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Natural treatments for rosacea

Natural Treatment Options for Rosacea

June 9, 2019

Natural treatment options for Rosacea Rosacea is a common skin condition that causes facial redness, red bumps, blemishes, and visible blood vessels in your face. Rosacea maybe triggered by hormone changes, stress, emotions, hot weather, genetics, alcohol-use, certain medications, food allergies, and more. These signs and symptoms may flare up for a period of weeks…

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Natural ways to lower stress hormones

How to Naturally Lower Stress Hormone (Cortisol)

April 30, 2019

  How to Naturally Lower Stress Hormone (Cortisol) STRESS!!! Its causes are absolutely everywhere. Would you agree? Our natural “fight or flight” stress response can sometimes go a little overboard. It’s supposed to help us escape injury or death in an emergency and then return to normal after we’ve fought or flew. But, that doesn’t…

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Acupuncture benefits for women

Seven Ways Acupuncture Benefits Mothers

May 12, 2017

Seven Ways Acupuncture Benefits Mothers One of the best gifts you can give your mother this Mother’s Day is the gift of acupuncture. Acupuncture can help with an abundance of health problems and get you feeling one hundred percent again. Mom’s make the world work, it’s a known fact. So this holiday season you should…

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Acupuncture for tension headaches in Bothell, Washington.

Acupuncture for the prevention of tension headaches

April 1, 2017

Can acupuncture be used to prevent headaches? Tension headaches are not as debilitating as migraines, but they can occur much more frequently and they are the most common type of headache experienced. Stress tends to be the biggest factor regarding these types of headaches. Those who suffer from tension headaches frequently report a feeling of…

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Good Sleep to curb insomnia

5 Ways to Beat Insomnia

November 15, 2016

Are you getting good sleep? Insomnia is a phenomenon almost everybody experiences at some point in their life. And most of us don’t know how or why it happens.  Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep, despite being tired. Combatting insomnia may be easier than you think. Here are five simple ways to fall asleep…

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Acupuncture and PTSD

Acupuncture for PTSD

June 4, 2016

Acupuncture and PTSD PTSD “Post-traumatic stress disorder” is a physiological disorder that can result from being exposed to a traumatic event. The disorder results in several different symptoms including anxiety, irritability, insomnia and flashbacks. The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder in someone’s life can be far reaching. Feelings of hopelessness, shame and despair, problems at…

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Stress-free acupuncture

7 Tips to be Stress-Free During the Holidays

December 1, 2015

Stress-Free for the Holidays! Keep a routine It is especially easy to lose your normal routine during the holidays due to festivities and the special occasions that tend to happen this time of year. Don’t abandon your healthy habits, keep your usual routine of diet and exercise, which is especially important when holiday foods and…

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Tapping for OCD

Tapping to Eliminate OCD

October 20, 2015

Tapping (EFT) to Eliminate OCD Many people who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder find that treatment options may not be working as well as they hoped. Emotional Freedom Technique, or tapping, is an alternative treatment that can be used to help those with OCD and lead to a healthier, stress-free life. Similar to acupuncture, EFT…

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Acupressure for asthma relief

Acupressure for Asthma Relief

April 29, 2015

Acupressure For Asthma Relief Affecting nearly 1 in 12 people worldwide, asthma is an all-too-common respiratory disease. Asthma is characterized by variable symptoms of wheezes, shortness of breath, chest tightness, fatigue, and/or cough. While some people assume asthma is nothing more than a mild condition with no real health implications, this couldn’t be further from…

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Acupuncture Helps to Relieve Depression

February 10, 2015

Can acupuncture help relieve depression? At Starting Point Acupuncture and Wellness in Bothell, WA, we are commonly asked what can acupuncture and naturopathic medicine treat besides pain? Our response is…well just about everything! Since acupuncture works by using your parasympathetic nervous system to push your body to heal itself, a good “side effect” from most…

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