Questions Include: 06:54 Best Time to Sleep? 22:11 How to get kids to acknowledge they have IBS and how to help treat it? 35:49 What is Muscle Testing? 41:40 Symptoms of Mold Exposure? 43:55 Looking for a primary care doctor. 44:32 How does being in nature change our microbiome? 49:15 How Mast Cell Activation Syndrome... Continue Reading →
Anxiety, Stress and Acupuncture
Podcast Highlights: Anxiety, Stress and Acupuncture What is Stress?3 Stress Stages in Response to LifeHormones and StressWeight Gain and StressTests for Adrenal Imbalances4 Ways to Reduce StressStress and AcupunctureWhat if I am afraid of needles?How do I know if I am stressed enough to need acupuncture? Full video of webinar: https://youtu.be/0bqn4no4mFQ Excerpts from Webinar: https://youtu.be/OaJIW5O-v40... Continue Reading →
Exciting Announcements
https://youtu.be/icJXmXTFqN0 Do you know why Telehealth is becoming so successful? Besides the convenience for the patient, it also increases the hormone "Oxytocin." Oxytocin is the hormone that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. It decreases stress, relieves anxiety and helps with healing. Eye contact is one way to increase oxytocin. Dr. John Nieters is... Continue Reading →
Prescription Drugs, Menopause, Peyronie’s Disease and more. Balancing Point 2.1.13
Prescription drugs. Behaviorism. Parkinson’s Disease. Estrogen levels. Hot flashes. Hormone production and classification. Menopause. Peyronie's disease. Bias in medicine. Sleep apnea. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western Perspective, Integrative and Functional Medicine. Live streaming. The Balancing Point health radio talk show about Traditional Chinese Medicine, supplements, nutrition, and more. Host Dr. John Nieters, acupuncturist and health... Continue Reading →
Parathyroid, Bone Mass, Pharmaceuticals and more. Balancing Point 1.18.13
Best ways to stay healthy: plenty of sleep, de-stress, take Vitamin D. Stress and anxiety. Catabolic hormones. Parathyroid. Calcium. Bone mass. Reading labs. Bodily toxicity. Dementia. DHA. Beta-carotenoids. True effects of pharmaceuticals. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western Perspective, Integrative and Functional Medicine. Live streaming. The Balancing Point health radio talk show about Traditional Chinese Medicine,... Continue Reading →
Orthopedic Treatment, HPV, Hormones and more. Balancing Point 11.16.12
Five branches of medicine. Detoxification. Cultural toxicity. Anxiety. Most common uses for acupuncture. Importance of second and third opinions. Orthopedic treatments. Projecting/sucking qi. Manifestations of qi. HPV. Hormone production and conversion. DHEA. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western Perspective, Integrative and Functional Medicine. Live streaming. The Balancing Point health radio talk show about Traditional Chinese Medicine,... Continue Reading →
Gynecology and the Female Hormone System. Balancing Point 6.11.12
Chinese Medicine overview of gynecology and the female hormonal system. Pain during menstruation. Endometriosis. Fibroids. Uterine myomas. Headaches. Menstrual cramps. Missed periods. Excessive periods. Breast tenderness. Acne. Fertility and infertility. Breast cancer. Estrogen dominance. PCOS. Ovarian cysts. Menopause. Sun Si-miao: "I would rather treat ten men than one woman." Nature's cycles and hormone levels. Benefits of... Continue Reading →
Leaky Gut and Intestinal Integrity Part 1. Balancing Point 5.28.12
"When internal Qi is righteous, external evils cannot invade." Gut health and supporting the internal. Immune support. Natural killer cells. “Forest bathing.” Double-edged “magic bullet” medicine. Causes of Leaky Gut and intestinal dysbiosis. Antibiotics. NSAIDs. Antacids. Hormone modulator. Birth control pills. Complications. Inflammation and immune responses. Permeable gut linings. Metabolic wastes, hormones, lectin dense foods,... Continue Reading →
Aging & Longevity (Chinese Medicine’s Kidney System). Balancing Point 5.7.12
Aging and longevity and the "Kidney System" and “blood stasis" in Chinese medicine and translation to Western biomedicine. Endocrine system. Chinese medicine statements of fact explained. Kidneys store essence. Kidneys govern fluids and water. Kidneys govern the absorption of qi. Kidneys govern the bones. Kidneys govern agility. Fear is the orientation of the kidneys. The... Continue Reading →
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Supplement Quality, Thyroid Treatments and more. Balancing Point 4.19.12.
“Knotty diseases”. Hives. Fluid buildup. Qi mechanism disorder. Cellulitis. San jiao channel. Spleen channel. Supplement quality. Antioxidants. Multiple chemical sensitivity. Overwhelmed liver. Lung yin deficiency. Residual lung heat. Volatile organic compounds. Invisible illness. Chronic disease. High blood pressure. Thyroid treatments. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western Perspective, Integrative and Functional Medicine. Live streaming. The Balancing Point... Continue Reading →
Men’s Health – Andropause. The Balancing Point 2.13.12
Men's health: andropause, the male climacteric. Hormones. Depression. Aging. Prostate cancer. The male brain and how it impacts "male reality." Thriving through andropause. Low testosterone. Low energy. Loss of sex drive. Erectile dysfunction. Human growth hormone. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western Perspective, Integrative and Functional Medicine. Live streaming. The Balancing Point health radio talk show... Continue Reading →