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Mental Health

Acupuncture and Mental Health
Creating Mental and Emotional Wellness with Acupuncture.  We must all occasionally deal with major upheavals or emotional distress at some points ...

Acupuncture Helps Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Study Says
Acupuncture may help people with posttraumatic stress disorder according to a recent clinical trial. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop ...

Plum Pit Qi and Qi Stagnation
The feeling of an obstruction in the throat (when there's not an actual physical obstruction) is called Plum Pit Qi and is associated with Qi ...

Healing in the Streets
When the City of Berkeley, Calif., was looking for ways to reduce aggressive panhandling by homeless people in the mid-1990s, the community got some much-needed ...

The Secrets of a Daoist Mind
How To Cultivate Inner Peace

Daoist history begins with Laozi’s Daode Jing (Tao Te Ching), a classic Chinese text written around 500–400 B.C.E. The Daode Jing advocates living naturally and ...

Nourish your Spirit
The word “meditation“ comes from the Greek word that means “to be mindful.” The practice of meditation is a proven stress reducer, and ...

Can acupuncture treat depression and anxiety?
Can acupuncture treat depression and anxiety? A resounding “yes.” Acupuncture is indeed a powerful treatment for depression and anxiety. Before I became an acupuncturist ...

Manic Behavior - Finding Balance in Joy
Joy Finding joy in things we do can give great pleasure, satisfaction and the ability to appreciate all that we are given in ...

Acupuncture and Depression: An Old Answer to an Old Problem
Depressive disorders affect almost 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period and are estimated to cost the workplace over ...

Depression and Acupuncture - A new hope for relief
Symptoms of Depression Depression is a mood disorder characterized by both physical and psychological symptoms that can be detrimental to one's normal daily functioning. Depressed ...