Health Benefits of Mushrooms
When people think of eating mushrooms, most imagine either the mushrooms you add to your pizza or the "magic mushrooms" that act as hallucinogens for a drug trip. Did you know there's a series of "medicinal mushrooms" that have an amazing list of health benefits? They can be eaten in various forms including powder, capsules, or tinctures. Through our clinic we offer a brand called REAL MUSHROOMS. What makes this company special where their products stand above several competitors? They do a hot-water and alcohol extraction of their mushrooms, which ensures you will get the maximum amount of the healthy stuff (poly-saccharides) that your body needs. They also use the fruiting body of the mushrooms instead of the mycellium (root structure). Lastly, they promise at least a certain percent of active ingredient per batch. Very few mushroom products can meet all these requirements.
You can pick up mushrooms capsules at my clinic OR you can order them directly through our site. Use the discount code ACUPUNCTURE in the checkout page to save a few dollars off of your order.
The simple answer is NO. You may feel a slight pinch when they are inserted, many patients are surprised to find that I've inserted needles and they didn't even feel them.
Increase activity of NK cells , Increase lymphocytes with those in colorectal cancer
Acupuncture is incredibly safe, especially compared to conventional medical treatments. A fully licensed acupuncturist receives 4 years of training and is required to pass National Medical Board Exams to obtain a license. Side effects are extremely minimal. The most serious are possibly some bruising at the acupuncture site.
Fight prostate cancer
Fight colorectal cancer
Shrink tumors in Large Intestine
Reduced Neuroesthenia. Reduced fatigue, anxiety, and depression in breast cancer survivors
Acupuncture is a tool within Traditional Chinese Medicine that has evolved over 4000 years. It uses small needles inserted at very specific points in the body to balance the bodies energies that will result in improved physical and mental health. Modern scientific understanding shows how acupuncture stimulates a wide range of chemical reactions that lead to a large array of physical changes in the body ranging from reducing pain and decreasing inflammation to hormonal, emotional changes and accelerated healing. A licensed acupuncturists undergoes 4 years of training and must pass a series of National Acupuncture Board Examinations to be qualified to practice.
Dry Needling is a term that defines the use of acupuncture needles at injury sites to improve healing and reduce pain. The term was developed in "Physical Therapy" industries to differentiate the practice from real acupuncture. There is no national certification for dry needling and the level of training to allow Physical Therapists to do dry needling ranges from a couple of days to a few weeks.
Treatments last about 1 hour including diagnosis and acupuncture treatment.
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Traditionally, patients would receive a treatment once daily for 10 days, after which time, the condition was re-assessed. This treatment schedule is obviously not practical. For acute conditions, we recommend treatments at least twice a week for the first few weeks. Once acute conditions are resolved, we recommend maintenance treatments between once and twice per month.
Loose fitting clothing is recommended. Most acupuncture points can be administered by simply rolling up your sleeves or pant-legs. To treat the back, patients might be asked to remove their shirt. For women, we encourage them to bring a tank top or sports bra.
Moxibustion:
Moxibustion is a healing tool where the herb mugwort (Artemis Vulgaris)is burned and applied directly or indirectly to the skin or on the acupuncture needle. The dual effects of the burning herb and the heat promote increased blood circulation and aid in “tonifying” or adding “Qi” (vital energy) to a particular area. While the patient will experience a distinctive warmth during a moxibustion treatment, care is taken to avoid causing any permanent burning or scarring of the patient.
Cupping:
Cupping describes the technique where small fist-sized glass jars are fastened using suction to a specific body part. The cups may be left stationary, or they may slide repeatedly across the specific area. Cupping is used to help dispel stasis or resolve “phlegm”. It is often used to address back-pain and chest congestion. It will likely leave distinct round “bruises” in the treated areas, but they should disappear within 4-5 days.
Electro-Acupuncture:
“E-stim” is a technique where electrodes are connected to two are more acupuncture needles and a mild electric current is run between them. Both amplitude and frequency of the current can be altered depending on the type of treatment. While the patient will feel a mild tingling sensation, intensity is adjusted to prevent any discomfort. This technique is very effective to treat acute pain.
