Today, I got some acupuncture and some herbal remedies. The Dr. I saw said that Graves disease cannot be treated without Western medicine, but Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture helps that process along.
Basically, she looked at my tongue and said two things - one it is red on the tip meaning my liver is "on fire" and there is this fissure there which is an excess in phlegm. She suggested acupuncture twice a week and herbs to cleanse my liver.
I did the acupuncture, and although strange, I felt good. I got kinda sleepy an felt generally relaxed.
As for the herbal remedy..they are sitting next to me and I still don't know what to think of them.
I asked my colleague who was born and raised in China - he said it is common to use combination of western & chinese medicine to cure/help all sorts of diseases. He looked at the medicine and researched it a bit and said it looks good - no side effects.
I am still not sure what I will do. Am I just messing with things? Or will this help... tough to decide..
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