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Horsetail: The Prehistoric Plant That Heals From The Inside Out
FAQ: Do You Give Yourself Acupuncture Treatments?
This is one of the most common questions I get from my patients.
Everyone is curious what an acupuncturist does for their own treatment! It’s actually a more complicated answer than you’d expect, so the best I can say succinctly is “it depends.” I’ll give you the inside scoop, just like my patients, and we’ll see if the answer surprises you!
5 Easy Supplement Free Tips to Improve Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
Spring has sprung and the trees, flowers, and grasses are popping and pollenating. It’s a beautiful sight, but it can also mean coughing, sneezing, watering eyes, congestion, fatigue, and generally feeling miserable for those with seasonal allergies. I like to address both the cause (it’s generally deeper than just the exposure to pollen) and symptoms when helping patients to shake the allergy haze. In this post, I’ll address some of my favorite tools to help control the symptoms and make it just a little easier to breathe in life!
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My Top 5 Spring Waterfall Hikes Within an Hour of Seattle
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to dust off your hiking boots and get outside!
Spring is my favorite time of year to roam in nature; the environment is awakening and new growth is bursting forth.
It also tends to be a little less busy on the trails than the hectic Seattle summer that’s just around the corner.
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Why I Love Epsom Salt Baths
If you’ve seen me as a patient, I’ve probably recommended an Epsom salt bath.
They’re one of my favorite treatments because they provide a lot of benefit for just a little of your time and and even smaller portion of your money.
Epsom salts are cheap, readily available, and important medicine for most people.
FAQ: Can Acupuncture help you to quit smoking?
Quitting smoking is a common reason people seek out an acupuncturist. It’s true, acupuncture can help (with addiction in general), and there are specific ways in which acupuncture supports the body through the quitting process.
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Not All Acupuncture Is The Same
One of the most beautiful and most frustrating things about the natural medicine world is that no two practitioners are alike.
It’s wonderful to find a practitioner with whom you develop a deep bond; in fact, it’s essential to the healing process. They understand you as an individual and tailor their care to meet your needs. Likewise, you’re drawn to their unique practice style and appreciate the particular modalities they use.
It can be devastating if that practitioner decides to move or retire, and it can be frustrating to find another whose style is similar.
In order to find someone with a comparable skill set, it’s important to know a few specifics about the types of treatment you received. In this post, I’ll cover a the differences in the most common types of acupuncture practiced in the United States.
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FAQs — Can You Treat Urinary Tract Infections?
This is the beginning of my FAQ post series! The series will be interspersed with other topics and will probably pop up whenever I’m asked a question often enough it inspires me to write about it!
This first post tackles the question: “Can you treat urinary tract infections?” Emphatically, yes! Naturopathic medicine and acupuncture have a lot to offer when it comes to urinary tract infection (UTI) treatments. They are gentler on the body than conventional treatments and it is possible to avoid the use of antibiotics altogether.
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