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As I turn 50 I started paying even more attention to my healthy habits, eating patterns and skin aging.   A few days ago I had a microneedling session for my face.   Today my face is super happy having a seaweed mask on. 20 min of pure joy of...

Herbal medicine is one of the purest forms of medicine available. It’s derived from plants and botanicals that have naturally occurring active ingredients that we use to help you address a variety of health and wellness issues. Since the ancient Chinese first discovered the power of plants, rural healers and...

There’s a lot (too much) we can stress about these days, from financial and health concerns to worldwide unrest. But the worst thing you can do is think that stress is just part of normal life.  When it reaches certain levels, stress can cause serious damage to your body.  Here, Dr....

There are times when a health problem causes visible symptoms. If you break your arm, you’ll likely have noticeable swelling and discoloration. But what happens when your condition is invisible?  What do you do when the cause of your symptoms is hard to understand and even harder to treat? That’s...

Have you ever had an embarrassing sneeze attack in the middle of a meeting? Does your skin break out in hives when you visit your friend who has a cat? Do you feel deprived every time you go to a restaurant because you have to avoid certain ingredients?  Don’t let...

There may be no cure, but there’s hope for managing your autoimmune condition. This is especially true if you’ve tried and failed to find a way to manage your symptoms.  We want to show you a different — a more natural — way to start feeling better. Here, our naturopathic...

Are you tired of your tingling toes and fed up with the burning sensation in your fingers? Whether your nerve damage is mildly annoying or outright debilitating, you want nothing more than a treatment that works so you can get back to life on your terms. And you’re not alone....

More than six million, or about 10 percent of women in the United States, have trouble getting pregnant. Infertility is medically defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year of trying (or six months if a woman is 35 or older).  Modern medicine has extended infertility treatment...

Are you prone to headaches? Whether they’re tension or migraine headaches, you’re seeking relief from the pain.  Dr. Lana Moshkovich, DACM, LAc, a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine as well as a licensed acupuncturist with Nirvana Naturopathics, is ready to help relieve your discomfort from your headaches with acupuncture,...

Pain Management for Sciatic Nerve What are common symptoms of Sciatica? Pain is the most common sciatica symptom. Although sciatica symptoms may be felt anywhere along the sciatic nerve, classic sciatica radiates from the low back into the butt, and down the leg to below the knee. In fact, your...

As early as 2,000 years ago, the Chinese described the physiological stages of men and women. These stages are found in Huang Di Nei Jing. Huang Di Nei Jing (HDNJ) is one of the “Bibles” of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and a classic that sets the pace for many of...

NAET Boost Your Immune System Treatments   We can help prevent the flu this year using non-invasive, effective NAET and learn additional naturopathic and herbal prevention methods to prevent colds and flu this season! To help prevent flu this year, we will be having an NAET Boost Your Immune System...

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Peripheral Neuropathy case at Nirvana Naturopathics 6/12/19 72 year old female patient came in with pain and tingling in her legs and hips pain. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral neuropathy in 2017. This is post-surgery. She  went into surgery for spinal stenosis. Patient got three...

Clinical Experience in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Chinese Medicine Journal of Chinese Medicine   Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the second most common form of arthritis after osteoarthritis and affects approximately one per cent of the population worldwide, manifesting with both articular and non-articular symptoms. Based on...

Chinese Medicine’s 24 hour body clock is divided into 12 two-hour intervals of the Qi (vital force) moving through the organ system. Chinese Medicine practitioners use The Organ Body Clock to help them determine the organ responsible for diseases. For example, if you find yourself waking up between the hours...

Today's society disregards the importance of calligraphy as an integral part of the modern Chinese language. Others claim it is merely a practice for old men. But this is unfair and unwise. Calligraphy, although considered to be dated in some circles, is about much more than simply passing the time;...

Approximately 4% of adults experience headaches nearly every day. Migraine and tension-type headaches are common headache disorders in clinic and result in significant reduction in social activities and work capacity of the suffers (Woolhouse, 2005).                         According to the National Institute of...

Find a comfortable position and allow your body to relax. Become aware of where you feel tension accumulated from the day’s activities. As you inhale let a color come to mind. Paint any areas of tension with that glorious bright color. Take your time. Inhale the color, allow it to...

This week’s blog has been stimulated by a recent publication in The Journal of the American Medical Association evaluating the use of regular intra-articular corticosteroid injections for symptom management and cartilage volume in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee ( McAlindon, LaValley, & Harvey, 2017). Previous research had suggested that the inflammatory process in...