As we approach Spring, many of us are experiencing skin woes after a long, cold Canadian winter. Dry, chapped, tight skin is common at this time of year and all the worse for those suffering from eczema and other dermatological conditions.

Signs your skin can benefit from treatment:
• Dryness
• Itching
• Flaking
• Dehydration lines (fine lines and wrinkles)
• Cracking and Bleeding in more severe cases
• Conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, acne

Symptoms can be eased with:
• Facial and Body Acupuncture Treatments
• Chinese Herbal Medicine
• Supplements
• Dietary Therapy
• Natural Topical Products  Read more... (277 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

So you have eczema, why choose Chinese medicine as a treatment?

When confronted with the discomfort of eczema, many visit their GP and end up with a prescription for a steroid cream to help ease the symptoms temporarily. It can be difficult to know where to turn with a host of topical products, cleanses, supplements and snake-oil salesmen claiming miraculous results.  Read more... (461 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

EFFECTIVE ALLERGY TREATMENT WITH CHINESE MEDICINE

With pollen season fast approaching, Olympic athletes and commoners alike will flock to drugstores in search of OTC (over the counter) medicine to help treat their allergies. Year after year it’s the same routine, folks hopped up on pseudoephedrine, sedating antihistamines and nasal sprays in the hopes of relieving their itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose and congestion. For the lucky ones, symptoms are mild and easily controlled with OTC meds for a short period, for others, looking towards a Spring and Summer filled with more severe symptoms is nothing short of demoralizing.  Read more... (364 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)