Cold-Laser or Low-Level-Laser Therapy:
Cold laser therapy is a relatively new technique where a laser beam specifically under 500 milliwatts of power can be applied to specific acupuncture points to stimulate a healing effect. Since the power is limited to a maximum of 0.5 watts, there is no “burning” effect unlike the lasers used in tatoo removal, laser surgery, or hair-removal. Depending on the wavelength, cold lasers have been shown to be effective in treating disorders ranging from carpal tunnel syndrome, acne, to stimulating bone and muscle repair. During a cold-laser treatment, the patient may experience a mild warmth due to increased blood circulation, but there should be no discomfort. Both the acupuncturist and the patient are required to wear the appropriate eye-protection during the course of the treatment.
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Increase NK cells and T cells
Shrink tumors
Kiils cancer cells
Kills breast cancer cells
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Lower cholesterol
Increase fatty acid
Lowered glucose levels
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Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome
Improved gut immunity, immune cell proliferation
Contains Lentinan heals chromosome damage caused by anticancer treatments, inhibit growth and spread of leukemia cells
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Eritadenine reduces LDL cholesterol
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Decrease inflammation
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Certain compounds show antiviral/antibacterial/antifungal properties.
Reduce obesity
Increase monocytes, improve macrophages, improved lymphocytes, improved NK cells.
Inhibit growth and spread of colon cancer cells, suppress certain tumors, slowed spread in improved survival times of dogs with hemangiosarcoma, significantly decrease negative side-effects of chemotherapy. Improved survival rates of humans getting chemotherapy for breast, stomach, rectal cancers
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Lowered blood sugar, improve insulin resistance
Improve exercise performance, reduce fatigue.
Decrease inflammation
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Improved gut health, increase pre-biotics, combat HPV, inhibit growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica.
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Bidirectional immuno-modulator with both enhancing and suppressive effects on the immune system through regulating innate and adaptive immunity
Inhibit growth of lung, colon, skin and liver cancer cells. Anti-tumor effects on lymphoma, melanoma and lung cancer. Reverse side effects of chemotherapy like Leukopenia.
Decrease fatigue
Decrease LDL cholesterol, Decrease triglycerides
Lowered blood sugar
Increased V02 max. Increased levels of ATP, Improved endurance, increased peak power, improved time to exhaustion
Decrease inflammation in airways of mice, decrease skin inflammation when applied topically
Improved memory
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Increase libido and sexual function, lengthened lives in animal studies, Decrease heart arrhythmia in rats
Activates white blood cells such as macrophages, dendritic cells, granulocytes and natural killer cells. Immunoregulator. Down regulates over-active immune response.
Increase cell death of cancer cells including multiple myeloma, leukemia, fibrosarcoma, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, and lung cancer. Prevent growth of fibrosarcoma and myeloma tumors, and reduce the size of prostate tumors in animal and test-tube studies.
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Lower blood sugar by decreasing inflammatory stress on pancreas
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Decrease inflammation in Crone’s disease and inflammatory disease. Decrease liver enzymes in people with chronic Hep B.
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Increase intestinal immune system
Reduced spread of colon cancer in mice. Slower tumor growth in mice.
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Lower triglycerides, assist with weight loss
Decrease blood sugar levels. Decrease diabetic nerve pain.
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Decrease inflammation. Decrease inflammation in intestines. Inhibit growth H. Pylori in stomach. Improved symptoms of ulcerative colitis in humans
Contain hericenones and erinacines that stimulate growth of brain cells, prevent neuronal damage caused by amyloid-beta plaques, Improved mental function in older adults with mild cognitive disfunction. Decrease depression, anxiety. Speed repair of nerve system injuries. Decreased brain injury from stroke in rat studies.
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Reduced DNA damage caused by H2O2 in human lymphocytes. increased the production of IL-6 and lymphocyte B cells in mice,
Reduced tumor size by 60% and prevented cancer from spreading in mice with lung cancer, In cell-based studies, reduced the growth of several cancer cell types, including colon, liver, lung, leukemia, cervical, and brain cancer cells, but not of healthy cells.
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Diabetic mice, significantly decreased blood glucose, insulin, and fat levels, decreases insulin resistance
May increase exercise tolerance, decreased blood urea nitrogen levels.
Reduced inflammation in mice with IBD by suppressing cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-1beta) and messengers (nitric oxide, lowered NF-kappaB binding activity.
Restored the levels of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that promotes learning and memory.
Killed bacterial and fungal cells in cell culture. prevented the following viruses from infecting cells and replicating:
•HIV
•Herpes simplex •Epstein-Barr
•Hepatitis C
Highest anti-oxidant content of many mushrooms.