I wanted to share a happening that has really made me smile. My elderly mom who is 87 and living in a nursing home while also on hospice care recently developed a UTI. Nursing home standard care prompted them to give her antibiotics for the UTI. About 1 week later she developed a cough with much phlegm. I immediately recognized this as an overgrowth of Candida in her system from taking the antibiotics. They asked me if I wanted them to give her more antibiotics but since she had not developed a fever or other signs of a bacterial infection I told them I would come down and treat her with Acupuncture and Chinese herbs. They were skeptical to say the least. When I arrived I examined her and found her to be coughing up significant phlegm with both a yellow and white color. She was not thirsty and did not feel warm. I administered some Chinese herbs as well as acidophillus pills, gave her an Acupuncture Treatment and asked them to stop the daily ice cream for a few days. The nursing home continued the herbs for two more days. In a matter of 3 and 1/2 days her cough had completely cleared. I was amazed at my mom’s vital Qi and the power of Chinese Medicine! Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs have a new-found respect from the nurses at the nursing home, also. They were really surprised they worked so fast. My mom was really pleased as well!  Each day at Merriam Park Acupuncture in St Paul, I am amazed at the power of simple things to heal the body. We tend to think of drugs as powerful and herbs as weak, but I don’t experience that in the clinic.  Even everyday foods can be quite powerful in healing. I am going to dedicate a lot of the blog to healing foods this winter so stay tuned!
Health and Happiness
Barb
