Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition that affects the foot. It is caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, from the heel bone to the toes. This condition is common among…
What is a “pinched nerve” anyway?
“Pinched nerve” is such a common term, but does anyone actually know what it means? Interestingly enough, it’s not even an accurate term. In reality nerves aren’t ever actually pinched. There aren’t any weird pincer bugs or fingers inside the body that grab nerves and pinch them. So what is…
Acupuncture for Better Sleep, Treating Insomnia, and Imbalanced Emotions
Becoming a Sleeping Beauty…or just sleeping at all. We’ve all had restless nights of sleeping, or a complete lack thereof, where our minds are racing, we toss and turn and can’t let go. The sporadic nights of troubled sleeping are not usually a thing to be concerned about because they…
Acupuncture for Elbow Pain
You play golf and your elbow acts up. You play tennis and your elbow acts up. You may even be doing push-ups and, oddly, your elbow acts up. Why? You may think to yourself, “What am I doing with my elbow? I don’t remember ever hurting it before.” You’re probably…
The Best Foods for Spleen Health and Function
What does the Spleen do? In Chinese medicine, there is a strong focus on Spleen health because the spleen is one of the most important organs for digestive function. The Spleen is also responsible for controlling blood circulation. The Spleen has the job of transforming and transporting our food. In…
Can Acupuncture Be Used to Treat Sports Injuries?
If you participate in sports or perform any strenuous physical activity, you may have experienced a sports injury at some point in your life. If you play in a league, you probably do not have an athletic trainer or medical team on standby like the pros do. Not everyone has…
Crushing Exercise and Nutrition Myths
We have all been told what is and what is not the correct way to exercise, eat, talk, work, or just in general, how to live. With so much information out there, we are overloaded with opinions, views, and so many arguments that contradict what someone else said was right…
Acupuncture for Addiction and Smoking Cessation
This article is meant to revolve around using acupuncture to quit smoking, however, the treatment involved is useful for any addiction. That’s right, any addiction. Smoking, heroin, food—or to assist with those suffering from addictive personalities. This isn’t to say that acupuncture is the cure-all for any of the aforementioned,…
Using Acupuncture to Relieve Stress
“STRESS IS NOT A STATE OF MIND… IT’S MEASURABLE AND DANGEROUS, AND HUMANS CAN’T SEEM TO FIND THEIR OFF-SWITCH.” -ROBERT SAPOLSKY Winning the Battle Against Stress Raise your hand if you’re stressed. Now, raise your hand if the holidays make you want to run and scream, maniacally. Pretty much everyone…
Does Acupuncture for Weight Loss Really Work?
How acupuncture for weight loss can be effective by reducing stress, cravings, and achieving overall health goals Many people are looking for the magic pill for weight loss and unfortunately it doesn’t exist. Just like most good things, losing weight doesn’t come easy and honestly it shouldn’t. Weight is just…