Points Newsletter - December 2005

Nutrition plays an important part in improving fertility and in having healthy offspring. Without proper nutrition, your fertility potential decreases and complications can occur during pregnancy. Good healthy eating habits contribute to good nutrition and, hence, better fertility. Below are ten good habits that can be helpful in your pursuit of having a child. More...
 

As acupuncture and oriental medicine continue to gain acceptance in the west, they are increasingly being used in conjunction with western conventional medicine to treat a range of conditions, including cancer. Acupuncture in particular has received much attention for its use in cancer pain and post-operative and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
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Acupuncture At Sea
By Stephanie Kimber, L.Ac.

Chinese medicine is a healing technique that has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Presently it is facing what I believe to be one of its greatest challenges, namely the twenty-first century, where the Western and Eastern worlds are converging. These are challenges that shake the foundations of both systems and yet hold out the great promise of a synthesis of the two. Nowhere is that convergence more apparent than on a luxury liner plying the sea routes of the world.  More...