Skip to main content

Wellness Blog

  • Medical Research Shows Halotherapy Treatment Effective for Acute Respiratory Infection. A series of Halotherapy treatments not only helps to relieve and heal a current cold or flu episode, but increases resistance to new infections for months in the future.

    Posted in by

  • Infrared therapy is like giving yourself a passive cardio workout – whenever you need it! As a health sauna heats your muscles with infrared rays and produces an increase in blood flow similar to regular exercise. In fact, blood flow during infrared sauna use has been reported to rise from a normal rate of 5-7 quarts per minute to as much as 13 quarts per minute.

    Posted in by

  • Medical Research Shows Repeated Sauna Therapy to Improve Circulation. Repeated low-temperature sauna (Waon) therapy relieves ischemic symptoms in patients with peripheral arterial disease. We investigated whether Waon therapy could improve myocardial perfusion in patients with ischemia related to chronic total occlusion (CTO) of coronary arteries.

    Updated in January 2020
    Posted in by

  • The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. It has been calculated that, in 2001, chronic diseases contributed approximately 60% of the 56.5 million total reported deaths in the world and approximately 46% of the global burden of disease (1). The proportion of the burden of NCDs is expected to increase to 57% by 2020. Almost half of the total chronic disease deaths are attributable to cardiovascular diseases; obesity and diabetes are also showing worrying trends, not only because they already affect a large proportion of the population, but also because they have started to appear earlier in life.

    -World Health Organization

    Updated in November 2016
    Posted in by

  • At least 30 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are unnecessary, according to new data published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with Pew Charitable Trusts and other public health and medical experts.

    Updated in August 2017
    Posted in by

  • Acid reflux, or heartburn, is a common condition we see in the clinic. Chinese medicine therapies help reduce stress and restore the healthy function of the digestive system. Along with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, other lifestyle modifications can provide great improvement.

    Updated in August 2019
    Posted in by

   Page 9 of 9