WELLNESS AUTHOR
Stephanee Owenby
TREAT WHILE YOU TRAVEL n If you’re one to get sick while traveling, here are a few reasons why you might feel the way you do and how TCM modalities could ease your travel sickness symptoms.
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uman beings love to travel. In 2019, a total of 2.3 billion individuals took trips in the United States alone. We travel for many reasons: to experience new people, places and cultures; to broaden our horizons; to escape our everyday lives; and to see the world through new eyes. But nothing ruins a good vacation like not feeling your best! Motion sickness, pain and illnesses like allergies and the common cold can derail even the best-laid trip plans. Throughout the 5000-year history of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), clinicians have been developing methods to preserve and restore health to the human body. Acupuncture is arguably the most well-known TCM practice. Combined with
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