Can a tiny pin smaller than a strand of hair really treat some of the biggest pregnancy symptoms? Join Andrea as she tries acupuncture.

While it's easy to fight spring allergies with over-the-counter drugs like Sudafed and Claritin, medication is not the only way to calm pollen-charged sneezes and sniffles.

Alla Milikovsky, a licensed acupuncturist in Chicago, recommends Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as an alternative to drugs. "Whether an allergy is caused by pollen, environmental contaminants, certain foods, food additives, animal fur, mold or a combination of these, the energy balance in the body is always what is affected," she explained on ABC News last week. "The symptoms vary from person to person, even when both individuals suffer from the same pollen - that is why TCM always treats the individual and why the alternative to drug store medication works."

The goal of acupuncture – a primary component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – is to restore harmony and equilibrium to every bodily system. The ancient healing

For some, acupuncture is relegated to the ranks of an occasional treatment – an extra level of healthcare that is often not covered by insurance and not encouraged by allopathic

To treat eye problems, practitioners of acupuncture often insert a needle into the little toe. For acupuncturists, this is an obvious method of treatment as the toe and the