spleen-pancreas Archives - Avery Yackel - acupuncture, moxibustion, shiatsu massage - serving South Surrey - White Rock, BC, Canada https://ayacupuncture.com/tag/spleen-pancreas/ acupuncture, moxibustion, shiatsu massage - serving South Surrey - White Rock, BC, Canada Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Not So Sweet https://ayacupuncture.com/not-so-sweet/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 07:40:04 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=826 As we begin the New Year, many of us may have made resolutions to improve our health - whether it was to eat a healthier diet, get more regular exercise, or lose some excess weight.

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]]> Asthma, Allergies, and Your Food https://ayacupuncture.com/asthma-allergies-and-your-food/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:05:57 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=539 As part of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), a recent study found a significant increase in asthma and allergy symptoms among children who ate fast food meals several times per week.
Although a link between respiratory problems and food may be surprising to some, this is a relationship that has already been recognized in Eastern Medicine for thousands of years.

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]]> And A Side Order Of Heart Attack Please https://ayacupuncture.com/and-a-side-order-of-heart-attack-please/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:48:16 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=268 In a recent news article on heart disease, medical researchers suggested perhaps handing out statin drugs at fast food restaurants to help offset the negative effects of these foods.

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]]> Improving Your Blood Circulation: Part 1 – An Eastern Perspective https://ayacupuncture.com/improving-your-blood-circulation-part-1-an-eastern-perspective/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:17:12 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=228 A strong blood circulatory system, in both Western and Eastern Medicine, is vital to maintaining our good health.
“Blood Deficiency” is a concept unique to Traditional Chinese Medicine and can be thought of as a decreased ability of the Blood to provide the proper nourishment to the rest of the body.

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]]> Diet and Weight Loss – An Eastern Perspective https://ayacupuncture.com/diet-and-weight-loss-an-eastern-perspective/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:14:28 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=153 Calories. Carbs. Fats.
Words quite familiar to most dieters. However, in Traditional Oriental Medicine, the approach to weight loss is quite different.
According to Eastern Medicine, the digestive system, referred to as the Spleen-Pancreas system, includes many other organs such as the stomach and intestines and has the 2 primary functions of "Transformation" and "Transportation".

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]]> The Spleen-Pancreas System – An Eastern Perspective https://ayacupuncture.com/the-spleen-pancreas-system-an-eastern-perspective/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:40:17 +0000 http://www.ayacupuncture.com/blog/?p=55 In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Spleen-Pancreas system (also commonly just referred to as the Spleen) encompasses all the other organs of digestion, including the stomach and small & large intestine.

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