Care Cure Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

Lose Weight The Healthy Way To talk about weight loss we first need to talk about weight gain. Too often we are told that less calorie intake and more exercise are the solution to shedding the pounds and although this helps, it is not the full solution. According to the theory of Acupuncture, cravings and mood play a huge part in the reasons behind weight gain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) we work to reduce your cravings and eliminate destructive habits by re-balancing your body system. Once this is done, you have the motivation to chose a healthier diet and the extra  energy required to do the necessary exercise. To explain further - there are 14 main channels (meridians) running through your body and each of these channels link with an inner organ with limbs and trunks where hundreds of acupoints are located. If you are experiencing weight gain then you have a blockage in either the Spleen, Stomach, Liver or Heart Channel. To explain further I will discu...

Sinus Relief with Traditional Chinese Medicine   Feeling the heaviness of humid weather? For those suffering from sinus, this humidity brings with it the all too familiar symptoms of facial pain, breathing difficulties, head pressure, stuffy noses and foggy thinking. If this is you, feel please don’t despair. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can relieve the symptoms of sinus and sinusitis by prescribing treatments of acupuncture, acupressure or Chinese herbs or it can be a combination of all three depending on the diagnosis. According to TCM theory, sinus is caused by a number of imbalances in the body.   and the task of your TCM practitioner is to discover the source of the discomfort and come up with an individualised plan to treat the disease. To do this your practitioner will consider many things such as the colour of the nasal discharge, the coating of your tongue and the rate of your pulse when diagnosing the cause. When this is done your pra...

Healing Philosophy of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Healing in Chinese Medicine is centered on balance. To balance the mind, body and spirit we stimulate the body's own self healing code which uniquely nourishes the whole system. Just as everyone of our treatments is uniquely centered on individual needs so does the body's healing code uniquely center specifically on you. Pay a visit to one of our clinics and let one of experienced practitioners talk to you and do a free Tongue and Pulse diagnosis. Mention this blog post and get 10% off your first treatment. Call 091-539996 for details.  www.carecure.ie

Things to Consider When Going for Acupuncture If you are considering signing up for your first acupuncture appointment then you may be feeling a little daunted by what to expect. If so, keep reading to learn more about acupuncture and what to expect when you get to your appointment. If you are going to an acupuncturist to treat a specific problem, the first thing they will do is make a detailed assessment of what is going on in your body and ask you a series of questions about bowel movement, eating patterns, sleep, energy levels, etc. After this they will check your tongue and pulse and with this information they will choose the best acupoints (which are the points where the needles are inserted into the skin) for your particular body system. Some people get relief after only one treatment but if the problem is more severe or present over a long period of time, your acupuncturist may recommend that you come back for a course of treatments. It is important ...

Tired of the Annoying and Irritating Symptoms of Hay Fever and Respiratory Disease? If you answered yes to this question then Care Cure Acupuncture has the answer in the form of an Amazing New Treatment straight from China -  San Fu Moxibustion  San Fu Moxibusion is a summer treatment plan being rolled out in Care Cure Acupuncture Clinics in Galway, Loughrea, Tuam, Dun Laoghaire and Longford. It is used to combat conditions of respiratory disease such as Lung Ailments, Asthma, & Hay Fever. The success rate is an amazing 90% and the Treatment is so popular and famed in China that Traditional Chinese hospitals have been known to have queues out the doors on these chosen dates, with patients waiting for hours to avail of the treatment. San Fu Moxibustion is a successfully acclaimed practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is administered on the first day of each Fu (Summer) period. Research studies have shown that for full effectiveness and relief from ...