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Many of us think about making healthy changes to our diets.  Here are two articles that talk about the connection between diet and chronic disease, and how to make some easy healthy changes to your own diet:

Good Nutrition is Prevention

Diet Makeover: 3 Simple Changes to Get You Started

Adult onset diabetes, also called type 2 diabetes, is largely preventable through diet and a healthy lifestyle.  However, if you have been diagnosed, acupuncture along with making some healthy changes can actually reverse the disease in many cases.  Read more here:

Could Acupuncture Help Treat Diabetes?

What do you do at the first sign of a cold?  Do you take extra doses of vitamin C, or herbs like echinacea?  See what the experts are saying:

Daily News: Colds, Echinacea, Vitamin C Study

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It's no surprise that many people are experiencing record levels of stress these days.  Did you know that chronic stress can adversely affect your health?  Read more about ways to manage stress and anxiety at:

Staying Balanced in Difficult Times

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Do you suffer from seasonal allergies and hate taking all those antihistamines?  Acupuncture together with dietary changes and herbs can significantly reduce and often eliminate seasonal allergy symptoms.  Find out how, including some dietary changes you can make on your own, at:

Treating Seasonal Allergies Without Medication

If you are experiencing symptoms of menopause, specifically hot flashes, you aren't alone.  About fifty percent of perimenopausal and menopausal women have them.  For some they are a mild annoyance but for others, they can interfere with daily life.  What to do?  Read my article on HubPages.com at:

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For many women the symptoms she experiences the week before her period can be far worse than the period itself.  Premenstrual Syndrome, or PMS, affects millions of women and can range from mild to severe.  Fortunately, there is much you can do to reduce or even eliminate the discomfort.  To read more, go to:

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor.  And it's certainly one of the conditions I treat most.  Back pain, epecially chronic back pain, is something that conventional medicine has a hard time treating.  Treatment choices are usually medication, physical therapy or surgery.  Find out how you can get significant relief from back pain without drugs or surgery:

More articles are coming.  Check back here often!