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Healing Takes Time

Patients always want to know how long-how many treatments will it take until they feel better. People are used to quick results with acupuncture. Acupuncture treatements may take a couple of treatments or a month or more until significant and lasting relief is achieved. People say,” If I take a painkiller I’ll feel better faster, although there’s not real healing, only masking the real problem and your right back where you started…in pain or still sick.
Acupuncture and other natural approaches, such as your diet, exercise and herbal medicine actually change the body functions.   It helps the body learn to heal faster. The process of healing, and enhancing the way your body functions, is fundamentally different than suppressing symptoms. Its natural to want quick results. Many people give up on acupuncture after four or five treatments. True healing and repair takes time, and for some patients it takes longer than it does for others. But the body has remarkable ability to repair. Just give it time. Most patients feel better and are glad they didn’t give up.

Weight Loss and Acupuncture/Chinese Herbs

Acupuncture is getting under the skin of dieters by tapping intothe body’s many energy meridians. Using acupuncture to tackle weight loss is a multi-pronged approach. Using acupuncture for weight loss is based in the premise that weight gain could be the result of disturbed energy flow to and from the regulating center of the brain, called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is responsible for maintaining “homostasis” or functional balance that allows the body to function like a finely tuned instrument. It is the body’s dispatch center that regulates hormomes and neurochemicals, and helps control body temperature, circadian rhythm, thirst and hunger.
The guiding principal is that acupuncture and herbs can curb appetite, quelling cravings, boosting metabolism, improving digestion, regulating obesity-related hormones and enhancing the way nutrients are used. It also strengthens the function of the liver, the organ that produces many chemicals critical for digestion, processing nutrients and breaking down of fats. It also increase tone in the smooth muscle of the stomach to help people know that they are full.
Weight Loss with acupuncture and herbs is best achieved with 10-12 treatments, along with a comprehensive weight loss plan with healthy food choices. It is a lifestyle change that can work!

Anxiety And Acupuncture

Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million Americans. In a given year, it affects women twice more then men. Anxiety disorder (GAD) is a psychological and physiological state characterized by excessive, exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday life eventrs with no obvious reason for worry. People woryy about things as health, money, family, work, and school. The worry is often unreallistic or out of porportion for the situation. Eventually, the anxiety interferes or dominates the person’s thinking and daily functioning.

Acupuncture addresses the mind, body, emotions and spirit. For example, on the highway when theres construction or an accident traffic is blocked in many directions. This is true with the body and enrgy associcated iwth anxiety. Acupuncture serves as the on and off ramps to unblock the congested energy in the body’s highways in all directions, thus allievating anxiety, calming the mind, body, emotions and spirit.

The Role of Acupuncture in Sports Injuries and Athletic Performance

The Role of Acupuncture in Sports Injuries and Athletic Performance Acupuncture is used effectively to reduce the pain and inflammation of sports injuries. It has also been shown to increase range of motion and accelerate healing time. Acupuncture can benefit sports injuries at any stage: to prevent, to treat acute pain, swelling and spasms and to address conditions circulation to specific areas …

of the body, which not only promotes healing of sports injuries but could also boost athletic performance. The American Journal of Acupuncture published a study that examined the effects of acupuncture on anaerobic threshold and work capacity during exercise. Researchers found that those who received acupuncture not only had lower heart rates, but had higher maximal exercise capacity and were able to handle greater workloads at the onset of blood lactate accumulation than those in placebo group. If preexisting or new sports injuries are hindering your training or recreational goals, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine should be considered a viable option for a speedy recovery. Don’t let sports injuries keep you from enjoying life!

Your Immunity and Acupuncture

Seasonal Changes Affect The Body
 
When the temperature changes and the first windy and rainy days roll in, we become more susceptible to colds, flu and aches and pains. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can prevent colds and flus by building up the immune system with just a few key acpuncture points along the body’s energy pathways. These points are known for strengthening the circulation of blood and energy and for consolidating the outer defense layers of the skin and muscle so that germs and viruses cannot enter through them. The combination of acupuncture and herbal medicine can boost the immune system. A formula called, The Jade Windscreen Formula is made up of 3 herbs. These 3 herbs can boost your immunity, strengthen the digestive system and fortify the body defenses to fight off wind-borne viruses and bacteria. Be proactive! Build and keep your body strong with acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Acupuncture & Menopause

Menopause signifies “a change” within a women’s life. The shifting of a womens body chemistry. Estrogen is similar to what acupuncturists call JING QI. Jing Qi is like a gift that is given to all of us at the time of conception. When jing qi is abundant, our ability to adpat to disease, illness and stress is optimal. As we age, our jing Qi is slowly drained. This occurs b…etween the ages of 35 to 60. When jing Qi declines the organ system within the body becomes unbalanced, signs occur such as graying hair, loss of libido, poor memory and fatigue. Another factor that contribute to menopause is an imbalance in Yin and Yang energies. Yin is the cooling system in our bodies. When yin declines, heat symptoms will naturally arise, leading to night sweating, restlessness, hot flashes, mood swings and insomnia.
Left untreated a decline of Jing, yin and yang will lead to these symptoms. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can support the healing energies of Jing, yin and yang, providing the body with the builiding blocks it needs in order to nourish, heal and regain balance

Your Health and Acupuncture

True health is more than just not feeling sick. It means that you are functioning at you highest possible level. Your body is in harmony, mind alert, and you spirit is calm. Acupuncture is a proactive approach to your wellness. Just as your car needs a tune-up to perform at its best, you need regularly scheduled acupuncture care for optimal health. Take an active role in caring for your whole self.

Acupuncture and Sports

Acupuncture can provide a competitive edge, leading to improved performance. It is also a viable therapy in the treatment of acute sprains, strains, and pain. This ancient and effective form of health care can reduce swelling, improve range of motion, strengthen you body, speed recovery time, and address underlying problems that could contribute to a future injury. Acupuncture can help create a healthier, stronger, faster and more agile YOU.

Quit Smoking with Acupuncture

Quit Smoking with Acupuncture: Some of the largest stumbling blocks to becoming smoke-free are the stress, anxiety and depression associated with quitting. Acupuncture treatment is quite successful at calming and relaxing the mind, reducing anxiety, and alleviating derpessive feellings. Specific acupoints in the ear and wrist are used to accomplish this. Additional acupoints may be inlcuded that help suppress your appetitie, stimulate repair and healing of organ systems and reduce food and nicotione cravings. Acupuncture can help restore your body to a healthy state of balance and well-being.

Stress and Acupunture

Stress can block the flow of Qi (energy) in the body. Its like a garden hose that is blocked, it can’t provide an adequate supply of water to a plant. Eventually, the plant will be unable to thrive, grow and blossom. This is what happens in the body, energy is unable to move smoothly and the body will become weakened and eventually it becomes susceptible to pain, disease and ill health. Acupuncture can unblock and smooth the flow of Qi to allow the self-healing energy to flouish. Get Acupuncture!