Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Advice for the Layperson

How Acupuncture Works

Acupuncture has been used as a powerful health modality for over 3,000 years.  During this period, practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have experienced a wide variety of clinical successes while employing acupuncture as their main tool.  Today, acupuncture is receiving wide support from various healthcare authorities as more and more research validates its effectiveness.  With all this attention, many people have become curious as to how acupuncture works.

There are many explanations as to how acupuncture affects the body.  The most popular Eastern belief is that acupuncture works by way of manipulating energy within the body known as Qi.  This Qi fills the meridians and is said to animate the tissues, organs, and glands; sustaining and coordinating their activities.  Illness is said to arise when Qi becomes blocked or deficient which results in an energy imbalance.  Therefore, by stimulating acupoints known to unblock or increase Qi flow, internal energy is balanced and health is restored.

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Happy Springtime!!

We are beginning to see nature’s signs that Spring is right around the corner.  Trees are beginning to bud, tulips and crocuses are pushing there way up and out of the ground, the sun is setting a little later, and the wind is really picking up around the Front Range in sunny Colorado.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one way to support health is to harmonize ones’ life with the energy of the seasons.  Just as nature suddenly awakens and life vigorously flourishes in the Springtime, it does so in us as well.  Therefore, since Spring is a time of birth and renewal, it is a good opportunity to put in action the plans laid in the Winter. A time to start new projects as well as  renew our efforts in existing ones.

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