Acupuncture and Chinese medicine journal for practitioners and students

The so called “doctors” say my foot won’t grow back after the amputation. Probably because those money grubbing drug companies wouldn’t be able to sell the drugs I use for the phantom pain. Is there an alternative medicine way to regrow a body part after amputation?

this exact month 2 years ago i began having weird symptoms.
it started with my eyelids seeming kind of swollen, then my vision started to get blurry (i didnt realize it but it was “blepharitis”, what happened was my eyelids were so oily, you could visually see the oil, that the oil was seeping into my eyes and caused dry eyes, that dry eye was diagnosed by an opthamolgist which just prescribed me drops which didnt help at all. i was so focused on the vision being blurry i didnt even see it was because of the oily eyelids(which caused burning eyes as well)
around that same time i started getting a sinus infection, a “triple infection” which i found out later, including “staphylococcus aureus”
i eventually got surgery for my sinuses, my blepharitis (which i just call oily eyelids because i was diagnosed with “minor blepharitis” but i told my opthamoligist that my vision was severely compromised, i couldnt even read a book because the letters were so blurred, and she didnt know what to say. sigh, this stayed like this for over a year until i noticed something that helped significantly
i ate a lot of vegetables during dinner, and i had a large bowel movement and i swore the next day my eyes were better, so i kept eating lots of fiber and it was getting better and better until i had a death in the family and i became so stressed out that i became constiapted and having a hard time becoming not constipated.
why would going to the bathroom help my oily eyes? and im sure it would have cured my sinus too
do i have some type of weird bacterial or viral infection?
i dont know what to do, ive been so stressed out over this for everday for two years that i now have tmj ( face numbness and more vision problems and insomnia)
i just feel if i never got that weird sinus infection/ oily eyelids which caused dry eyes i would be a happy person, now i am in a aconstant state of lethargy.
what is wrong with my body

I’m 20, female.
I wrote about this yesterday thinking that what I have is mouth ulcer but now I am confused.
It started with a sore under my tongue AT THE SAME time of sore on the left side of my check (inside mouth) all the way in the back right next to my last tooth. This hurts and is also causing me ear pain when I swallow. Wel I was gargling with warm/hot salty water last night and it helped for a while:
Now I wake up and it hurts a Loy whether I swallow or not. I checked in the mirror and I noticed that I have two new sores/blister even further back almost into my throat.
I don’t have any other illness like std’s so I am aware of that. I just don’t know if this is just mouth ulcer or a throat infection?
Should I keep gargling with the warm water? Any over the counter medicine?
Yes… I try to avoid doctor’s as much as possible. But if I have to u will go. I just want to try other alternatives first.

I heard that there’s a chinese herb that could help you grow taller. Is it effective?

My Chinese water dragon, Furgeson, was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, what is the easiest way to give him his medicine. The vet had shown me way to hold him that makes him open his mouth but I don’t know how to do it and don’t want to hurt him.

My 12 year old Shih Tzu has episodes at night and only at night. He will collapse/faint, become very hot, be very stiff, and his heart will beat very rapidly. Also, I am feeding him Priority brand dog food(wet and the dry crunchies). He has had this before and has never had a problem (we will switch dog foods from time to time when he runs out). But now it seems to go through him and he will poop in the house a lot more than he used to. It is also diarrhea like. I know the chinese dogs have their numerous health issues, but now my dog’s problems have me paranoid that I will come home to a dead dog someone help me please…Fast too!! thanks

I am a student with a part time job. I have pretty bad depression, and my last dog saved my life whenever I was in a tight spot. Sometimes I forget my medication and he would keep me sane and balanced by giving me a faithful shoulder to lean on. Anyways, I am a Chinese major and therefore am basically required to study abroad. It would happen a year from now. I really don’t want to go to China at all and feel that it will be more of a major hassle and possibly even dangerous due to my nutrition requirements (a great amount of my health depends on safe dairy, and China has very little of that due to most of the population being lactose intolerant), antidepressants and eyesight issues (i’m blind without contacts), but I don’t really think I have a choice if I expect to learn this language. That said, I have found a dog that I think is a great fit for me, but I will probably have to find a friend or have my family take care of her when I leave to go out of the country. Is that fair to her? I am also not home every hour of the day, but I can’t stand leaving my dog home alone for more than four or so hours and always make time for them. I exercise daily but I am not rich either. Is it wise to get a dog right now? I doubt my life will be more stable than it is right now in the years to come. In august I’ll be moving out of my little apartment into a room in a house with a backyard.
Random details:
I’m never gone for more than four or five hours. I set my class and work schedule up so I have time to come back and be with them.
Three months would be my max that I would stay in China. Dairy is important because it’s tough for me to eat (long story). Sounds like mixed answers again…who knows whats right.

