Immune Health and Balance – Page 11 – Medford Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic

Asthma

Written by Ann Zimmerman on April 12, 2011. Posted in Immune Health and Balance.

by Clark and Ann Zimmerman, L.Ac.

Asthma affects approximately 20 million Americans every year. Conventional treatment options are limited to steroid inhalers and bronchodilators. While these medications are effective in relieving the symptoms of asthma, the side effects of continuous long-term treatment can be severe. There are numerous natural strategies to consider for chronic asthma that can offer effective treatment without the side effects.

The following is a list of nutritional supplements and herbal formulas to consider for asthma:

If you suffer from Asthma, meditation is an excellent discipline to restore health, balance, and awareness to your life.

Immune Health

Written by Ann Zimmerman on April 12, 2011. Posted in Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Immune Health and Balance.

by Clark and Ann Zimmerman, L.Ac.

Perhaps one of the greatest strengths of natural therapies is their ability to optimize immune function and prevent illness and disease. In particular, Chinese and naturopathic medicine have a tremendous arsenal of natural remedies that can effectively heighten immunity and greatly reduce the chance of serious pathology from occurring. Immune weakness is certainly a ubiquitous concern in the modern world, as cancer, AIDS, autoimmune disease (multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, etc.), and pandemics such as the Avian bird flu constitute major health hazards for the global population. Although Western medicine can be miraculous in its ability to save lives, it is notably vacuous in its repertoire of natural agents to bolster immunity and balance one’s physiology. Therefore, it is imperative that the health benefits of natural therapies such as acupuncture, herbs, nutritional supplements, and dietary strategies be made available to as many people as possible. Let’s examine the main approaches of each of these therapies.

If you suffer from Immune System Disorders, meditation is an excellent discipline to restore health, balance, and awareness to your life.

Optimal Health

Written by Ann Zimmerman on April 12, 2011. Posted in General Health, Immune Health and Balance.

by Clark and Ann Zimmerman, L.Ac.

Optimal health. We all want to have it, but very few of us are anywhere close to achieving it. Unfortunately, this is because health is not a high priority for most of us. Even more so, most of us don’t even know how to define optimal health. Our medical model teaches us that health is the absence of disease. We can guarantee you that health is much more than this. There are millions of people who don’t have a diagnosable disease, but are still in poor or mediocre health.

Interestingly, there are also many people who do have a disease but are in good to excellent health. How could this be? Because we define health in a much different way than our western medical model does. We define health as the absence of addiction, not disease. Health is about living spontaneously.