Many ask how they can help support their healing in between treatments. Keeping inflammation down can greatly help maintain the changes and shifts occurring during your acupuncture sessions. First, it is important to understand what inflammation is and how it impacts your body. Inflammation is a natural process in the body that takes place when the body is in need
There is often a tendency to perceive wellness, health and healing in a linear and goal oriented fashion. Our modern society highlights physical appearance and physical health while the importance of the invisible aspects of wellness are often overshadowed and underemphasized. What would happen if we were to expand our perception of “wellness” wide enough to not only include the
Acupuncture helps stress and anxiety. How though, is anxiety defined in our culture? According to the website Anxiety.org, anxiety disorders are characterized by a general feature of excessive fear (i.e. emotional response to perceived or real threat) and/or anxiety (i.e. worrying about a future threat) and can have negative behavioral and emotional consequences. Acupuncture helps the different types of anxiety
Can’t sleep? Natural Remedies are here! Are you sleeping 8 hours a night? Are you getting an hour or more of deep sleep and a lot of good REM (the dream state) sleep? If not, acupuncture and herbs can help. Read on to learn more about the dangerous side effects of not sleeping well. If you can’t sleep, you’re performing
Tips for winter health and wellness will keep you stronger and healthier this winter. There are ancient Chinese secrets and maybe some “grandma always knew best” advice. Keep Your Neck Covered One of the first things you always want to be mindful of is keeping your neck and head covered when you are outside and the wind is blowing. In
Understanding how acupuncture helps allergies starts with knowing that allergies refer to a group of symptoms including sneezing, runny nose or eyes, nasal congestion, and possibly headaches. Seasonal allergies generally occur in the spring, summer, and fall, although people can have more than one of these. Year-round allergies are usually due to fungus spores, dust, or animal dander. Seasonal allergies
