Points Newsletter - March 2006

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal disorder causing a variety of symptoms, which may include cramping, abdominal pain, gas, bloating, and irregular bowels. Some people with IBS have diarrhea with frequent loose stools, while others have constipation causing infrequent bowel movements that are difficult to pass. Still other IBS patients will suffer from alternating diarrhea and constipation. Symptoms are frequently triggered by stress, emotional factors, or the ingestion of food. More...

Most people already know that the pulse reflects heart rate, which is normally between 60-90 beats per minute. Whether it is too slow, too fast or irregular, it can indicate a possible heart problem. However, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the pulse reveals more than just heart rate. Chinese pulse diagnosis is an extremely complex subject and an important diagnostic tool.   More...

Acupuncture and Chronic Fatigue
By Al Stone, L.Ac.

You've been told that you'd just have to live with it.

Fortunately, that is changing. Nevertheless, the Western medical community is still struggling with understanding the condition that is now being called Chronic Fatigue Immuno-deficiency Syndrome, or "CFIDS". It must be more than just a little discouraging when a new theory hits the news every couple of months. First, CFIDS is a form of depression, then it is a virus, then it is a hormonal problem, then it is neurological. Western medicine may never find one causal agent to attack in treating this disease. Instead, it may be prudent to look to traditional medicine for answers that escape the left brained logic of science.  More...