Magic Hands: Chinese Massage for Osteoporosis
Magic Hands: Chinese Massage for Osteoporosis
Dear Patron, I believe many of you have received my booklet regarding the 12 meridians, your life channels. If you still don’t have one, please come to the counter of Palace Herbal Spa to get one, I still have some copies left.
One client recently requested about menopause and osteoporosis therapy. And I would like to take this chance to show you how and why Chinese massage can help with these problems.
According to Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Osteoporosis, commonly referred to as brittle bones, is a syndrome leading to reduction in bone mineral density, and architecture and changes in the variety and amount of proteins in bone. The patient is at an increased risk of fracture. A hip or spine fracture would require immediate hospitalization and surgery. Spinal or vertebral fractures can result in loss of height, severe back pain and deformity.
There are various risk factors linked to the development of Osteoporosis:
-80% of cases occur in women, as they have lighter and thinner bones and lose bone rapidly post menopause.
-Age reduces bone density.
-Heredity and genetics determine if one is at risk.
-A smaller and thinner person is at a higher risk
-An adult who has broken one or more bones during their adulthood.
-There is a greater likelihood of people of Caucasian, Asian or Latino descent to develop osteoporosis as compared to Africans. -Women with low estrogen levels.
-Men with low testosterone levels. Testosterone may be low due to high alcohol intake and insufficient diet. -A diet lacking in calcium, vitamin D, phosphorous and essential vitamins.
-Too much of animal protein in the diet can lead to loss of calcium through the kidneys.
-High consumption of sodium.
-Inactive lifestyle combined with smoking and alcohol abuse increase the risk of osteoporosis.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) centers on the balancing of energy (Qi) in each human being to achieve overall wellness. According to TCM, the loss of kidney Qi and blood stagnation are mainly responsible for osteoporosis. Kidney rules over bones, to balance the kidney is to keep the bones in good order.
Acupuncture/acupressure massage has been shown to treat Osteoporosis. When the specific points are subjected to pressure, the nerve stimulation works towards building calcitonin, the hormone responsible for recalcification of bone and reducing bone pain. Research done at the Chengdu University, Sichuan Province of China, have proven the positive effects of acupuncture towards increase in bone metabolism.
The tried and tested ancient Chinese preparations coupled with acupuncture offer promise in treating the root causes of osteoporosis and bone disease, providing a beneficial environment to the body and enhancing bone health.
If you have menopause and osteoporosis problems, I suggest you get the following treatment at our spa:
30 min ginger foot reflexology spa, plus half hour table massage.
Ginger is one of the best Chinese herbal medicine to restore chi (life force) to the kidney( Kidney means your kidney and reproductive organs). And a reflexology concentrating on the center of the bottom of the feet (kidney zone) and the heel of the feet (reproduction area), can help with many ailments. After this foot spa, come to the table, and let the therapist massage on your back and lower back (bladder channels), and your belly( Conception Vessel, stomach channels, etc). This combination of holistic health care will give you great treatment for the menopause and osteoporosis problems.
Recommended: Drink Ginger Hot Tea after you get home from our spa. Chop some fresh ginger, boil for 15 minutes. Add honey. Taste the wonder of natural medicine.
Any questions, please email me at: palaceherbalspa@aol.com
May Wang, Holistic Health Care Practitioner
Call me to book your special treatment. 858-776-8933
DIY: Insomnia Foot Spa for $1.00
water in foot tub. Add 1 table spoon sea salt, 4 ts apple cider vinegar. Soak feet for 20 min., starting at
8:00PM when your Pericardium Channel is operating. Then press heel center(insomnia point) against
pebble for 10 min. 6 treatments is a cycle. Less than a dollar cost for each treatment!
Mother’s Day: Why Orange Is So Good?
Mother’s Day: Why Orange Is So Good?
Dear friends, Mother’s Day is coming, and I have filled my glass compote with oranges again in my Escondido and La Mesa Spas.
