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Sitting is Killing You and Massage Therapy Can Help - from Care2.com. Massage combats the negative side effects of shutting off leg muscle electricity, which happens from sitting for extended amounts of time.
5 Reasons Why Holistic Nursing is Important - from EducationCareerArticles.com. Check out these added benefits of holistic nursing that set holistic nurses apart from the rest!
Ways to Strengthen Your Spine - from Fox News. Yoga and meditation are just two of the ways to help keep back pain away.
7 Best Spices For Healing - from Mind, Body, Green. Not only do these herbs taste good, they’re great for your health!
New App Brings Massage Therapist to Your Home - from ABC New York. The new app from Zeel.com makes it possible to get a massage on demand, right from your phone. Check it out!

Looking for a career in nursing? National Nurses Week is the perfect time to check out these stats! Also, check out the benefits of holistic nursing HERE.

“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.”

Florence Nightingale

Today marks the first day of National Nurses Week. Get inspired by Holistic Nurse Florence Nightingale and put your feelings into actions this week!

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Holistic Nursing Interventions Prove Effective - from CancerNetwork.com. A pilot study shows how holistic nursing is beneficial for reducing anxiety, nausea, pain, and more!
10 Things You Might Not Know About Chinese Medicine - from Yahoo! Check out this slideshow of interesting tidbits about Chinese medicine.
Acupuncturists Spill: 12 Health Tips They Wish Everyone Would Remember - from Huffington Post. These tips are DIY, quick, and easy too!
Monday Minute Self-Massage - from Competitor.com. A cheap alternative to a deep tissue massage, check out this 60-second calf muscle massage!

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In Honor of National Nutrition Month - from MindBodyGreen.com. Whether you’re a vegetarian or not, you’ll laugh out loud at Justin Timberlake dressed up as tofu on SNL!
Fitness Birthday Parties? - from Fox News. From spinning birthday celebrations to pole dancing bachelorette bashes, U.S. gyms are offering fitness parties as new ways to mark life’s milestones - with a few friends and a good sweat.
Eastern Practices to Boost Your Western Workout - from Men’s Fitness. See how Oriental medicine is helping all sorts of male athletes.
7 Herbs to Help You Stay Young - from ChinaGaze.com. Check out some of these ancient Chinese beauty secrets.
Acupuncturist Drawn to Healing Arts - from SD Union Tribune. Pacific College Alumna Ingrid Shequin coming from a nursing career, shares about her journey into holistic medicine.

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Pacific College Provides Relief for Superstorm Sandy Survivors - from Well & Good NYC. Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) and Pacific College of Oriental Medicine team up to provide free acupuncture for healing trauma victims.
Hospitals Using Massage to Help Tiny Patients Deal With Pain - from CBS Sacramento. In hospitals across the country, there is increasing proof that children can benefit as much as grown ups.
Holistic Nursing: More Than Symptom Diagnosis - from GetHolisticHealth.com. Holistic nursing doesn’t focus solely on the body, but the mind and spirit too!
Navy Psychiatrist Uses Acupuncture to Open Veterans’ Bodies and Minds to Healing - from Gazette.net. The acupuncturist has found that if he could get his patients to return for two or three acupuncture visits, they would begin to talk about what was really bothering them, once he relieved their physical aches and pains.
3 Ways Massage Therapy Can Ease Labor - from BabyCenter.com. Massage therapy is much more than a mere luxury, and has become increasingly popular among pregnant women as they plan out the birthing process.

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5 Top Reasons Holistic Nursing is Important - from University of Maryland Nursing Spirit Journal. A nurse who practices holistic health care can often times encourage patients to discuss their feelings and better face their condition.
Moisturizing Foods for Autumn Skincare - from Patch.com. Hydrating your body from the inside out is key this season. Check out how!
Is Green Tea a Cancer Fighter? - from Fox News. Watch this video clip on a study for how green tea can help lower cancer risk in older women.
Acupuncture May Ease Dry Mouth After Cancer - from Reuters. Acupuncture has been shown to be a positive alternative to the medication offered for dry mouth, which has side effects.
Chinese Natural Remedies Revealed - from Fox News. You are sure to be surprised by this selection of remedies used in Chinese medicine.

Holistic Nursing: Fulfilling the Nurse as Well as the Patient

The American Holistic Nurses Association describes holistic nursing as a practice that “requires nurses to integrate self-care, self-responsibility, spirituality, and reflection in their lives. This may lead the nurse to greater awareness of the interconnectedness with self, others, nature, and spirit.”

Incorporating a full circle approach to healthcare that involves the mind and spirit as well as the body allows holistic nurses a range of techniques to use in healing patients, in addition to the skillset they learned when they became RNs. What most people don’t know is that it can also lead the nurse to a more balanced lifestyle with increased fulfillment.

Many of us experience some degree of stress in the workplace, but ironically, nurses (who help treat patients suffering from stress related illnesses) are experiencing stress at a much higher rate than most other groups. According to a study conducted by the American Nurses Association, 70.5% of nurses cited the effects of stress and overwork among their top three health and safety concerns.

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The Summer 2012 issue of the OM (Oriental Medicine) is here and we’ve gone digital! Read in-depth articles written by Pacific College faculty, as well as other noted authorities in the Oriental medicine field right here!

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Five Time Olympian Jumps For Acupuncture - from AcuTake.com. Athletes, like Amy Acuff, go hand-in-hand with their acupuncturists wherever they go…even to the Olympics!

Grocery Store Pick-ups for Losing Weight - from Fox News. Green tea, used in Chinese medicine, and other ingredients you can find right in the grocery store, can help you lose weight naturally.
Self-Massage for Health and Healing - from IntegrativeNutrition.com. You don’t need a massage therapist allllllll the time…check out some of these self-massage techniques!
Cooking Herbs with Medical Benefits - from The Jakarta Post. Check out some of these common cooking herbs that have great health benefits!
Holistic Nurses Work Together On Cancer-Wellness Program - from FacingCancerTogether.witf.org. The program Partners in Wellness, offers cancer patients prorated services for complementary therapies of Yoga, Massage and Reiki from their diagnosis to 36 months post-treatment.

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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!