Holistic Care

We hope you’re feeling the joy and spirit of the holidays this December! Some of us may also be feeling the level of stress in our day-to-day lives creeping up. That stress, along with the drier air and more time indoors, can really take a toll on the skin. If you’re noticing the frown lines between your eyebrows seem a little deeper, you’re not alone. Did you know that facial acupuncture not only helps minimize the fine lines in your face and bring life back to your skin, it also helps your body deal with stress?

A truly holistic treatment, facial acupuncture benefits the whole body while it rejuvenates the skin. You will likely see increased energy and improved sleep, and you may even notice that you’re thinking a bit more clearly, and able to handle that stress a little bit better. The process of facial acupuncture is relaxing, giving you a deep rest, and the benefits build over time, including:

• Diminishment of fine lines
• Improved skin tone and texture
• Firmer skin and tighter pores
• More moisture and plumpness in the skin overall
• Lifting in the eye and jaw areas
• Reduction of Rosacea and Acne

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So, here we are. It’s 2021, fourth quarter, and we have seen and been through a lot. We’re experts in self-care by this point, right?

The holidays bring merriment as well as stress. Caring for ourselves as we head into the holiday season means ensuring healthy qi flow.

Qi (“chee”) is the natural functioning of our body systems. For example, lung qi is breathing, stomach qi is digesting, and heart qi is pumping blood. Where there is free flow, there is healthy qi and we have a heart that quietly circulates blood throughout the body, lungs that inhale and exhale smoothly, and a stomach that processes the food we eat to provide fuel for our everyday life. When qi no longer flows freely it has become stuck or stagnant, and this often results in pain and emotional fluctuations as well as other symptoms. Read More

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Wearied, tired, sad, and not able to sleep because your thoughts won’t leave you alone….

Times have been tough and many are noticing signs of depression; low energy, irritability, insomnia, changes in appetite and digestion, difficulty concentrating, and poor moods.  We are all familiar with the symptoms of depression or anxiety, but for some the feelings become persistent, severe and start to interfere with our daily lives.

Reports show that the rates of depression have tripled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.  Traditional treatments often include a combination of behavioral therapy and medication. While some find relief with anti-depressant medications, for many (up to 34%) medications either do not work, or the side effects become intolerable.  Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are effective in treating mood disorders like depression and anxiety, either alone or in conjunction with traditional treatments. Studies shown that acupuncture done over a period of 6-8 weeks has been shown to significantly improve depressive symptoms, and that acupuncture was found to have similar effects when compared to antidepressant drugs.

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If you are up for it, your acupuncturist may send you home with a “raw” herbal formula. Chinese herbal formulas come in several other forms also including powdered or as pills, but what you are looking at below is the actual plant parts themselves. This could be as the berry, flower, seed, root, and more. This is known as raw herbs.

Essentially raw herbs are just the dried and prepared specific plant part which contains all the important stuff. In Chinese medicine, we use multiple herbs in a single formula to holistically approach your concerns and treat you as a whole. It is tailored just for you. These herbs all set to go into a pot and boil away leaving you with a wonderful decocted Chinese herbal formula to drink as a tea. Read More

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