 I (Lynn) have been going to a boot camp class for the past six months. Twice a week, I get up at 5:45 am. to be at class at 6:15, so I can have my butt kicked for an hour. It’s a great workout, and over time, it’s getting a little easier. Yesterday morning, . . . → Read More: Treating Elbow Pain with Acupuncture  W. C. Fields, the famous comedian in the early part of the 1900’s, was known for his humorous dislike of women, children, and dogs. Part of his act was his hard-drinking persona, with his enlarged, red nose from too much drink. While W. C. Fields may have been a power drinker, his big nose was from . . . → Read More: Treating Rosacea with Acupuncture  Comments are closed  Cosmetic Acupuncture, Health Conditions  acupuncture for rosacea, acupuncture for skin conditions  During certain times of the year, I see an increase in patients who are suffering from similar conditions. In the late fall, I tend to see more patients who are struggling with seasonal depression, and around the holidays I see an increase of patients coming to acupuncture to be treated for stress. I also . . . → Read More: Chinese Medicine and Self Care for Seasonal Allergies Comments are closed About Acupuncture, Health Conditions, Staying Healthy acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, seasonal allergies  Not long ago, I sent my sister a care package. It wasn’t packed with brownies and cookies and other goodies to eat. Her care package had only one thing; a Chinese herbal formula to treat the night sweats that are waking her several times every night. How you experience menopause is different from every . . . → Read More: Acupuncture for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Comments are closed Women's Issues acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Hot Flashes, menopause, Night Sweats  We all want to be as healthy as possible. Most of us try to choose foods that are wholesome, fresh, organic, and when possible, local. We try to move our body, deal with stress, and get enough sleep. There is another area of daily self-care, however, that can also affect your health; and that . . . → Read More: Choosing Safe Cosmetics  I am frequently asked by my patients how I decide which acupuncture points to use during their treatment. It’s a complicated process, but the first thing to know is that all acupuncture points work like “on and off ramps” to your body’s energetic pathways. By needling into various points, your practitioner can access both . . . → Read More: How Your Acupuncturist Chooses Points  We see a lot of patients at Acupuncture in the Park with fatigue. For some, overwhelming exhaustion is what brings them into the clinic. For others, fatigue is a secondary symptom to some other problem. Fatigue can manifest in a number of different ways. Some people are so completely exhausted that they have difficulty . . . → Read More: Patterns of Fatigue in Chinese Medicine  Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, I tell them that I’m an acupuncturist. This is a half-truth, as I am really a practitioner of Chinese medicine. To most people, this may feel like nit picking, but in reality there is a big difference. That’s because acupuncture is only one method . . . → Read More: The Healing Modalities of Chinese Medicine Comments are closed About Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine acupuncture, Modalities of Chinese medicine If you visit an acupuncturist for a specific symptom, you might be surprised to be asked all kinds of questions that seem to have absolutely nothing to do with what brought you in. In fact, you may become impatient as your practitioner asks you about your digestion when you’re there to be treated for acne. What’s . . . → Read More: What Your Symptoms Mean to an Acupuncturist The other day I pulled a muscle in the front of my thigh during a boot camp class. I felt a painful “ping” in my leg while I was doing some lunges. When I went home, I knew the muscle needed some attention, but what? Should I put ice on it or heat? One of the most . . . → Read More: Should You Use Heat or Cold? Comments are closed Health Conditions, Pain, Staying Healthy heat or cold for an injury, when to apply heat, when to ice |
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