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Acupuncture in San Diego CA: Your Heart-Healthy Dietary Check-List, PART 1

Looking after the health of your heart should be a life-long priority, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA, whether you or your family has a history of cardiovascular disease, or not. We all know what it takes to lead a healthy lifestyle: getting plenty of exercise and sleep, drinking in moderation and steering clear of habits such as smoking. Eating healthily is also fundamental, but did you know that there are specific foods and beverages that are more beneficial to the health of your heart than other health foods? In this two-part article series, professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA – who regularly provide treatment for patients with cardiovascular problems, hypertension and high cholesterol – list the top heart-healthy foods we should all be eating on a daily basis in order to keep our hearts in the best possible shape.

Foods and Beverages that Comprise a Heart-Healthy Diet 1.	Cruciferous Vegetables: Broccoli, kale, cabbages, radish, and Brussels sprouts are bursting at the seams with heart-healthy phytochemicals and antioxidants. And they’re so easy to prepare, say specialists in acupuncture in San Diego CA. You can bake them, steam them or even eat them raw with a low-fat dip. There’s really no excuse not to enjoy a large portion of them every day! Here’s my favorite: Grease an oven tray with olive oil, toss in some chopped broccoli and season with garlic, pepper and a pinch of salt. The heat brings out the beautiful sweetness of cruciferous vegetables, making them the ideal side portion with any dinner meal, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA.

2.	Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Fatty Fish: Fat is not something one tends to associate with a heart healthy diet, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA. But the fats in certain food, such as anchovies and salmon, are heavily loaded with the essentially fatty acids your body and heart needs. There are so many different ways to enjoy fish too, say experts in acupuncture in San Diego CA. Obviously, the deep fried version is the one to steer clear of, but grilled, poached, stir-fried, sushi-style or even cooked in curry offers a myriad of ways to enjoy the delicate and tender flavors offered up by the ocean’s basket.

3.	Acupuncture in San Diego CA and Flaxseed: These tiny tear-drop shaped seeds are little goodness filled bombs of omega-3 fatty acids. Scientific studies on the health benefits of this otherwise innocuous looking grain reveal that adding flaxseed to your diet helps to prevent the formation of blood clots inside the body, while also significantly reducing one’s risk of developing heart disease. Flaxseed isn’t the most appetizing of grains, say professionals in acupuncture in San Diego CA, but if you sprinkle a large tablespoon of it over your cereal or salad, you won’t notice it at all.

Acupuncture in San Diego CA: Stay Tuned

To find out about the other heart-healthy foods and beverages you should be including in your diet, stay tuned for the second installment of this two-part article series, courtesy of specialists in acupuncture in San Diego CA.

Acupuncture for Integrative Oncology Support
There have been many advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer. While the standard medical care for cancer can be effective, the treatments are aggressive and cause numerous unwanted side effects in addition to a lowered immune system. Acupuncture has received much attention as an adjunctive therapy in cancer treatments addressing many of the symptoms and side effects that come up during and after chemotherapy, radiation, biological therapy and surgery.

How Does Acupuncture Help?

According to the National Cancer Institute, acupuncture may cause physical responses in nerve cells, the pituitary gland, and parts of the brain. These responses can cause the body to release proteins, hormones, and brain chemicals that govern a number of body functions. It is proposed that, by stimulating physical responses in these areas, acupuncture positively affects blood pressure and body temperature, boosts immune system activity, and causes the body's natural painkillers, such as endorphins, to be released. Acupuncture takes a holistic approach to health care and is particularly useful in providing pain relief, reducing the impact of side effects, accelerating recovery and improving overall quality of life. Areas where acupuncture has provided the most help include: • Nausea and Vomiting • Dry Mouth, Night Sweats and Hot Flashes • Stress, Anxiety and Fatigue • Pain Management • Increasing White Blood Cell Count

Relieving Nausea and Vomiting

The strongest evidence of the beneficial effect of acupuncture has come from clinical trials on its use for relieving nausea and vomiting. Several types of clinical trials using different acupuncture methods showed acupuncture reduced nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, surgery and morning sickness.

Boosting the Immune System

Human studies on the effect of acupuncture on the immune system of cancer patients showed that it improved immune system response, including increasing the number of white blood cells.

Improving Pain Management

In clinical studies, acupuncture reduced the pain levels for some cancer patients. In one study, most of the patients treated with acupuncture were able to stop taking drugs for pain relief or to reduce their doses.

To learn more about how acupuncture can safely and effectively be incorporated into an oncology treatment plan call for a consultation today.

Endorsement of Acupuncture for Cancer Treatment

Acupuncture continues to receive enthusiastic testimonials from patients and health care professionals alike. Prominent names in U.S. society and the medical community have attested to the efficacy of acupuncture as a supportive therapy for oncology treatment. • Dr. Oz has said that acupuncture is helpful for reducing the side effects of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation including pain, nausea, fatigue, hot flashes and dry mouth. • When singer Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer, she underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation. During these treatments she also received acupuncture and drank herbal teas. • Former First Lady of Chicago, Maggie Daley, gave generously to help open the Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The center includes acupuncture as an option for the patients.

Many people are finding out that, although the treatments necessary to defeat cancer can be traumatizing and debilitating, they can get some relief through acupuncture.

Clinical Trials Indicate Acupuncture Provides Relief

The American Cancer Society has reported that half of all men and a third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Although there are many forms of cancer, all forms of the disease begin with abnormal cells that grow out of control.

Unlike other illnesses that are eradicated by the body's natural defense system, cancer needs to be treated with powerful medical interventions. Unfortunately, most of the current cancer treatments available have some debilitating side effects. This is where acupuncture can provide real help, by decreasing many of the side effects associated with conventional cancer treatments.

Clinical trials have examined the effects of acupuncture on cancer and the symptoms caused by cancer treatment, including weight loss, cough, chest pain, fever, anxiety, depression, night sweats, hot flashes, dry mouth, speech problems and fluid retention in the arms or legs. Studies have shown that, for many patients, treatment with acupuncture either relieves symptoms or keeps them from getting worse.

Relieves Pain and Stiffness during Hormone Therapy In 2010, The Journal of Clinical Oncology published the results of a small study that concluded that acupuncture helped relieve pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who were simultaneously being treated with hormone therapies.

Minimizes Dry Mouth

In 2009, the medical journal Head and Neck reported the results of a pilot study done at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The subjects were people suffering from head and neck cancer. The authors concluded, "This pilot study demonstrates that acupuncture can improve the subjective symptoms of dry mouth in patients with radiation-induced xerostomia as early as two weeks after starting treatment, and the benefits can remain at least one month after treatment ends," Dr. Mark Chambers told Reuters Health.

Reduces Pain and Shoulder Dysfunction

In 2008, Dr. David Pfister, chief of the head and neck medical oncology service at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. He reported that patients found significant reductions in both dry mouth and pain and shoulder dysfunction after neck dissection with the help of acupuncture. "Although further studies are needed, this does support the potential role of acupuncture," said Pfister. Reduces Hot Flashes

In 2011 A Yale University/University of Pittsburgh study of women with hot flashes brought on by conventional breast cancer treatment found that women who received acupuncture had a 30 percent reduction in hot flashes.

Call or visit Acuheart today to learn how acupuncture can augment an oncology treatment plan!

January 2013
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