How the Chinese Are Winning the Viral War

By admin|April 2nd, 2020|acupuncture, Allergies & Autoimmune, Anxiety/Stress, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Environmental Health, Food as Medicine, Uncategorized|

Traditional Chinese Medicine

HOW THE CHINESE ARE WINNING THE VIRAL WAR

Chinese Medicine, and other natural and holistic medicines, have not been large in the news, but that doesn’t mean they are not being used. Indeed, in China, herbal medicine is in the limelight as it has integrated in with the Western-style hospitals which are now predominant in that country. In this article, we will explore how the Chinese have “flattened the curve” on the COVID-19 outbreak in China. You’ll find […]

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NATURAL MEDICINES FOR CORONAVIRUS

By admin|March 4th, 2020|acupuncture, Allergies & Autoimmune, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Environmental Health, Food as Medicine, Uncategorized|

The new Coronavirus (dubbed “COVID-19” or “nCoV-2019”) is likely the hottest topic of discussion around the world today. What I’m not hearing or seeing in the media is discussion and information about natural and holistic medicines and how we have viable protective and anti-viral options available right now! What I am seeing is the hype that scares everyone. This article will address several of the available herbs, foods, and more that can be found in your kitchen and at our clinic or other natural health stores.

As of Wednesday, March 4, 2020, […]

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What’s Needed to Reverse Brain Injury?

By admin|February 3rd, 2020|acupuncture, Aging Gracefully, Anxiety/Stress, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Exercise, Pain, Reiki & Other Energy Medicine, Uncategorized|

There are some amazing things that can happen in natural medicine, read more here. Discover some of the obstacles to acquiring our best health care. It is important to understand the rationale before you can form a better plan.

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What is Free in Freedom?

By admin|July 3rd, 2019|acupuncture, Anxiety/Stress, Back Pain, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Pain|

What is Free in Freedom?

NOW SERVING VETERANS FOR FREE!

GREAT NEWS FOR VETERANS (Who do you know?)

Dr. David Martin, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture Physician at Lotus Blossom Clinic, has recently become a fully-approved Provider under the V.A. Health System. The obligatory governmental hurdles have been crossed! Dr. David Martin now has All-Systems-Ready to treat U.S. Veterans at No Cost, not even a co-pay. Simply obtain a Referral from an M.D. in the Veterans Administration, and Dr. David can begin treatment.

Acupuncture is highly effective for pain, PTSD, and other chronic and “odd’ conditions. […]

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Are Your Gifts Hiding In Plain Sight?

By admin|June 4th, 2019|acupuncture, Aging Gracefully, Anxiety/Stress, Food as Medicine, Uncategorized|

Anacapra, Italy Photo used by permission of Al and Patti Palumbo

“In your freedom, in your joy that echoes through the universe with unbridled, childlike enthusiasm, You become the Light of the world.” – Journey Beyond Words, Brent Haskell, Ph.D., D.O.

A Gift from the Garden of Life

It’s magical when dreams provide us with answers and solutions, and it happened to me last night. My dream gave me grist for the mill and structure for this […]

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CBD CURES & RUMORS: What you don’t know about CBD could save you!

By admin|January 29th, 2019|acupuncture, Aging Gracefully, Allergies & Autoimmune, Anxiety/Stress, Back Pain, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Diabetes, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Pain, Uncategorized|

CBD “CURES & RUMORS” is an ongoing health series about the comprehensive cannabis plant.

BIG NEWS: On December 21, 2018 CBD finally became Legal–at the Federal Level–in the United States. With this recent legalization, CBD–a non-psychotropic compound found in the Cannabis Plant (aka “marijuana”) —is set to make an even bigger splash into Holistic and Natural Medicine usage. It will also continue marching into leading-edge, mainstream medical practices. This is the first article […]

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Lotus Blossom Clinic Expands Twice in One Month!

By admin|January 3rd, 2019|acupuncture, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Reiki & Other Energy Medicine, Uncategorized|

LOTUS BLOSSOM CLINIC EXPANDS TWICE IN ONE MONTH!

