Tips to Strengthen your Lungs and Immune System

By Dr. Rakela, on November 11th, 2011

Strenghten your lungs and immune system with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. This will prevent colds and flu from moving into the lungs and shorten the duration of your illness. . . . → Read More: Tips to Strengthen your Lungs and Immune System

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Secrets for Staying Healthy during the Cold and Flu Season

By Dr. Rakela, on October 22nd, 2010

How can you tell when a virus is trying to attack your immune system?
There is an initial stage when the virus is trying to attack your immune system. If you pay close attention to your body and boost your immune system just as the virus is taking hold, you can drive it away. When your body feels tired and you have the slightest scratchy throat and maybe a headache, you may be catching a virus and you need to act fast. Also if you have been around other people who are sick, you may be exposed to a virus and you should protect yourself……. . . . → Read More: Secrets for Staying Healthy during the Cold and Flu Season

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Weight Loss–How to Lose that Belly Fat!

By Dr. Rakela, on September 17th, 2010

Have you noticed lately that more and more people seem to be gaining weight around the belly? In the early 1980′s scientific research and new weight loss plans proclaimed “Fats are bad for you!” and a dietary shift began to the low-fat diets. Now for about 30 years people have been avoiding fats but have been filling up on carbohydrates. Low-fat snacks are usually high in carbohydrates and loaded with sugar. When you eat sugar-loaded carbohydrates you are never satiated and have continuous craving for sweets or more carbohydrates.

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Acupuncture for Stress and Anxiety

By Dr. Rakela, on August 6th, 2010

Our bodies are designed to react to stressful events by turning on the “flight or fight” responses of the sympathetic nervous system. This gets our heart rate going, our blood pressure up, impedes our circulation causing pain and muscle tension, and over time this causes the body to release the stress hormone cortisol.  When cortisol is elevated our sleep patterns become disturbed causing insomnia and our anxiety increases.  This constant state of stress begins to deplete us, and we eventually become exhausted.

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Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Clinic of Nancy Rakela Celebrates 25 Years

By Dr. Rakela, on July 21st, 2010

Nancy Rakela

This new blog is just in time to celebrate my 25th anniversary of being in practice as an acupuncturist and doctor of Oriental medicine in Berkeley.  I look forward to sharing with you health news and insights that will help you attain optimal health.

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