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All About Shiatsu Massage Techniques

Shiatsu is a massage technique that uses the power of touch and applying pressure. This type of therapy comes from ancient Japanese culture however was adapted into Chinese medicine practices and uses the principles of the meridian healing system.

Tips for Buying a Shiatsu Massage Chair

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Buying a massage chair is a very good idea for people who lead hectic lives and need to relax and rejuvenate themselves after tiring days at work. A massage chair can alleviate both physical and

Ancient Secrets Of Shiatsu Therapy, Treatment And Training

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Shiatsu is an internationally known and used effective method of naturally healing. Basic shiatsu was founded in Japan in the early 1900's by Tokujiro Namikoshi, and the name comes from the words shi which means the thumbs and fingers and atsu meaning pressure.
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Shiatsu - What is Shiatsu

The term shiatsu means finger pressure and is the name of an ancient and widely practiced form of Oriental massage. It dates back thousands of years to the massage systems developed in ancient
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Enthusiastic About Acupressure?

If you're one of the many massage therapyenthusiasts today, you've discovered thatacupressure training is a fast-growing bodywork course currently offered at any number of massage institutes or Oriental medicine schools.
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Chinese Cooking Methods are Usually Healthy Ways

Feeling puckish and can't be bothered with the regular meal preparation that is time-consuming and asks for a whole lot of steps? Then you are in luck with putting together a healthy and fast meal with
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The Chinese Tea Secrets

As connoisseur of teas, whether real or herbal, asample of the all natural, organic oolong tea was a refreshing change. A trip to the local coffee house gave me the opportunity to try this Asian delight.
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Ethnic Food Recipes - The Chinese Way

Ethnic Recipes are cultural or regional ways of cooking authentic cuisine. Cooking Chinese foods are considered healthy and a balanced way of having ancient Chinese culture.
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Dummies Guide To Traditional Chinese Massage

Traditional Chinese Massage was developed over 2500 years ago in China. Through this development was an understanding of how the human touch, combined with specific pressure points
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How Garlic Can Help Keep You Healthy

For thousands of years the Chinese people have known of the benefit of garlic to their health. So in China garlic apart from being used to flavor food is also traditionally used in teas and folk remedies.
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Herbal Medicines for Aids

Hiv is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which damages the immune system to the extent that it can no longer fight off infection. Most experts believe that HIV is responsible for Aids, but there is some
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Eating for Good Health

Diet is an important component of staying healthy and aging well. As an acupuncturist, I have studied food and dietary therapy from the standpoint of Chinese medicine. The Chinese view food as
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Different Kinds of Herbal Chinese Medicines

At one time, Chinese curative and medicine were only well known in their origins. However, nowadays, Chinese alternative treatments and medications are on the mount in the western
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Dummies Guide To Chinese Food Therapy

What is Chinese Food Therapy - Chinese food therapy dates back as early as 2000 BC.Chinese food therapy is a practice of healing using naturalfoods instead of medications.
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Quit Smoking Via Acupuncture

Acupuncture is known to be an effective treatment for most of the diseases. However, what most people don't know about is that the technique that has the power to cure several serious disorders
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The Role of Acupuncture in Curing Infertility

Acupuncture and infertility are closely related to each other. Before you make any assumptions, we would like to tell you that the relationship between the two is that of a disease and cure. Acupuncture is a miraculous technique widely used for curing acupuncture.
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Arena weight-loss data expected to underwhelm

Upcoming trial results for lorcaserin, the experimental obesity drug being developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, will likely show it is about 4 percentage points more effective in promoting weight loss than a dummy pill
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Lowering Cholesterol Naturally

The Wellness Advisor spoke with Dr. Alex Tan to get his advice about Lowering Cholesterol Naturally. Dr. Tan is a naturopathic medical doctor (ND)
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Alternative Natural Health

Did you know that there are natural approaches for coping with some common health conditions? As we mature, many of us are looking for natural solutions to help maintain our overall wellness. Maintain Heart Health Naturally
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Heart Healthy Tips For Women

Although many women believe heart disease primarily affects men, the truth is women are just as vulnerable. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the number one killer of all women ages 35 and
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PMS: Beating The Bloat

Does it feel like your jeans suddenly shrunk? Are you feeling bloated? Or do you suddenly feel particularly irritated by the less than courteous drivers you
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Men`s Skin Care

Skin is the body's armor. In addition to its important biological role in protecting the body from the external environment, retaining moisture for the body and regulating body temperature, skin appearance factors into our overall well-being and physical attractiveness.
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Men`s Health: Matters of the Heart

Heart disease remains the single leading cause of death in the United States. About every 26 seconds, an American will suffer a coronary event and about every minute someone will die from one. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is slightly higher in males than females.
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Male Menopause: Myth or Reality?

Menopause is a condition usually associated with women, occurring in a woman when her ovaries cease to produce adequate amounts of estrogen and she stops menstruating. As a consequence, many women can experience a wide variety of physical symptoms including night sweats and mood
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Food and Mood

There is no doubt that food has an effect on emotions. Food can make us feel good, guilty, and even disappointed. Some people feel energized on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet while others feel lethargic and tired.
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Winter Blues

For many, winter is not always a wonderland. As skies gray and temperatures drop, moods often drift into doldrums.
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Tips For Reducing Noise Stress

You run through a parking lot yelling into your cell phone that you're running late; you obsessively check e-mail during a meeting; you jog with your iPod blasting; you watch the nightly news and collapse into bed. But you can't
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Healthy Holiday Travel Tips

The exciting experiences of holiday travel-visiting friends and relatives, parties and rich foods - can have an impact on our bodies. Whether it's a nagging cough, fatigue or an upset stomach, we've all been under the weather as a result of traveling during the holidays.

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