EXPANSION #1:

A SECOND HEALING LOCATION at Lee Health’s Regional Cancer Center in Ft. Myers

“I am happy to announce that a vision and dream that started in 2008 has become a reality! My wife, Deb, and I began conversations with Lee Health regarding adjunctive acupuncture to help cancer patients at the new Regional Cancer Center being built off Colonial and Six Mile Cypress. Eleven years […]

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Cancer Prevention Series, #2

By admin|November 1st, 2018|acupuncture, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Diabetes, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Fertility & Family, Reiki & Other Energy Medicine, Uncategorized|

A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION

A CRITICAL FACTOR: MANAGING STRESS

Article #2 in a 3-part series

Read Article #1: Promoting & Honoring Nature’s Rhythms

Managing stress is key to cancer prevention. As the title of this article suggests, the best way to deal with cancer is not to get cancer in the first place. As with many things, avoiding the problem is easier than dealing with it. I think of it like safe driving. If you are a safe driver, you will be less likely to get into a crash. It does not mean that you will not […]

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Cancer Prevention Series #1

By admin|October 6th, 2018|acupuncture, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Drugs|

A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION:

PROMOTING NATURE’S RHYTHMS IN YOUR BODY

Article #1 in a 3-part series

Read Article #2 A Critical Factor: Managing Stress!

A recent article by the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida states that Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading killer in America. This is quite plausible when you see the CDC’s numbers for 2016: Cardiovascular disease took 635,260 lives and cancer accounted for 598,038 lives. Among the myriad of theories and methods for using natural and holistic medicine to […]

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Going Mainstream: Integrative Care for Breast (and other) Cancers

By admin|July 31st, 2018|acupuncture, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Chinese Medicine, Food as Medicine, Pain, Reiki & Other Energy Medicine|

You likely already know that including holistic and natural medicine in most, if not all, medical treatment plans is a wise idea. In this article, we take a quick dive into the world of integrative treatments for breast cancer. The implications of all the research and clinical experience indicates the efficacy of integrative treatments for many, if not all, cancers.

But the big news here is that movement toward institutionalizing currently-termed “alternative” treatments is being–in essence–blessed and starting to move into mainstream medicine. It’s called Integrative Medicine, and there are several early […]

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Acupuncture and the Opioid Crisis

By admin|June 27th, 2018|acupuncture, Back Pain, Chinese Medicine, Drugs, Pain|

By Dr. David Martin, Acupuncture Physician, D.O.M.

The Opioid Crisis is making headlines these days. National leaders are beginning to pay attention to this ongoing and expanding situation of overuse of opioids, a class of substances which include heroin as well as prescription pain killers such as Oxycodone, codeine, morphine, or Fentanyl. Essentially the opioids interact with nerve and brain function. These medications are very strong and have a powerful effect on the entire body, brain and mind.

Since the 1990’s, when the amount of opioids prescribed to patients began to grow, the number of overdoses and deaths from prescription opioids […]

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10+ Foods, Herbs, and B12 to Boost Your Energy and Mood

By admin|May 31st, 2018|acupuncture, Allergies & Autoimmune, Anxiety/Stress, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Diabetes, Chinese Medicine, Chocolate, Diabetes, Fertility & Family, Food as Medicine, Intestinal Health, Uncategorized|

Boost energy and mood

It’s 3:00 p.m. Are you tired or having trouble focusing? In this article are some new ideas about easy ways to use Natural Medicine to help you. It’s using your intelligence and Food as Medicine. Oh, and lest I forget while I have your attention right now: Acupuncture helps energy and brain function too! Yes, acupuncture can INCREASE your energy just as well as CALM it.

ATTENTION: If you or someone you know has Chronic Fatigue, Alzheimers, Parkinsons’, other Neurological Conditions, Depression, Autism, Severe Allergies, Cancer, Heart Diseases, is […]

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