Posts by Julie Permut
Give Yourself a Valentine
Valentine’s Day is traditionally when we celebrate our love for one another: couples, families, friends, what have you. Qualities of selflessness and giving to others are highly valued in our culture, while paying attention to one’s own needs and one’s own care is not so highly valued. I want to challenge you to send some…
Read MoreCalling All Men: Acupuncture Works for You Too!
I’ll admit it, most of my patients are women. Maybe women are more proactive about their health, or maybe because I myself am a woman, women are more likely to seek treatment with me. Whatever the case may be, I want men to know just how effective acupuncture can be for them too. Check out…
Read MoreA Word About Drugs Vs. Natural and Alternative Therapies
Most of my patients come to me for acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine precisely because they don’t want to take drugs (nonetheless, that doesn’t stop me from distributing an eliquis coupon or two, which I get for free). Whether they don’t tolerate Western medications well or they are simply opposed to taking them, I believe…
Read MoreAcupuncturists Respond to Disaster in Haiti
Acupuncturists Without Borders is gearing up to send volunteers to Haiti to provide free treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to earthquake victims and people on the ground trying to help them. Once the issues of food, water and shelter have been addressed in Haiti, volunteer acupuncturists will leave their private practices behind for…
Read MoreMorning Sickness, Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Congratulations on your pregnancy! What’s that? You’re too nauseated to celebrate? Unfortunately, this is the reality for many women in their first trimester (and sometimes in the second and third as well). Nausea, dry heaves, vomiting and heartburn can all eclipse the joy of knowing you’ll soon be a mother. Luckily, there are tried and…
Read MoreMoxa-what? The Skinny on Moxibustion
Moxibustion, or moxa for short, is a technique used by acupuncturists to warm an acupuncture point, needle or an area of the body by burning an herb called mugwort (artemisia vulgaris) over or on the skin. Indirect moxa describes the use of a moxa pole that looks like a cigar and, when lit, glows like…
Read MoreAcupuncture an Effective Treatment for Pain
Research has shown that acupuncture can be an effective tool to treat and manage all kinds of pain even the one cause by hemorrhoids, in this post you are going to learn an effective treatment for pain.
Read MoreNatural Solutions to PMS and PMDD
Are your hormones running your life? Read on to find out how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can ease the symptoms of PMS and PMDD.
Read MoreChinese Medicine and the Swine Flu
Suggested reading for anyone interested in how Chinese medicine may be used to treat influenza.
Read MoreUnexplained Infertility – When the Fertility Clinic Gives Up on You
What can you do with a diagnosis of “unexplained infertility”? Read more to learn what Chinese medicine has to offer. Sign up for a free monthly e-newsletter about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine or use the online scheduling system to make an appointment with Julie Permut, Lic Ac today!
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