Insomnia and Acupuncture
Our first blog written by Jessica Liu, L.Ac. Enjoy! “Did you know that the lack of sleep causes cancer”or “Sleep deprivation leads to serious health problems”? Yes, yes, we have seen plenty of these headlines throughout the years. However, what are the solutions? Sleep more, obviously. But what if you just cannot turn off your […]
Lyme Disease and Acupuncture
Lyme disease is popping up more and more as a hot topic in the medical community. It is a highly debated and incompletely understood condition that seems to have been rearing its mercurial head with increased frequency of late. And though it is famously hard to identify for certain, more of our patients are walking […]
Your Child and Acupuncture
Sarah’s first blog with us. Hope you enjoy: A Closer Look Stress and anxiety are part of daily life and it is something that we take great joy in effectively helping our patients deal with. So many different things lead to stress- work, health, finances, children and family life, to name a few. And […]
Endometriosis. How to identify and treat it with Acupuncture
Endometriosis is a relatively common disorder of the female reproductive system that is said to affect around 1 in 10 women. Unfortunately I am one of those women, and I have struggled with this often-debilitating disease for much of my adult life. Many people have heard of endometriosis, but don’t actually know what it is. […]
Menopause
If you are a woman, you know that at some point in your life you will experience menopause. It’s a time of normal hormonal changes that occurs in our bodies, yet most American women experience menopause as a challenging, symptomatic roller coaster and often resort to hormones and medications to ease symptoms. However, it doesn’t have to […]
Treating Neck and Back Pain with Acupuncture
Meet Alexandra. She’s our newest staff member, and already well esteemed by our patients. Each Acupuncturist brings their own uniqueness to Acupuncture RemediesTM. With Alexandra, she brings a wealth of know-how in trigger point Acupuncture treatment. For those who are unfamiliar, here is Alexandra’s explanation and her first blog with us. Welcome! Most of you […]
The Parent Collective (Guest Blogger) : How a baby support group can work for you
From time to time, I choose to use a guest from my health network to post on my monthly blog. For those who don’t already know this, I work with a web of health providers and care takers, all of which are professionals I’m happy to refer to because either 1) I had a great […]
New Years 2017- Healthy Habits
“I’m going to eat healthier in 2017!” Does this sound familiar to you? For many of us, it does. Unfortunately, the statistics tell us that most people attempting similar New Year’s resolutions give up – after only TWO days of trying! Why do we make these food resolutions and not keep them? We all want to […]
Holidays and Overeating
No matter which holiday(s) you celebrate this season, the widespread amount of food, spirits and cheer is hard to miss. Most people in my sphere, whether friends, family or patients tend to indulge a little, or a lot between Thanksgiving and New Years. There’s no crime in it. You’ve got to live a little right? […]
Skiing– Injuries, and How Acupuncture can help
Skiing is but one example of how TCM – Traditional Chinese Medicine- can keep all winter athletes in medal winning shape! The Olympic dreams of even the recreational skier have been made, and lost due to untimely injuries on the slopes. Without question skiing is a very popular winter sport. Coupled with all that schussing […]