Pasadena Acupuncture

4 January 2010

Regular clinic hours at: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 12 noon, 2 pm – 6 pm Closed from 12 pm to 2 pm Fridays 2 pm – 6 pm Saturdays, by appointment only 8:30 am – 10:30 am Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac., QME 1028 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 107 Pasadena, CA 91104 U.S.A. (626) [...]

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Acupuncture reduces Hot Flashes

4 January 2010

Read all about it here: http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/headline_health/acupuncture_hot_flashes/2010/01/04/304422.html

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Women’s Health

4 November 2009

70% – 80% of patients who come to the clinic are female.  Young or elderly, those with acne or wrinkles or other skin problems can rejuvenate and enjoy healthy and radiant skin with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Female patients stricken with anemia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, fibroids, gallstones, high cholesterol, carpal tunnel syndrome, constipation and [...]

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Cancer Treatment Side Effects

4 November 2009

Acupuncture and Herbal Therapy effectively treats: Anxiety Auto-Immune Disorders Back Pain and Sciatica Chemo and Radiation therapy Side Effects Constipation Diarrhea Dizziness Ear Pain and Ringing Eczema and other Skin Problems Edema Headaches Infections Insomnia Migraines Nausea and Vomiting Numbness and Neuropathy PAIN of all types Stress Weight loss

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Parkinson’s Disease Sufferers

4 November 2009

 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can treat many symptoms of  Parkinson’s Disease: •Bradykinesia •Tremors •Rigidity •Parkinsonian gait •Weak Voice •mask-like facial expression •Constipation •Depression •Difficulty swallowing •Excessive salivation •Excessive sweating •Loss of intellectual capacity (dementia)–late in the disease •Psychosocial: anxiety, depression, isolation •Scaling, dry skin on the face and scalp (seborrhea) •Slow response to questions (bradyphrenia) [...]

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Prevention During the Cold & Flu Season

3 November 2009

Many people are frustrated when they go to their doctor’s office or the hospital emergency room when they have the flu.  They are usually sent home, and told not much can be done, unless they develop complications.  In this article I hope to give busy people some advice on how to prevent the flu and [...]

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Treating Restless Leg syndrome

3 November 2009

Restless Leg Syndrome, or RLS for short, is commonly seen in the clinic.  In Restless Leg Syndrome, a person experiences unpleasant sensations in the legs that can be  described as painful, numbness, crawling, cramping, and tingling. These occur usually in the calf, but may be experienced down the rest of the leg, sometimes radiating up [...]

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Losing Weight: Some simple tips

3 November 2009

Obesity is a current epidemic disease.  Today’s fast food restaurants and processed foods along with soft drinks, poor eating habits and lack of exercise has contributed to too many with excess body fat. One way to know if you are obese is to check your Body Mass Index (BMI) and if it is 30 or higher, [...]

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Liver Detox Diet

3 November 2009

  Sometimes my patients are looking to cleanse their bodies, improve their complexion, want more energy and vitality, and want to lose weight.  One of the first things I suggest is to try a Liver Detox diet for 3 weeks and see what the results are.  When you consider that food can be medicine, you [...]

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Sham Acupuncture?

3 November 2009

  There is no such thing as sham acupuncture.  Researchers are baffled when they try to do experiments that involve acupuncture.  They use allegedly non-traditional acupuncture points and find their research is skewed or nonsensical.  The reason is because they think that acupuncture is a fixed entity with only 12 channels or meridians and only [...]

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