Acupuncture in Sports Medicine makes it to the major leagues

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Here’s a great article for baseball fans and anyone who might want to consider a Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture treatment after their own weekend warrior workout.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher, Randy Johnson, stays in the game with acupuncture. Credit: ©2009 S.F. Giants
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher, Randy Johnson, stays in the game with acupuncture. Credit: ©2009 S.F. Giants

The San Franciso Giants, the L.A. Lakers, the NY Mets and NASCAR all have their own Acupuncturist to treat their athletes on a regular basis.  Acupuncture Today just published a story on the  SF Giants and their acupuncturist Haro Ogawa.  Head Trainer for the Giants, David Groeschner had this to say  “The players love him and love the treatments. In our game, we are out there every day, so the players

Tom Cruise Wants To Eat Placenta, Mixed with Chinese Herbs

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EatinPlacenta encapsulationg the human placenta has gone Hollywood. Oprah loves to discuss alternatives to non-conventional medicine. Tom Cruise was planning on eating Katie’s placenta.  Chinese Herbal Medicine encourages the mother to ingest the placenta. Other mammals do it.  Why shouldn’t we? If you know someone who’s pregnant the concept of having the baby’s placenta prepared and taken in capsule form can bring a huge boost to the new mother as she recuperates from nine months of gestation. Maybe it will just become the hottest new baby gift, for mom?  Add some Chinese herbs to boost milk production and both mother and baby are on the way to good health. Check out our article: Eating the Afterbirth, a Chinese Medical Tradition.