What happens when you’re really stressed out? Your body is keyed into your sympathetic nervous system or the “fight or flight syndrome.” Your adrenals are pumping, your breathing is shallow, heart beat is rapid, and digestion is incomplete. On a psychological level it can manifest as:
Imagine being able to relieve your stress easily and naturally. Acupuncture therapy helps your body to tune into your parasympathetic nervous system or relaxation response. After a treatment your heart beat is more regular, breathing is deeper, you’re bringing more oxygen into your blood stream, smooth muscles are relaxed and digestion is more complete. And on the psychological level it can help you to feel clear headed and refreshed.
2011 is rapidly fading away a little bit more each minute. Are you ready?
2011 was a surprising and transformative year. Moving productively from 2011 into 2012 – and having someone you can count on to support you to do it makes it easier. That’s why we at Complete Oriental Medical Care are here to assist you in creating a whole new possibility in your health.
It is no surprise that many of the top ten New Year’s resolutions are related to better health. Number 1 is to “lose weight,” number 2 to “quit smoking,” with “exercise more,” “eat healthier” and “reduce stress” also among the top ten.
According to Chinese medicine, winter is the time to rest and heal your body for the coming activities of spring and summer. Take this time to rest and revitalize your body.
“The wise nourish life by flowing with the four seasons and adapting to cold or heat, by harmonizing joy and anger in a tranquil dwelling, by balancing yin and yang, and what is hard and soft. So it is that dissolute evil cannot reach the man of wisdom, and he will be witness to a long life.” - Huangdi Neijing Suwen
China has long been known for having a population that was almost devoid of overweight citizens. Now with the advent of modern fast food infiltrating their society, things are changing.
If you visit China, you might be shocked at how many KFC’s and McDonald’s there are now. And if you go inside any of these fast food restaurants you’ll find dozens of teenagers. With China’s recent economic rise, some Chinese have changed their lifestyle and eating habits for the worse. Some Chinese parents have checked in their overweight teenagers into the Aimin Fat Reduction Clinic in Tianjin in northern China.
Your skin is the largest organ in your body – it protects you against infection and disease. Your skin also helps regulate body temperature and it helps your body remove excess salt and water. From a Chinese medicine perspective the skin circulates the Wei Qi or defensive energy that protects you against colds and flu. For thousands of years the emphasis of Chinese medicine has always been to help people live longer and healthier naturally.
The health of your skin is affected by many factors such as stress, diet, quality of sleep, environmental pollution and holistic skin care.
The good news is that now less than 2 out of 10 adults smoke. The number of American adults who smoke has dropped below 20 percent for the first time in our nation’s history. The bad news is health officials said that cigarettes kill almost a half-million people a year. The 1990s showed adult males in the U.S. lost an average of 13.2 years of their lives and females lost 14.5 years due to smoking. Compared to people who continue smoking, smokers who quit before age 50 cut their risk of dying in half over the next 15 years, according to the American Cancer Society.
Do you toss and turn at night only to wake up unrefreshed? You’re not alone. An estimated 30 percent of men and 40 percent of women fail to get a good night’s sleep. This situation gets worse as we age. If you suffer from depression, you might be more likely to have problems sleeping. Consider there are over eight million doctors’ visits per year are for insomnia.
October 24 is the day we celebrate Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day every year. This day increases public awareness of the progress and benefits of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
To get this celebration started right watch and listen to this lighthearted and humorous video by a fellow licensed acupuncturist friend of mine. He even wrote you a song for this special day.
Beyond Treating Pain
You might be more familiar with the pain mamgement benefits of acupuncture. But you might not know that acupuncture is also very effective in treating colds and flu, insomnia, depression, anxiety, PMS, stress, IBS, quit smoking and more.
Did you know that you can pay for acupuncture and other alternative medical treatments with the money you save in a health savings account? Many people who have these medical savings accounts are unaware that they can use the money for treatments that may not be paid for by their regular insurance policy. This means that you can get acupuncture for HSA dollars that are exempt from taxes.
Here’s how it works: These medical savings accounts allow you to deduct an amount of money from each pay check which is then not subject to income tax. You’re allowed to use the money by the end of the year only on medical expenses, and you save on taxes at the same time.
At our Minneapolis acupuncture clinic about 70% of our clients are women suffering from health concerns such as PMS, migraines, menstrual cramps, hot flashes, anxiety, insomnia and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).
Acupuncture is one of the most ancient and widely used therapies of health care in our world today. Literally billions of people have sought out acupuncture to treat a wide variety of chronic and acute health problems.
What happens when you’re really stressed out? Your body is keyed into your sympathetic nervous system or the “fight or flight syndrome.” Your adrenals are pumping, your breathing is shallow, heart beat is rapid, and digestion is incomplete. On a psychological level it can manifest as:
Steven Sonmore, LAc is a licensed acupuncturist in Minneapolis, Minnesota with over 20 years experience of health care and pain management.