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Out of Your Head, Into Your Body: Optimized Performance through Acupuncture
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Out of Your Head, Into Your Body: Optimized Performance through Acupuncture

If you spend any time at all on social media, you’ve seen celebrities and sports figures having acupuncture.  The list of celebrities who swear by the benefits of acupuncture is long: Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey, Jr., Shaquille O’Neal, Kim Kardashian, and Natalie Portman, just to name a few. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who suffered multiple…

Acupuncture can put you in a better mood
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Acupuncture can put you in a better mood

How can alternative medicines, like acupuncture, effect my mood? When we talk about alternative medicine, we are talking about a very broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to, homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, herbs, and ayurvedic medicine. Each of these medicines has within its constructs the ability to diagnose and treat disharmonies. To address your…

Finding & Treating the Causes of Insomnia
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Finding & Treating the Causes of Insomnia

According to the National Institute of Health it is estimated that some 50-70 million Americans suffer from sleep or wakefulness disorders causing nearly $50B in lost productivity and upwards of 5000 car crashes. A related disorder called sleep apnea (temporary cessation of breathing while asleep) affects 12-18 million Americans. In my practice, I see first-hand the…