We are now offering facial rejuvenation acupuncture treatments at our San Diego office. My associate Heidi Brockmyre L.Ac. is a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist specializing in facial rejuvenation. She is a co-founder of Forever Young Aculift Skin Care System™. With the help of two experienced estheticians, she developed products that combine Continue Reading
What’s in an Acupuncture Needle?
So what exactly is in those little needles that I stick into people? This is actually a really common question patients ask me. People want to know what can be making them feel so relaxed, or be making their pain go away. Well there is no medicine, or even herbs in, or on an acupuncture needle. In fact, the needles we use are so skinny it would Continue Reading
Did you “try” acupuncture?
A long time ago, before I became an acupuncturist, a co-worker's husband related an amazing story to me about his experience with acupuncture. After being plagued for years with low back pain, he had amazing results after just one treatment from an acupuncturist back on Long Island. He said was playing tennis later that week without pain. I Continue Reading
Studies: Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Relieve Menstrual Pain
Australian researchers, conducting a study with nearly 3,500 women in several countries compared the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine to other therapies, and a placebo in relieving menstrual cramps. Menstrual pain effects half of all women, and an even larger percentage of teenage girls. The lead author Xiaoshu Zhu from the Centre for Continue Reading
Treating Stress with Acupuncture
How many of us are not affected by the daily toll of stress? Most of us living in San Diego are aware of the stress that comes from trying to make it in one of America's most expensive cities. It is said that stress plays a roll in a majority of complaints that bring people to the doctor's office, from migraine and tension headaches to ulcerative Continue Reading