Are we headed for a post antibiotic era?

In my last post I described a protocol for handling sinus infections without resorting to antibiotics. Over the weekend I read this article and it reminded me that it is important to spread the word far and wide — we need to stop resorting to antibiotics to treat ourselves and our children as routinely as we do today. Rather than trundling off to the doctor’s office for an amoxicillin prescription as soon as our child develops a sniffle or a fever, we need to take the common sense watch and wait approach that many public health... [Read more...]

Are you ready for the central Texas cedar season? Part 2

Click here for part one of this article. More so than other allergies, cedar allergies seem create a fertile ground for bacterial and fungal infections of the sinuses. It is very common for cedar allergy sufferers to be plagued by almost constant sinus pressure and headaches and to fall prey to at least one or two sinus infections each year, typically timed inconveniently to fall in the middle of the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. Your sinuses — a cozy home for bacteria and fungi Your sinuses are warm and moist and are therefore... [Read more...]

Are you ready for the central Texas cedar season? Part 1

When I moved here from Colorado ten years ago, I had never heard of cedar fever. I was accustomed to a Spring and Fall allergy season, but all the allergy sufferers that I knew in Colorado got a break from their symptoms during the winter. That is why I was surprised to meet so many people in Waco whose WORST allergy season starts around Thanksgiving and extends through January or February. And, even more so than other allergens, cedar allergies seem to lay the groundwork for some really nasty secondary infections — all the way from... [Read more...]

Alexandra Foley, Waco TX

Thanks for my treatment yesterday. I was feeling achy and run down and now I feel so much better. I also managed to bypass the cold that EVERYONE else in the family got. And I’m the one who usually gets all the colds!! Thanks!  Read More →

Samantha Lenora, Waco TX

It is a blessed relief to now have a grasp on what is going on with me and this challenge that has been going on for a month. Thank you ♥ Thank you ♥ Thank you ♥ Kristen Horner Warren at Live Oak Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine. You are an amazing Teacher/Healer/Friend!!!  Read More →

Jackie Dalrymple, China Spring TX

Dr. Horner: I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the acupuncture treatment plan you have developed specifically for my needs. After three years of very aggressive but unsuccessful [acupuncture] treatment in Dallas I have found that your minimalistic approach to acupuncture has been perfect for my sensitive system. I feel stronger and my allergy symptoms have shown dramatic improvement. You were right in your evaluation that in my case less was better. I have more energy and my immune system seems better than ever. For... [Read more...]

Karen Bartosh, mother of 17 year old Jamie, Abbott TX

“We have been so fortunate this year.  Our daughter is in so much better health since she has been seeing you.  She started to try to get a little stuffy nose that lead to a cough and she could feel it begin to affect her bronchial tubes so we started her on the Gan Mao Ling (I have no idea if I spelled that right) and she has improved to the point that we are not afraid that she is going to get sick now.  These are such huge improvements over the past.”  Read More →