For those who suffer with IBS, a normal life feels out of reach, at times. Fear of filling one’s schedule, making presentations that may increase anxiety, going out to restaurants or other people’s homes for meals, and more, all bring challenges that often have the person with IBS avoiding all these activities. The following are […]
Acupuncture: What is it and how does it work in today’s terms?
Acupuncture has been around for over 2000 years and that’s a conservative number. It started in China and spread throughout the World, now being used in nearly every country and double-digit styles. There have been countless attacks on acupuncture and the perpetuation of the myth (or outright lies) that there are not enough studies on […]
How Does Acupuncture Help Depression?
Depression has been a growing problem in the United States for the past few decades. It is complicated in that the term carries a simplistic definition in the minds of the general public, when in reality there are many different kinds of depression with a variety of underlying causes. I will shed light on some […]
Patient Fatigue in the Chronically-Ill
There are a number of challenges for both Patient and Clinician when entering a healing relationship. Creating rapport, respecting boundaries, proper education, honest reporting, when to reassess, when to shift strategies, etc. But one of the most common issues that plague both Patient and Practitioner is that of Patient Fatigue. Patient Fatigue is when a […]
Discover a More Caring Approach to Health and Wellness
Discover a More Caring Approach to Health and Wellness Much of what goes on in our Society is about identifying problems and creating businesses around the solutions that one is able to offer. Some of these businesses or solutions are short-term while others exist over Eons. I happen to Practice from BOTH ends of this […]
How Acupuncture Helps to Ease the Fear, Anger and Hopelessness
We live in a time of unrest; political, social, financial and resultant personal and interpersonal issues. And whether we want to admit it or recognize it, we are connected to others. This connection may be invisible, like threads of energy from our minds, which is a bit ethereal for my tastes, or a more tangible […]
Does Acupuncture Treat Anxiety?
Acupuncture is an ancient art as professed by hundreds of family lines of Practitioners throughout Asia, and now is practiced throughout most of the World! There is no other form of medicine on the planet that has a theoretical construct (our own system of medicine doesn’t practice from a theoretical construct!), has the vast number […]
How Does Acupuncture Help Depression?
Depression has been a growing problem in the United States for the past few decades. It is complicated in that the term carries a simplistic definition in the minds of the general public, when in reality there are many different kinds of depression with a variety of underlying causes. I will shed light on some […]