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Food as Medicine

food as medicine

Mama Always Said: You Are What You Eat

Maybe mom and gramma really did know best when it came to nutrition. Their advice is not so far off from ancient Chinese wisdom. The first rung of treatment is healthy food. When health becomes imbalanced examine your diet, make sure you are getting all of your nourishment from your food, and eliminate the foods that are triggers, or are unhealthy. If that doesn’t work, the second rung of treatment is acupuncture and herbs, to make sure you are absorbing what you eat. As research has shown, what we eat can actually impact our health profoundly. Over the years, we have learned that our dietary choices can influence our risk of disease. continue reading »

Acupuncture for Sports Injuries

Acupuncture for Sports Injuries

Whether you are a professional, college, or high school athlete (or maybe just a weekend warrior), you know that injuries can happen when you least expect it. Sometimes, it’s a traumatic injury because your body was pushed beyond its limit and sometimes, the injury comes from simple overuse. And every athlete wants to get back on the field, court, or track as quickly as possible. continue reading »

How Acupuncture Can Improve Lung Health

How Acupuncture Can Improve Lung Health

The health of our lungs isn’t necessarily talked about a lot when general health is discussed. Typically, cardiovascular health, chronic pain, cholesterol and stroke risk tend to be the more common topics. Many don’t think about lung health until there is a problem and then improving it becomes priority number one. continue reading »

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