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Acupuncture works with your natural energy called “qi” allowing relief and optimization of health.


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  • Sinus pressure

    Try acupressure on these 4 points on your left and right side. Then when you’re ready, add the three points on the left and right foot as well for a total of 7. Pictures below show these 4 points: 3 on the face and near the ankle. It’s a great approach for self care with sinus

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  • Food Energetics: Celery takes the prize!

    Diet is a significant variable in your energetic balance. Check out what these foods are doing for you or against you…

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  • Acupuncture Outperforms Drugs for Infertility…

    Click here or on photo for full article.

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  • When Cupping is Useful

    Tiny needle acupuncture offers: cupping, moxibustion, and gua sha as appropriate in the traditional acupuncture appointment. With the recent exposure of athletes using cupping for optimal performance in the olympics and movie stars using it for detox,  I’ve had a couple of questions from patients about whether I felt that cupping would help them. Here’s

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  • Moxibustion: Common Uses

    Cupping, Moxibustion, and Gua Sha continued… Now onto the topic of Moxibustion! It’s smoky, it’s smelly… why do we use it? It’s a different approach to emphasizing treatment. Moxa is used also when warmth is needed therapeutically. Moxibustion is dried mugwort (herb) lit on fire that penetrates heat more deeply than an acupuncture needle! Moxibustion is contraindicated

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  • Gua Sha Scraping Method

    Cupping, Moxibustion, and Gua Sha continued… Gua Sha is often used for what we call “damp heat” syndromes which sometimes can manifest as: Here’s how it works: We use a gua sha tool, some oil over the area to be treated, and a lot of elbow grease. Your practitioner knows all the details on how

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