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5 Community Acupuncture Tips
Whether you're new to community acupuncture or an experienced recliner, we'd love to share some helpful community acupuncture tips to make your experience the best it can be: MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE: You'll be resting and relaxing in a recliner chair for 30 minutes or more. Being uncomfortable...
Restorative Justice Practices: Focus on Ear Acupuncture
I (Justine) recently came across this very interesting and informative video detailing the history and use of the National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA) 5 ear needle protocol, often simply referred to as the "NADA protocol." The NADA protocol is classically used for drug and alcohol...
Acupuncture for Allergy Prevention & Relief
Acupuncture for Allergies Winter is over and spring is here - hooray! Allergy season, however, is something that many people aren't looking forward to. If you experience seasonal and/or environmental allergies, acupuncture can help boost your immune function and reduce allergy symptoms such as...
Top 10 Conditions We Treat Most Frequently
Sometimes people ask us what health conditions we treat most frequently at Acupuncture Together, or how acupuncture can help them. It's also good for people to know that they aren't alone with their health challenges, that these conditions are quite common and that we are experienced at helping...
Acupuncture and the Question of Weight Loss
Our friends and colleagues Lisa, Stef and Nora recently wrote this fantastic blog post: Acupuncture and the Question of Weight Loss. People often ask us about acupuncture for weight loss, and this is the best explanation I've ever read. So if you haven't already clicked on that link, go for it! ...
Acupuncture for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, is common at this time of year and into the winter months during the darker days. SAD can manifest with feelings of depression, low mood or "the blues," low motivation, tiredness or low energy, irritability and agitation,...