This time, I found some genuine Chinese oranges, those which belong to the Chinese Medicine food therapy. This type of orange not only serves as a symbol of good luck in China, but also brings health to people in many ways.
An orange a day,
Builds a healthy lady.
Chinese orange belongs to the “warm” medicine, and its properties as the “Yang”, can fight many diseases, ailments, or discomfort. Chinese Medicine believes orange is one of the best fruit to fight or prevent cancer and stroke. And ladies love to use it since 5,000 years ago to keep their body in a healthier state.
I have one short formula of Chinese orange to fight menstrual pain:
Half pound “orange meat”, which means oranges with no peels. Cut into small pieces, and boil for 3 minutes. Put in bowl for 2 minutes, and then add honey. Serve while hot.
When you come to our spa this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, please don’t forget to get one Chinese orange at the counter!
Happy Mother’s Day to You All!
Jone Guo, May Wang,
Palace Herbal Spa
Casting Water Garden & Décor
Double Happiness--2nd Anniversary
Grand Opening of Casting Water Garden & Decor
Palace Herbal Spa anounces the grand opening of Casting Water Garden & Decor, a unique garden store selling home and garden decor items, such as rust metal garden stakes, cast iron bird baths, wind chimes, art glass, country and farm animals, etc.
The store is located right across our spa in Grossmont Center in La Mesa. A 30% off grand opening special event will go on for this weekend. Plus, you get $5 spa certificate for each $30 you spend at the store. You can use this certificate at any location of Palace Herbal Spa. Hurry up before sales end.
Most of the items are designed by Jone, artist and HHP, founder of Palace Herbal Spa. There is over 1,000 items that you won't find in other stores.
Spring has sprung, Welcome to feel the spring in Casting Water!
May, our general manager, will be at the store to welcome all of our friends this weekend!
Zhou Mo Kuai Le! (Have a nice weekend!)
Palace Herbal Spa
Casting Water Garden & Decor.
Year of Tiger: How to Achieve Good Fortune & Good Health
Year of Tiger: How to Achieve Good Fortune & Good Health
“Palace” needs to give huge thanks to all of our royal patrons during the past week—the week for the Chinese New Year and the Valentine. Our therapy service has broken record in both of our spas:
I have received a lot of request asking about the year of the tiger, so the following short article, I hope, will bring you some benefits in this New Year!
What is the Year of Tiger
There are twelve earthly branches, starting from the rat. Then it is the ox, then the tiger. According to ancient myth, they were appointed by Shijiamoni, the
1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010.
What A “Tiger” Should Do in His or Her Year
For this person, both good energy and bad energy will fight to dominate, so one must exercise extra caution to avoid troubles, and use good faith and meditation to bring good energy to its extreme.
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What All People Should do
According to I-Ching, in year 2010, there could be a water shortage for the world, and refugees could roam. Saving water will be everyone’s task.
2010 will bring great benefit to the “East” and the “West”. Business or homes with doors opening to the east or west will receive better fortune.
On the contrary, it will bring bad energy to the “North”, and the “South”.
So if you plan to open a business, do not choose the location with the door opening to the north or south. If you already did, do the following:
Keep your door closed, or hang a yellow, gold, or sparkling curtain to ward off bad energy. Move your office desk; let it face east or west. Do not let it face north or south. If you are unable to move it, put plants with yellow/golden leaves to attract good energy.
Great fortune comes from the east in the Year of Tiger. Use plants to attract good energy: plants with yellow/gold leaves or stripes. Put them on the east side of your room, preferably near the window. An “east room” in a house will be the perfect place.
The foyer: this area is called “Xuan Guan”, where both good energy and bad energy tries to occupy. Use bonsais (symbolizing long life and good fortune), and plants with yellow/gold colors to bring good Fengshui.
In the Year of Tiger, meditation becomes more important. It purifies one’s mind so no bad energy can affect you. Remember, you have good things hidden in the west or east. Good luck to you all!
