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Research: Chinese Medicine Can Improve Prognosis in Breast Cancer
Studies have shown that Chinese medicine can reduce the side effects of breast cancer treatment and improve quality of life. This helps with prognosis indirectly, by encouraging patients to stick it out for their entire treatment plan. But is it true that Chinese...
Remedies for Nausea
Nausea is the sensation of having to vomit or the urge to vomit. Check out Hillgreen's practitioner Jude Yahfoufi's suggested remedies for nausea below! https://youtube.com/shorts/owMK6dOJZS8?si=7LLP_L_LBMob2Rc1 Nausea can be a symptom of various conditions,...
Chinese Herbs for Cancer: Journal article
Interested in the use of Chinese herbs for cancer? Check out this article by Hillgreen’s founder, Pauline Sok Yin Hwang published last fall in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Titled “"Chinese Herbal Medicine for Oncology" (PDF), Pauline’s article...
Natural bowel Health Part 1: Keep It Moving
I talk about bowel movements a lot in my job. No one wants to. It’s very taboo! But how we digest and eliminate tells a lot about the body, and has a big impact on our ability to absorb the nutrients in our body, and translate those nutrients into good substances and...
FREE WEBINAR: Nutrition Basics from Traditional Chinese Medicine (May 26, 2022)
NOTE: This Webinar is over. Please sign up below to join our email list and get notified about other free webinars in the future! A recording of Carmen's webinar is publicly available here: This talk will provide some basics on promoting wellness using Traditional...
FREE WEBINAR: Managing Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Cancer Treatment (May 2, 2022)
NOTE: This Webinar is over. Please sign up below to join our email list and get notified about other free webinars in the future! A recording of Vilawan's webinar is publicly available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ridw88CUdFs During cancer treatment, one of...
Black History Month 2022
We were slow to publish this newsletter, but Black History Month was in February, with a special 2022 theme of "Black Health and Wellness". We want to highlight the leadership of the Black community in spreading acupuncture in North America. Many acupuncture fans...
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Hillgreen Oncology Acupuncture & Herbs provides services by licensed health care practitioners, with a special focus on supporting people through cancer treatment and recovery. We offer years of experience with natural healing methods including herbal medicine, nutrition, acupuncture, acupressure, massage, cupping, Qi Gong and mindfulness meditation, and more.