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

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 twinge turns into chronic pain that can interfere with sleep, standing, sitting,…

So you’ve been having consistent acupuncture treatment and you are feeling so much better – good for you! However, your vacation is coming up and you are worried about missing your regular treatments and inviting those troubling symptoms back into your life. What should you do? Don’t panic and don’t cancel your vacation!  The health…

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 603-630-3629. Does acupuncture works for pain? I’m already in…

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 allergic to…

A new study led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-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. The results of the study were published…

Yesterday, we received over a foot of heavy, wet snow which got heavier and wetter as the snow turned to rain.  Everyone was out shoveling, snow blowing, plowing or otherwise moving snow around, just to get in and out of the driveway and create walkways to wood piles, cars, etc.  It had to be done! …

Valentine’s Day is traditionally when we celebrate our love for one another: couples, families, friends, what have you. Qualities of selflessness and giving to others are highly valued in our culture, while paying attention to one’s own needs and one’s own care is not so highly valued. I want to challenge you to send some…

I’ll admit it, most of my patients are women.  Maybe women are more proactive about their health, or maybe because I myself am a woman, women are more likely to seek treatment with me.  Whatever the case may be, I want men to know just how effective acupuncture can be for them too.  Check out…

Most of my patients come to me for acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine precisely because they don’t want to take drugs. Whether they don’t tolerate Western medications well or they are simply opposed to taking them, I believe these patients are onto something.  This is not to say that we shouldn’t use pharmaceuticals when absolutely…

Acupuncturists Without Borders is gearing up to send volunteers to Haiti to provide free treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to earthquake victims and people on the ground trying to help them.   Once the issues of food, water and shelter have been addressed in Haiti, volunteer acupuncturists will leave their private practices behind for…

Congratulations on your pregnancy!  What’s that?  You’re too nauseated to celebrate?  Unfortunately, this is the reality for many women in their first trimester (and sometimes in the second and third as well).  Nausea, dry heaves, vomiting and heartburn can all eclipse the joy of knowing you’ll soon be a mother.  Luckily, there are tried and…