| A weakened and out of balanced Qi (pronounced | | | | disease, we not only strive to provide relief from |
| "Chee") plays an important role in the | | | | the main symptoms, but also to treat what we |
| development of allergies and autoimmune | | | | believed to be the root cause of the disease; a |
| diseases. | | | | weak and damaged Qi. |
| Autoimmune diseases are simply allergies against | | | | Often it is a Qi deficiency complicated by either Qi |
| one-self. Examples of these diseases include | | | | stagnation, a major imbalance between the |
| rheumatoid arthritis (RA), dermatomyositis | | | | energies of the internal organs, or a combination |
| polymyositis, systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE), | | | | of all three that creates the disease. Patients with |
| multiple sclerosis (MS), scleroderma, myasthenia | | | | autoimmune diseases often have a long history of |
| gravis, Sjögren's syndrome, Crohn's disease, | | | | allergies, and they often present complicated |
| Hashimoto's thyroiditis (a type of hypothyroidism), | | | | patterns, which cause their treatment to be long |
| endometriosis (due to autoimmune ovaritis), | | | | drawn. |
| chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome | | | | In order to improve their Qi, the patient must be |
| (CFIDS) and fibromyalgia. | | | | willing to make changes to their lifestyle such as: |
| A common complain of Qi deficiency is fatigue, | | | | reduced stress levels, make dietary changes, and |
| and most of these autoimmune diseases present | | | | learn relaxation techniques. In the Chinese Medicine |
| fatigue as one of their main symptoms. Another | | | | tradition, we use acupuncture to bring the |
| common symptom is depression, whether the | | | | person's body systems back into balance, relieve |
| weakened Qi causes the depression, or | | | | stress and pain. And herbal supplements are used |
| vise-versa is up for debate, but the existence of | | | | to nourish the organs that need it, and to extend |
| depression is a fact. | | | | the effects of the acupuncture treatments. |
| Qi depression and Qi stagnation cause imbalances | | | | We also provide dietary advice that is suited to |
| between the energies of the organs, which | | | | the individuals needs. In our modern world with |
| manifest itself in specific symptoms such as pain, | | | | our hurried life styles, the poor choice of foods |
| inflammation, irritation, vomiting, diarrhea and | | | | we eat, and the high levels of stress we endure, |
| migraines to name a few. | | | | allergies and autoimmune have become all too |
| If the depression, stagnation, and imbalance of Qi | | | | prevalent. |
| is prolonged the symptoms become more severe. | | | | But these diseases do not have to rule our lives; |
| Symptoms such as: loss of sensation on the | | | | we can avoid them, or bring them under control |
| extremities, loss of muscle control, paralysis, | | | | by making a few changes to our lifestyle. We |
| changes on the anatomy and structure of the | | | | need to watch what we eat, supplement our diet, |
| bones, blindness and deafness, and extreme pain. | | | | and reduce our levels of stress. All that together |
| The treatment of allergies and autoimmune | | | | with Chinese Medicine, makes these autoimmune |
| diseases with Traditional Chinese Medicine | | | | diseases more manageable. |
| In Chinese medicine, when we treat this type of | | | | |