Doctor’s Blog on Acupuncture Benefits
Did you know there is a National Green Smoothie and Juice Day? Let’s explore some benefits and recipes! One of the main benefits of adding in some green smoothie and juice into your diet is that it is an easy way to get more veggies and greens in! To get the full health benefit…
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Tackle stress and live optimally with these natural treatments Got stress? We all feel or experience stress at some point in our day. Some feel “stressed” all the time and when it becomes “normal” to feel this way is when your health can suffer. Did you know 62% of adults in the United States…
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Five Self-care Tips for Winter During the winter, we tend to go into “hibernation” mode. Think warm fuzzy socks, fireplace, and coffee! How can we keep up our motivation, energy, and self-care during the cold winter months? Here are some ways to boost self-care during the winter: 1. Get some rest The season of…
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How acupuncture can help motivation: In our day to day lives, we often are in the “fight or flight” mode. Going, going, going. This can lead to burn-out, fatigue, and loss of motivation. In order to keep our drive to reach our goals, maintaining our motivation is essential. Some effective ways to help maintain…
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Boost your lung health with acupuncture Our lungs are incredibly important. Without properly functioning lungs, we cease to exist. In the United States alone, nearly 200,000 people die every year from forms of respiratory disease. Respiratory diseases include both acute and chronic conditions, everything from the flu to emphysema. While many of these ailments can…
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Here’s How to Make Cooking Fun! If you are recently embarking on changing your diet or you were recently diagnosed with food allergies, you know that making all your own food is in order. If you don’t love cooking, maybe I can help to make it more fun for you? Once you get the hang…
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Acupuncture and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 1.6 percent of all infants born annually in the United States are conceived using assisted reproductive technology or in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF is big business and it is not cheap. The average cost of an IVF cycle costs $12,000, and…
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3 Reasons Acupuncture Helps Infertility Why do so many couples experience infertility? There are many reasons why which may include: modern agricultural practices/pesticides, the increased number of medications we take, as well as our dependence on plastic and technology that is constantly emitting low-grade radiation. It’s no surprise more couples are having trouble conceiving. Current…
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Multivitamins: Are They Really a Waste of Money? One of the top questions I get is “Should I be taking a multivitamin?” The short answer is yes. Many question if taking them are “just a waste of money.” And I feel this may stem from not knowing where to find high quality supplements or know…
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Did you know acupuncture can help depression? Many people report suffering from depression. Estimated 16 million people in the U.S. along report suffering from depression at one time. Statistics show women tend to be more likely to experience depression and young adults between the ages of 18 to 22 are also at higher risk.…
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Recipe: Superfood Salad If you are looking for a nutrient dense superfood salad to add to your meals, check out this recipe below! With dark greens, good fats from the avocados, protein from organic meats, and antioxidants from berries, this salad is not only delicious but full of essential nutrition! Above all, it is super…
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Research Update – How does acupuncture boost fertility? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 18 percent of women aged 15 to 44 have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying the pregnancy to full term. Infertility is not limited to women though. The CDC reports 35 percent of couples with infertility have a male…
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Can you enhance fertility with acupuncture? Let’s dive in. About one in 10 couples in the United States struggle with infertility. Infertility is defined as an inability to get pregnant after 12 months of actively trying to conceive. There are numerous known causes of infertility, but often the cause is unknown. Biomedical treatments for infertility…
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Acupuncture and Respiratory Issues A common question I get is “what can acupuncture treat?” Acupuncture can help with a wide range of concerns, one of them being respiratory issues. So, yes there is a point for that! But what does the research say about acupuncture and respiratory issues? The Journal of Complementary Medicine Research…
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Common question: How does acupuncture work? New research might help explain how acupuncture works At Starting Point Acupuncture, one of the common questions we get is, “how does acupuncture work?” One of the theories scientists have held for many years as to why acupuncture works is called the Vascular-Interstitial Theory. This theory describes the idea…
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