Article by Jone, Holistic Health Care,
HOW TO RECEIVE "SPRING MASSAGE"
HOW TO RECEIVE SPRING MASSAGE
This year, the Chinese New Year coincides with the Valentine’s Day, and it is believed the luckiest new year day of all: A “double happiness” has arrived at everyone’s doorstep.
Chinese medicine was given to the people by the “Medicine God” about 5,000 years ago. According to its theory, one's organs belong to the "five elements": gold(metal), wood, water, fire, & earth. In the spring-time, liver, being wood, dominates all other organs. Chinese spring massage will target meridian channels and acupuncture points that relate to the liver. We human beings, as part of nature, also revive like all other plants and animals. To keep your liver in a healthy state will heal all your other problems in the springtime, as it says in the Yellow Emperor's Classics:
3) Liver belongs to the sun. So do not stay too late at night.
I wish you can share this info with your friends and families. And I will stop here for today, because in "Zen", "Less is more".
JONE, HHP
STORY BY JONE: WHERE IS THE POWAY BOY?
WHERE IS THE
Last week, after meeting my friends FP & SY in my spa in
So I was standing in line at the counter to pay for some jackets I bought, and here I saw a boy, about 14 years old, with his mom, paying for two swords they had just found in the store.
The big sword lying across the counter really caught my eye--from the shape I could tell it was an authentic Samurai sword, and it had a Japanese signature on the wood handle.
I could not help crying out: “ My God, such a nice sword.”
The mother told the boy to be quite, and asked me about the sword. I said this Samurai sword is hand-forged, with no sharp edge—it is for peace and it can ward off evil spirit when hanging inside the house.
I paid for the clothes and went out to my van at the parking lot, which is just about 20 feet away from the store’s entrance. In front of my car, it is a fire wood plant; there is a huge pile of firewood against the fence, with the magnificent
It was the boy who bought the sword. I rolled down the window, and he was holding the sword as if presenting a gift to me: “Take this sword, it means much much more to you. Please take it.”
I was stunned, and for a moment, I did not speak. “Do I have to pay you?” I said in a low voice.
“No, please have it”.
“Thank you so much” and I added: “God bless you”. The Poway Mountains
I pulled out and turned right into
I sped up to 50 mph. I knew soon I would do a painting in my studio.
Happy Mother's Day To You All!
We got extremely busy since Friday, yesterday. And at this beautiful evening of San Diego, Palace Herbal Spa would like to say Happy Mother's Day to all of our dear mama-patrons!
And thanks again for choosing the Palace as your healing and relaxation destination!
And many thanks to May, our executive store manager, who is a mother of two. Thanks for all her industrious work and tender care for the store in Escondido.
Jone,
Palace Herbal Spa
CHINESE MEDICINE PROHIBITS HOT BATH FOR MASSAGE
Oriental massage is based on Chinese acupuncture theory. The purpose is to unblock the Meridian Channels in your body, so as the "chi", or life force, can flow freely. It is a very sophisticated process which will usually last one hour to make it really work. During this process, your tissue will be filled with more blood and will become tender, and your nerves become much more active. At the same time, those invisible channels throughout your body will work with your nerves and blood network to fight the "evil energy", which is normally called pain, soreness, joints problems, or any other ailments.
Chinese medicine prohibits "hot bath" for massage. A hot bath, in American sense, can be various things: a hot spa, sauna, Jacuzzi, hot tub soak, hot shower, etc.
It is highly recommended that the client shall not take a “hot bath” at least two hours prior to the massage, or, two hours after the massage. The hot bath will damage your tissues, and give complication to the nerve system. It will be contradictory to the meridian channel management process.
We recommend you take a light, quick warm shower before or after the massage. If you do need a hot bath, Jacuzzi, wait for at least two hours after the massage. And remember: drink plenty of water after the massage before using your hot bath. This will help your body to return to its normal state, and help it to detoxify as well.
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Jone, Palace Herbal Spa
Escondido-San Diego-La Mesa
Holistic Health Care Expert
