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If you are at home with nothing to keep you occupied you may be interested to hear this interview from a Chinese Medicine Doctor in Wuhan, China regarding their treatment of COVID-19. The interview is in Chinese but it is subtitled into English. His perspective is quite interesting. The complimentary approach of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine can be much more powerful than each on it's own.

Here is a very interesting article written by a Doctor of Chinese Medicine in WuHan, China. This chronicles her treatment of 30 patients with COVID-19 from beginning to discharge. The most important thing that you can do is take care of your immune system. Not only now but always. Many Chinese patients who were properly treated in the winter have not contracted this spring type disease. If you have any questions of are in need of an immune boosting herbal formula, please give us a call at 964-1111.

Medicare will finally be covering acupuncture for low back pain!!!! Stay tuned for details on our ability to bill Medicare soon.

I am often asked if there are any books or online resources available to help explain some of the concepts that make up Chinese Medicine. This website (chinesemedicineliving.com) is a great resource for anyone looking for a treasure trove of material on the topic that is easy to understand. I was shown this site several years ago by one of my patients. On a recent fact finding mission I came across it again and I was really impressed how the author has expanded the site over the years. I think it could be a great resource to help gain some understanding of this fabulous system of healing. I hope you find it as useful as I do!

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