New England Family Acupuncture

Happy New Year!  It’s resolution time and some of you might be wishing for better health this year.  Read below for my top 5 list of healthy changes you can make that will have a big impact on your health in 2012.

Quit Smoking. You will immediately reduce your risk for heart attack, stroke and lung [...]

Ah, yes, it’s that time of year again.  Everyone around you is getting colds, some have already had a flu, and you want to do everything you can to avoid being ill.  While some viruses will be unavoidable and you probably will have at least one cold before the season is out, following these simple steps [...]

It seems like everyone, at some point in their lives, will experience some degree of pain in the lower back.  For some, it’s just a twinge after lifting something heavy, shoveling snow, hauling wood or doing too much yard work.  For others, that first twinge turns into chronic pain that can interfere with sleep, standing, [...]

Fertility vs. Infertility
The word infertile means unable to conceive.  Unless you know for sure that you cannot ever conceive a child, we think it’s important to begin focusing on your potential to conceive, rather than on the lack of potential.  Western fertility clinics will tell you what percentage of their patients get pregnant and won’t accept you as [...]

So you’ve been having consistent acupuncture treatment and you are feeling so much better - good for you! However, your summer vacation is coming up and you are worried about missing your regular treatment(s) and inviting those troubling symptoms back into your life. What should you do?

Don’t panic and don’t cancel your vacation!  [...]

Check out this clip from CBS News about acupuncture! Acupuncture is rarely shown realistically on television and acupuncturists are rarely interviewed about what we do every day. Feel free to post a comment here if you have questions about what you see or call me at 603-924-6624.
Enjoy!
Make an appointment online with Christina Wolf, Lic [...]

With all the talk about Qi (Chee) and Energy, acupuncture often gets relegated to the status of New Age quackery, but science begs to differ!  There is actually quite a bit of scientific evidence out there that acupuncture has a real, measurable effect on the human body, and, at 2500 years old, there’s nothing “New [...]

Ahhh, spring. Can’t you smell it in the air today? The sun is beaming, the temperature is rising, the snow is melting and it’s easy to imagine crocuses and daffodils pushing their way up through the thawing soil.
Then, someone sneezes, reminding us that allergy season is just around the corner. Some are [...]

A new study led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, suggests that acupuncture can be used to reduce joint pain and stiffness associated with drugs that block the synthesis of estrogen, commonly used to treat some breast cancers.
Read more by clicking this link:  http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_acupuncture-could-relieve-joint-pain-linked-to-breast-cancer-treatments_1355527
Want to know [...]

Yesterday, we in the Monadnock Region of NH received over a foot of heavy, wet snow which got heavier and wetter as the snow turned to rain.  Everyone was out shovelling, snowblowing, plowing or otherwise moving snow around, just to get in and out of the driveway and create walkways to wood piles, cars, etc.  [...]