doug's blog

Happy Thanksgiving Austin.

This is the holiday to eat way too much, sit back, burp, laugh and be thankful for all the blessings of life. If you eat too much and begin to feel uncomfortable try some ginger tea, it will settle your stomach. If you have Grappa or Sambuca, have a little shot and that will do the trick. Have a great Thanksgiving and thank you Austin your support!!

Douglas and Vanessa

Many of us in Austin have no choice but to be around people at work or school that are sick. They sneeze, cough, often not covering their mouths, and they have fever. These people really should be at home. As an Acupuncturist in Austin I see the effects of viral transmission on a daily basis in my south central Austin Acupuncture clinic. Co-workers, friends, and family members are the usual suspects when we hazard a guess at to how we got sick. I think this is very common and the best way to deal with this flu season is prevention.

The swine flu has many of us very concerned. This past thursday, a life was lost at UT due to this flu. So it is here in Austin, Texas and I am getting calls every week with questions. My approach is simple, Chinese Herbs. I find that in my Austin acupuncture practice that Chinese Herbs are the most effective treatment option. So this Flu season I am offering this; If you feel like you might have the flu, swine or seasonal, call me and I will call you in an anti-viral Chinese Herbal formula to a local herbal pharmacy.

Practicing acupuncture in Austin gives me the opportunity to see and treat folks in our community for various health complaints including spider bites. I found that even the horrible brown recluse spider venom reacts very well to acupuncture around the site with electrical stimulation. I have halted necrosis, the blackening of body tissue which is tissue death, time and time again to the amazement of the patient receiving treatment.

I provide acupuncture therapy in Austin Texas for about 5-6 patients every year with a specific type of facial paralysis called Bell’s Palsy. Bell’s Palsy is a neurological condition that affects the face usually on only one side. The affected side is without control. This means you cant blink, close your mouth fully or smile. Half your face is paralyzed. When you go to your doctor he or she will tell you that it will go away eventually. When you come to our Austin acupuncture clinic we treat you with acupuncture and chinese herbs.

I have helped my Austin patients resolve their low back pain and Sciatica using Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for years. Basically this is lower back inflammation that affects the sciatic nerve causing aching down through the buttock, hamstring calf and ankle. This is very common and can be caused from many different factors including injury, poor posture, weight gain, and sedentary lifestyle. Typically this can be stubborn but eventually we get the pain relieved and the inflammation decreased. I have seen this resolve in 1 treatment and take as long as 2 months to completely go away.

Acupuncture in Austin Texas is becoming more and more popular. Acupuncture is the fastest growing healthcare field in the country and the growth of acupuncture in Austin is a real indicator of that fact. Why is Acupuncture growing in popularity? Why is there a need for an “alternative” to western allopathic treatment of disease?

Hello again Austin, Your friendly acupuncturist here to share some new health news and perspectives. I recently found this article that addresses the issue of healthcare costs and some possible fixes that focus on nutrition rather that costly western medical treatments. Having a strong focus on nutrition and explaining how what you eat can make you feel is one of the many ways that we at TigerLily Acupuncture help our Austin patients.

               It is officially summer in Austin, Texas. The weather is getting hot, and the winter weight we put on has at this point worn out it's welcome. Not to worry, we have a great and healthy nutritional purification cleanse that can help you loose those unwanted pounds and inches. Purification is merely the internal cleansing  detoxification of your body. Think of it as "spring cleaning" for your insides.