“Holistics — it’s an ancient form of medicine.
If you had a headache, they drill a hole in your head!
If you had heartburn, they drill a hole in your heart!
…
It worked for centuries!”

“Holistics — it’s an ancient form of medicine.
If you had a headache, they drill a hole in your head!
If you had heartburn, they drill a hole in your heart!
…
It worked for centuries!”

I’ve asked a few of these before, but now I actually have scores to add in!
First High School-
Freshmen Classes:
Jazz Band
Geometry
English 9 Honors
Health
PE
Digital Communication Technologies(computer Applications class)
Biology
French 1
Summer: World History and Civilizations
Sophomore Year:
Jazz Band
Accounting 1
Yearbook
English 10 Honors
Chemistry
Algebra II
French 2
For Junior and Senior years, I was accepted at a Residential Early College public school called the Indiana Academy.
Junior Year:
German I(Dual Credit)
General Physics(Dual Credit)
Advanced Computer Applications
American Literature(College Level)
World Literature(College Level)
Shakespearean Comedies(College Level)
Shakespearean Histories and Tragedies(College Level)
Precalculus(College Level)
Foundations of the American Experience(Political Philosophy-College Level)
American History 1(Dual Credit)
Research in the Sciences(planning and presenting a grant proposal for a scientific study)
Colloquium(Discussion)
Senior Year(As Planned):
German II(Dual Credit)
Colloquium
AP Environmental Science(Dual Credit)
Intro to Bioethics
Statistics(Dual Credit)
Finite Mathematics(Dual Credit)
Utopian Literature(College Level)
African-American Literature(College Level)
Great Literary Works(Guided Independent reading-College Level)
Creative Writing(College Level)
Poetry(College Level)
The Victorian Novel(College Level)
American History 2(Dual Credit)
AP Psychology(Dual Credit)
Extra Curriculars:
Chinese Club, French Club, United Sexualities, Sweet Fitness(Healthy Cooking club), Community Service Club, SBCA(Black Cultural Awareness), Race Relations, English Team, Suicide Prevention Club, Band, Pep Band.
Leadership:
Treasurer of Sweet Fitness, Treasurer of SBCA, Treasurer of Chinese Club, President of United Sexualities, Founder of Suicide Prevention Club, Peer Assistant(Similar to RA).
SAT: 1830-590M, 620CR, 620W, 8Essay
Awards:First in District English Academic Superbowl 3 years in a row,
Community Service:7 Blood Drives, 150-200 hours at food Pantry, 50-ish hours at humane society, 20-ish for various park/river cleanups.
I plan on Majoring in Biology with minors in English Literature and French. I’ve heard that Ivy Leagues look highly on those wishing to do scientific majors. Truth?
A quick note about my school. Around 800 gifted and talented(I hate that phrase) students apply each year and only about 140 get in. All of the classes are either college level, Dual Credit(Through Ball State University), or AP. Everyone who finishes at The Indiana Academy will receive an Academic Honors Diploma. We have teachers who have taught at Yale, Harvard, and Princeton. Many Professors also teach classes at the University level. Half of the professors here are Doctors. I’m trying to convey the prestige of the school here without sounding pompous.
I would be a first generation college student, if that helps anything. I am sure I will be able to write very compelling essays about growing up in a troubled home(low income, high child output).
My first semester at the Academy, I received a C+ in general Physics. I know this is terrible, but I plan on writing an essay about the culture shock of living away from home for the first time. Also, the week before move in, my family went through the loss of a close relative. I hope that this could explain away the grade(Which went up to an A second semester).
I think this pretty much covers everything, so let me know
Thanks!