Back-to-school health tips
| 1. Teach your child to sneeze into their arm, not their hand. This helps avoid the spreading of terms.
2. Think twice about rushing to the doctor to get an antibiotic. Colds are viral, so antibiotics don't help.
3. Help your child get lots of rest. The body needs to sleep to repair itself. Let your child watch television in your bed or spend some time reading in bed. Encourage lounging and resting he or she is ready for more activity.
4. See to it that your child gets plenty of fluids to ease stuffiness and congestion and avoid mucous-producing products like milk and yogurt.
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Acupuncture at Adkore
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating filiform
needles into points on the body with the aim of restoring health and
well-being and treating pain.
Focusing on points along the "14 channels", Adkore's expert
practitioners utilize acupuncture to treat lower back pain, shoulder
conditions, and more, often as part of a patient's overall healing
program. The most effective recovery plan often involves a combination
of therapies; including acupuncture on our full menu of treatment
options allows Adkore to better serve the unique and varied needs of
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Keeping kids healthy in school
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When children go back to school, they're exposed to more germs. That's a fact. So what's a parent to do when it comes to keeping kids healthy? You can't put your child in a bubble. You can't run around wiping every surface they may come in contact with. What can you do?
First off, your child is bound to get sick sometime during the school year. They'll catch a virus or bug--and it won't be the end of the world. In fact, it's actually good for their immune system.
The thinking that a cold lasts about 14 days and that the victim just has to ride it out is not too far from the truth. That doesn't mean you can't ease the symptoms with chicken soup, tender loving care, and some homeopathic remedies to help the natural immune system.
Try regular doses of vitamin C, a balanced diet, lots of fresh air, and a good multi-vitamin. Good old-fashioned hand washing and cleaning household surfaces regularly with soap and water can work wonders.
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Kids get better with the help of acupuncture
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Like most 14-month-old babies, Ashely Goldstein looked like an active, happy, and healthy child. But she wasn't--she was fighting one infection after another and struggling with asthma and allergies.
Ashely had been five medications since she was two weeks old. Uncomfortable with all the medicine, her mother, Danielle Goldstein, felt there had to be a better way and looked into alternative medicine as a treatment option for their child.
A licensed acupuncturist began treating Ashely using a combination of natural oils, tiny touching needles, and tuning forks associated with sound healing.
Danielle believes the treatments have helped and says her baby is finally sleeping through the night.
Each year, more than three million adults--and 150,000 children--use acupuncture for ailments like headaches, back and neck pain, anxiety, and ADHD, according to the National Center for Health and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
The Children's Hospital in Minneapolis runs the nation's largest and oldest pediatric acupuncture center.
Molly Austin White, 16, had central re-occurring pain syndrome throughout her body for several years. No drugs seemed to be working.
An acupuncture practitioner at the center in Minnepolis used some meridian points to help stimulate her body energy system, some points in the ankle and shin on both sides, and a few points in the stomach to gather and point the energy where the healing needed to take place.
Molly said that once she started the treatments, a lot of her pain started to go away.
Brooke Hammer, 15, was suicidal when her parents first brought her to the clinic as a last resort. Acupuncture was used to treat various points on her knees and head to stimulate the healing and balance her nervous system. Almost immediately, her family noticed a dramatic improvement in her mood.
For a growing number of parents, acupuncture has become a godsend.
Not sure if acupuncture is right for your child? Call Adkore at 407-328-7595 to set up a consultation.
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Receive a $25 Mall Gift Card!
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When you refer a student to Adkore during the month of September. All students receive a Free Initital Exam. Call us today at 407-328-7595.
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Offer Expires: September 30, 2010
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