For over 5000 years, the use of acupuncture and herbs for maintaining health has been recorded in Asian cultures. This makes it the oldest known form of healthcare known to man. As medical knowledge has increased over the years, so in turn, has the knowledge of how acupuncture can effect our health in a positive way. Scientific research tells us that acupuncture accesses the sympathetic nervous system, initiating a chain of electrical events in the body. As the body communicates through electrical impulses, acupuncture can help to keep the communication clear. Acupuncture helps to increase and clear communication from the nerves to the brain, and from the brain to the organs and tissues of the body. The Chinese call this electrical energy Qi (pronounced "chee"). Another function of acupuncture is to increase circulation or blood flow in the body. Blood brings oxygen to tissues as well as white blood cells which help heal damaged areas of the body.

Moxibustion, also known as moxa, is a therapy utilizing the herb mugwort (artemisia vulgaris).  Practitioners warm areas and acupuncture points with the burning moxa to stimulate circulation, blood flow, and Qi.

Acupuncture is safe, natural, drug-free, and extremely effective. Recognized by the National Institute of Health [NIH] and the World Health Organization [WHO] to be successful in the treatment of a wide variety of medical problems, acupuncture is well known for its ability to diminish or eliminate acute and chronic pain. It is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, allergies, fertility, OB/GYN, skin, athletic enhancement, digestive/GI disorders, and addictions.

What to expect:

• the 1st appointment is 60 - 90 minutes
• please wear loose clothing, no perfume or make-up preferable, have a light snack prior to treatment
• You will review health history and main complaints with your acupuncturist
• Acupuncturist will then observe your pulse and tongue (traditional diagnostic techniques)
• Treatment strategy determination
• Possible treatment day 1

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Review of Clinical Trial Reports from The World Health Organization:

	"Acupuncture analgesia can be regarded as the method of choice for treating many chronically painful conditions..."
	"Strokes and their sequelae are another major indication for acupuncture. Early treatment of paresis after stroke has proven highly effective...In randomized controlled studies, acupuncture treatment of hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction gave better results than conventional medication and physiotherapy...Good effects with Bell's Palsy have been reported...."
	"Acupuncture is more effective than antihistamine drugs in the treatment of allergic rhinitis."
	"Primary dysmenorrhea...is one of the major indications for acupuncture in the field of gynecology"
	"Acupuncture seems to be helpful to patients with [pre-menstrual disorders]. In a controlled study, the majority of the patients gained relief from symptoms and no recurrence in the six month follow-up"
	"Insomnia can also be treated successfully with acupuncture"
	"The effect of acupuncture on depression has been documented repeatedly in controlled studies"