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It’s the Friday Wrap-Up!

OM in the news this week! Check it out!

Natural Heart Disease Treatments - from AgingCare.com. Take a look at how alternative therapies can treat heart disease, featuring Angela Yvonne, LAc with Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
Study Shows Massage Benefits Brain Cancer Patients - from Fox News. In this study, 25 brain tumor patients who were classified as “distressed” received a massage twice a week for four weeks. Check out the results!
Acupuncture For Your Pet - from ABC News. Using acupuncture for pets is increasing in popularity. Watch this video from ABC New York.
Massage Roller For Athletes - from Snowshoe Magazine. If you don’t have the time or money for regular massages, check out what some athletes are using to aid their muscles during winter sports season.
You Can Do Massage For That? - from Athetico.com. Find out some of the more lesser known conditions that massage therapy can work to treat.

It’s the Friday Wrap-Up!

OM in the news this week! Check it out!

5 Cures for Sore Muscles - from Men’s Fitness. Massage and herbal remedies similar to Bengay are featured, along with Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Faculty Member Thomas Kouo.
5 Foods to Detoxify the Body - from MindBodyGreen.com. Detoxing is important for keeping your body in balance. Check out these foods you can work into your diet!
How to Avoid America’s Top 5 Killers - from Max Sports and Fitness. Heart disease, cancer, COPD, strokes, and accidents are the top 5 and Pacific College Faculty Member Max Kalkstein explains using OM for prevention.
Foods to Cure a Hangover - from Fox News. One of them - Ginger, is a popular root used in Chinese medicine to remedy an array of conditions.

It’s The Friday Wrap-Up!

OM in the news this week! Check it out!

MRI Shows How Chinese Meditation Changes the Brain - from Futurity.org. After practicing a form of Chinese meditation known as IBMT for 11 hours, people showed positive changes in brain connections.
Oriental Medicine Secret to Shinier, Healthier Hair - from WSVN.com. Treating your “tress stress” could be easier than you think…read on for the secrets.
Fighting for Acupuncture as an Essential Health Benefit - from Acupuncture Today. Acupuncturists try to ensure that acupuncture will make it into the “essential health benefit” package to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Check out the interview.
Acupuncture Can Help Speed Up Baby Delivery - from GrowingYourBaby.com. A recent study showed that pregnant women treated with electroacupuncture during labor had a speedier delivery…now who wouldn’t want that?
Cup of Tea Lowers Heart Disease Risk - Check out this study about black tea reducing blood sugar levels and triglycerides (those unhealthy fats).

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Nǐ hǎo! (or Hello!) We’re excited to welcome you to Pacific College of Oriental Medicine’s new blog: Essence & Qi! If you are wondering what our name means or where it comes from, here’s what you need to know: essence and qi are believed to be the essential energies sustaining human life. All living things possess essence and qi, and each of these energies are fundamental to an individual’s well-being. We believe essence and qi are key components to a person’s overall health and happiness. We hope our blog can help enlighten, entertain, and spark your thoughts along the way. Please comment on our posts and share with your friends too! We’d love to hear from you!