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Rheumatoid arthritis is the fasting growing autoimmune disease in our country. I suspected this because it seems like half of the commercials on television are drug commercials to treat RA. So I looked it up and sure enough it's the fastest growing segment of autoimmune disease. RA generally occurs in women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. This makes sense to me because I have never seen a male with RA in my practice. I have treated this condition many times in my practice and in general it responds well to acupuncture, especially if some simple Chinese herbs are included, such and the one they nickname 'the women's herb' or dang gui in Chinese pinyin. Some of the women I have treated have responded well enough that they have come off their RA drugs, or they never had to start them. It is interesting that this illness usually starts at about the same time that women go through menopause. Menopause in our medicine is due to a natural imbalance that occurs during this hormonal change. This change called menopause brings on more heat or inflammation in the body and this can cause a tipping point into a number of named diseases, one of them being RA. So the menopause factor must be addressed in order to treat the root of the condition, to cure it instead of just medicate the symptoms.
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/exercise-boosts-memory-like-caffeine
This article caught my interest because I like both of these things. How are they tied together in this article? According to this study both coffee and exercise are both good for the mind. Specifically they studied the effects on working memory. Working memory they define as: Working memory is key to our ability to function as a curious human being. It helps the learning process and makes it possible to store information, such as phone numbers or a shopping list, in the short term. And both coffee and exercise improved working memory. We all know at some level that exercise is good for us. I can't imagine that drinking coffee is as good as exercise but it might be of significant benefit. Every little bit helps. I like to do yoga which has the added benefit of keeping my joints healthy. I also do rebounding (mini-trampoline) daily which among other things moves lymph in the body. It's good exercise and it's also a lot of fun and convenient (I use it in my basement) . Here is an article on the benefits of rebounding: https://theholistichealthacademy.com/17-proven-health-benefits-of-rebounding/ |
AuthorMonte Jackson, owner Acupuncture Center of Richmond Archives
February 2025
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