Dr. Angelica Kokkalis, O.M.D L.Ac.

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Transcendental Meditation Practice Leads To Decrease In Medical Costs

According to a study published this week in the September/October 2011 issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion (Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 56-60), people with consistently high health care costs experienced a 28 percent cumulative decrease in physician fees after an average of five years practicing the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique compared with […]

Is Acupuncture combined with Western medicine?

CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) is combined with Western medicine  Oriental medicine in the United States has strong ties with western healing systems.  It is not a substitute for western medicine.  They are both complementary systems.  Generally speaking, western medicine is best for acute illnesses and for diagnostic procedures.  Chronic illnesses often respond better to Oriental medicine.   […]