By Editorial Staff
In an effort to foster better collaboration between the AOM communities
in China and the United States, the World Federation of
Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) and the China Academy of
Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) will be hosting an international
conference on Nov. 6-7, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
This event will be co-sponsored by the American Association of Chinese
Medicine and Acupuncture, the China Association of Acupuncture and
Moxibustion, the Center for Integrative Medicine, the University of
Maryland School of Medicine and the Society for Acupuncture Research.
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By Joe C. Chang, MAOM, Dipl. OM, LAc
It was noon on a Friday afternoon in Las Vegas in late October. After
giving my presentation for the American Association of Integrative
Medicine, I started exhibiting a low-grade fever, followed by chills and
body aches. I had excessive thick and cloudy mucus buildup in my throat
and a severe sore throat.
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By Ronda Wimmer, PhD, MS, LAc, ATC, CSCS, CSMS, SPS
An athlete's quality of food intake is just as important as physical
training and mental training. Unfortunately, many athletes are not
really aware of this concept unless they are diabetic, vegetarian/vegan,
gluten intolerant, and/or have food allergies. Food is a major player
with exercise to obtain the desired results. While there are individuals
who do take eating seriously and watch the quality of food that goes in
their body, they are certainly a minority at all levels of athletics
and in the general population.
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By Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
In several of my previous columns, I have discussed the clinical
implications of blood stasis and its impact on the progression of joint
disease. In this column, I would like to examine the role of blood
stasis in cardiovascular disease and explore ways to integrate two key
TCM formulas with an important Ayurvedic medicinal in order to maximize
positive clinical outcomes and reduce common risk factors in
cardiovascular disease.
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