathing for short periods of time while they sleep. These episodes can occur up to 100 times in one hour. Most people don’t completely wake up when this occurs, but will feel exhausted in the morning and tired during the day. …
By Alex A. Kecskes In any given year, over 18.8 million American adults, age 18 and older, suffer from depression. Nearly twice as many women as men are affected by this often debilitating condition. Depression affects approximately five percent of children and teenagers. Depression is often symptomatic of the body’s response to overwhelming and constant …
By Alex A. Kecskes Studies reveal that roughly 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches. That’s about one in six Americans, which breaks down to 20 million women and 25 million men. Those who experience migraines typically have a family history of this type of headache. Tension headaches are the most common, occurring in about …
By Alex A. Kecskes Basketball players, soccer players, and in particular, runners, will often suffer from tibial stress syndrome, commonly referred to as shin splints. The pain of shin splints occurs because the tibia (shinbone) and the connective tissues attached to it become overloaded. This happens when athletes train too hard or for too long, …
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By Alex A. Kecskes After over two decades of research, experts have concluded that massaging stable preterm infants leads to greater weight gains and earlier discharge. There appears to be a biological cause and effect between stroking, massaging, and grooming infants and their growth. Some studies show that massage stimulates growth-promoting hormones. Massage therapy also …
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By Alex A. Kecskes Massage therapy has been practiced for thousands of years by many cultures. Today, Americans spend approximately $3 billion each year on visits to massage therapists. While debate continues on the physiology of massage, experts agree that massage draws its benefits from more that just applying pressure to specific areas of the …
By Alex A. Kecskes Among the many benefits of massage therapy are those related to the body’s production and regulation of neurohormones. These are the hormones produced by the nervous system that affect an individual’s behavior and general wellbeing. It has long been suspected that massage therapy offers a number of mood enhancing benefits. …
By Alex A. Kecskes Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a baby after one year of trying. Women who suffer miscarriages are also said to be infertile. Infertility affects about 7.3 million women and their partners in the United States. Women and men share the problem of infertility about equally. Clinical observations from …
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Updated:05/23/2019 By Alex A. Kecskes Acupuncture has experienced a steady increase in popularity of the past 40 years. In 2014, over 10 million acupuncture treatments were administered in the United States alone, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). With a growing body of scientific studies showing acupuncture’s effectiveness in providing pain relief, …
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