Insomnia and Acupuncture

Insomnia is a serious problem for many people.  Sleep is essential!  Night is the time when we create a healthy environment for our bodies, our mind and our spirit to heal and recharge. Research has studied how sleep  improves our immune system by supporting the initiation of an adaptive immune response.  Sleep and the circadian system are strong regulators of immunological processes according  Besedovsky, Lange and Born's study in Sleep and immune system. 

According to the Chinese Clock the liver is associated with the Hun.  The Chinese clock is a pattern of the acupuncture meridians that link the energy of a particular meridian within a 2 hour period of time when it is at its strongest and then again at its lowest.   The Hun is manifested in dreams.  Our dreams occur during REM sleep at multiple phases during the circadian rhythm.  The hun is the ethereal soul in Chinese medicine allowing our bodies to be here on earth and it is the time we heal and resolve.

Many things will disrupt our sleep.   Obesity, inability to loose weight, thyroid disorders, menstrual problems, pain disorders are all affected to cause or be caused from lack of sleep.  It is essential to get our sleep to heal and allow our immune system and our hormonal cycles to regulate with our bodies.http://www.acupuncture5e.com/index.html

Acupuncture can be a non medicinal treatment for insomnia.  Studies have shown great success using acupuncture.  Healing naturally with methods that support people rather than suppress or alter the bodies natural organs can lead to a longer and healthier life.  Explore your options!

Acupuncture and Lyme Disease

Acupuncture and Lyme Disease:
Using Acupuncture while working with people diagnosed with Lyme disease is a challenge and can bring great hope. With Acupuncture treatment as part of the healing protocol, people start to regain their energy and feel "normal". They feel excited to go out with friends and exercise again like they used to.  The healing progress shows up as treatment progresses and the spirochetes start to decline in the body. There is certainty and uncertainty in treatment.

Weekly session is the best for rejuvenating energy.  The loss of energy each person feels varies. Continuous changes we all go through validates the need for acupuncture alone but when ones energy is being drained by this disease it seems imperative to have treatment as often as possible.

Diagnosis is not as easy as getting a test.  It can often be negative, according to the CDC, testing needs to be done correctly and with validating methods.  If left untreated it can cause heart, joint and nervous system problems.  It is not the tick but the infection the tick carries that is the causative factor.

Whatever is causing these ticks to become so ill is w weakness in their systems.  We as humans need to take every approach to stay as strong as we can so our immune systems are not easily attacked by these types of predators.  Acupuncture originally designed as a true preventative medicine to prevent us from getting ill and not we are using it to build the system after the body had ailed.  We are all working harder to keep our health up and we must be diligent to continue the process.

Winter 2013- Early Spring!

Winter- The groundhog says an early spring! Don't let this stop you from enjoying all this brisk dry cool air.  A well used door is one that is in constant motion!
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WHO can DO Acupuncture

WHO CAN DO ACUPUNCTURE

  All states have different requirements about the regulation and laws of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In the State of New Hampshire Acupuncturists must be licensed and hold national certification from the  National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine(NCCAOM).

  Acupuncturists are held to highly regarded and strict standards of practice just like MD's, RN’s and dentists. 

  The New Hampshire State Board of Acupuncture Licensing (NHBAL) is responsible for the ongoing regulation of licensees in order to protect the public, health, safety and welfare. 

  Acupuncturists hold a professional Masters Degree and some hold Doctorate degrees.   Check with your state or NCCAOM for more information regarding your state.

To contact NH rules and laws on Acupuncture:

The New Hampshire Board of Acupuncture Licensing

Department of Health and Human Services

Licensing and Regulation Services

129 Pleasant Street 

Brown Building

Concord, NH 03301-3857

(603) 271-9254

(603)271-5590

http://www.nh.gov/

http://www.nccaom.org/

Expectations of the Fall

Fall is the time of inwardness, time to store up on food, fuel and warm clothing.  A time to plan for the winter stillness that approaches us.

Leaves on the trees fall to the ground, sap goes to the roots,  grasses turn lighter and loose their rich green color.  Plants and tree branches are brittle and drier.  The water is going deeper into the ground and within us.  A time of storage.  The air is drier and colder contracting everything in nature and moving it downward.

Foods  to reflect the qualities of the fall are the last seasons of greens, apples and tomatoes.  Nuts that are falling from the trees can be stored.  A time to plant for the spring ahead.

Now is not a time to sit still, mow is a time to be prepared and to store for the months that will lay snow upon us.  

One million people using Acupuncture-Will that include you?

Today, over one million people use acupuncture each year.  Acupuncture is incorporated into today's health care system for various health conditions.  Dissemination of information amongst health care practitioners, insurance providers, policymakers, and the general public will lead to more informed decisions in regard to the use of acupuncture.  Patients and providers have a responsibility to facilitate this communication.

The National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Office of Research on Women's Health of the NIH have evaluated the efficacy of acupuncture in their respective fields and agree it is valuable to conventional medicine.

Stay healthy this season Late Summer Earth time

Do you want to stay healthy this season?
It's late summer.  Let's talk about  seasonal changes and how we can transition through them in good health. We are now in late summer and the element is  Earth.   The organs relating to this period are the spleen and the stomach.  It is a time of transitions and adjustments in our lives, physically, mentally and spiritually.  The stomach deals with digestion of food processing and the spleen fights infection, controls blood and fluid and imbalances.This season we are building strength and stores for the winter.  Three things we want to focus on diet, exercise and reduce stress.

                                                                                                     Diet:

We need to eat foods that build, nourish and create energy.  Avoid refined sugar, excess alcohol and acidic foods. Alkaline foods will help prevent infections and build the spleen. Eating foods that are grown locally and from the farmers markets will help eat seasonally.  Berries, pears, apples are great fruits.  Sprouted seeds and beans

Drinking plenty of water and keeping the fluids in our body clear and healthy will also help reduce mucous build up.

Exercise:    
Yoga is a great core exercise and a few asanas can get you on the track for balance and centering.  Mountain pose or tadasana, it will strengthen stillness, power and stability.  It is the foundation for all poses.  Yoga can create a personal spiritual connection and the conception of who you really are.  It can create peace within.

The umbilical pulse is an assessment that a Licensed Five Element Acupuncturist can evaluate to check your body's state of balance and energy.  It is part of the initial evaluation on the first visit. Ask your practitioner to assess your core balance.