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The Power of Adding 1 Small Habit

We all know that there are things we could do to improve our health. And I would argue that we know WHAT many of the changes are. When we think about doing all of those, it’s too overwhelming.  If we choose just one goal, make it really simple, we’re more likely to achieve it and make it a habit.

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Quick tips to avoid sore muscles.

It is officially spring and I can really feel that strong spring energy. You’ve probably felt it even if you haven’t had a name for it.  It’s the energy to get up and get moving, to start doing and creating.  It’s the energy behind spring cleaning and well, overdoing it. If you too are guilty of over doing it, here are a few things that you can do that might be able to help out. 

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Does acupuncture work?

Does acupuncture work? Yes.

Does acupuncture work for pain? Yes.

Does acupuncture work for acute pain from injury?  Yes. What about chronic pain? Yes.

Back Pain?  Knee pain? Neck pain? Back pain? Hip pain?  Shoulder pain? Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes.

What about for pain where we don’t know the source? Can acupuncture help that? Yes.

And can acupuncture help for emotional pain like stress and anxiety? Yes.

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What’s an acupuncture treatment like?

This is the question I often get once someone finds out that I’m an acupuncturist. Their question is full of curiosity as well as hesitation. Many people find acupuncture mysterious, foreign and often assume untrue things about it. Today I thought I would shed light onto what an acupuncture treatment is really like, and why people who are “needle phobic” even end up so relaxed during the treatment that they take a nap.

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