Acupuncture for Veterans One of my passions is treating veterans. There are veterans in my family and I’m in awe of their bravery, while also knowing the hardships they face. Many come home with physical injuries, but many more come home with psychological and emotional injuries. Many people know that acupuncture can heal physical trauma, […]
CBD & Acupuncture for Anxiety, Pain, Autoimmune, Cancer
What’s all the hype with CBD oil, you ask? People have really been going crazy over this CBD stuff, using it for anxiety, pain relief, autoimmune issues, you name it! And in my acupuncture practice in Lafayette, Colorado, I am getting asked about CBD at least once a week. But with all the marijuana hoopla […]
The Truth About Probiotics and Your Gut Health
Want to know the truth about Probiotics? The gut is EVERYTHING. In fact, it’s been called the “Third Brain” and it’s the home to our very important and necessary immune system. It’s so important that the FDA is finally deciding to put some money into studying what is now called: the Microbiome. This is a […]
Antibiotics, Miraculous or Malicious? What’s Really in Them?
I recently had some dental work done that ended up becoming quite complicated and in the end, requiring several more appointments than I had anticipated. And on the evening after my final appointment I felt that dreaded cheek swelling and throbbing pain that we all fear is indicative of an infection. I treated it naturally […]
Biopuncture – Injection Therapy
Biopuncture i.e. Injection Therapy While it may sound new to us here in the US, Biopuncture/Injection therapy has been around for decades. And in Colorado, licensed acupuncturists with extra training and certification (which yours truly has!) can offer this incredible medicine to their patients. Now I know what you are thinking! WHY do we need this? […]
Cancer, The Great Teacher
(My dad “Chip” with his Chow Chows and my mom, just before his accident in 1985) I’ve had several new clients call this summer with similar diagnosis: Stage (2-4) Metastatic Breast Cancer and they are reaching out because they are all but one receiving western treatment (radiation and chemotherapy) and having terrible side effects. We […]
About Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the oldest modalities in the world. It was and still is used all throughout Asia and was even used in Mayan cultures! It works by balancing a person’s qi, or life force, and thereby eliminating pain and other symptoms the individual may be experiencing. The main tool used by acupuncturists is […]
Does Acupuncture Relieve Pain?
To start: the philosophy behind this several thousand year old system of medicine views the body not simply as a physical sack of organs but rather as a complex formation of energy representing the body, mind, and spirit. What a concept for a Westerner to wrap his or her head around (myself included, initially!). What […]