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Acupuncture Tip #28: Your Neck (and health) is on the Line

8/28/2012

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Or Should We Say, Your Neck is the First Line......of defense. Ever noticed that your neck often times gets a little stiff or sore right before you catch a cold? Or how you have that annoying little scratch at the back of your throat right before you're laid up in the bed with a bowl of soup and a box of tissues? In Chinese medicine, the pathogens that cause colds and the flu hitch a ride into your body on an energetic called "Wind." Cold wind literally attacks your defensive system and can make you sick, and one of the most vulnerable spots on your body is the back of your neck. So as the temperature starts to cool and the winds start to pick up, remember to wrap up in a scarf and take that first sign of an achey neck as a cue to charge up your immune system with lots of fluids, Vitamin C, fresh garlic and ginger, and echinacea. And of course your weekly acupuncture session ;). If you haven't been getting your regular acupuncture treatments, now is a great time to start up again. Hope to see you soon!
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