~~~~~ Stuck in traffic. News cycle gives you nightmares. Hot weather leaves you with hives. Old traumas rear up and knock you right in the lumbar spine. Maybe you have a chronic condition. Who knows? It could be any number of things. What matters is that your situation has left you in a state of … Continue reading Chronic Stress: Ways to Protect Your Mind, Body, and Spirit for the Long Haul
~~~~~ Scars are a natural expression of the healing process. Injuries that produce them develop in three steps at wound site: inflammation, then proliferation, and then remodeling. Sometimes this works out nicely and other times, depending on circumstances, the scar can be debilitating or genuinely unsightly. What, then, to do about your scar tissue? I … Continue reading Scar Removal, Part II: Two Reasons To Remove Your Scar And Two Good Reasons To Keep It
~~~~~ Scar removal (also known as scar repair) is generally a matter of laser treatment or surgery. But did you know that you can soften and even dissipate scar tissue via traditional Chinese medicine? It’s true! And the benefit of this approach is two-fold: not only do you diminish your scar but you also bolster … Continue reading Scar Removal via Traditional Chinese Medicine: Repairing Skin The Holistic Way
~~~~~ How’s your stress level these days? And have you ever tried acupuncture (or, for that matter, any other form of traditional Chinese medicine)? If the answer is “Not so good” followed by “Nope” or “Yes, but I didn’t like it,” then keep reading. You may be pleasantly surprised and–if you do opt to give … Continue reading Stress Relief That Gets Right To The Point: Acupuncture Treatments Designed Just For You
~~~~~ Things have been quiet on my blog lately but I’ve been busy. How come? Well…Here we are, and here I am: a newly-minted licensed acupuncturist, thank you very much! People who have been following my blog or coming to my office in Austin for bodywork therapy know that I have been practicing a form … Continue reading Licensed Acupuncturist in Austin, TX
~~~~~ A life without pain would be nice, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, that’s pretty unusual because life happens. Either there are injuries or repetitive stresses or disabilities or imbalances that, one way or the other, make themselves felt as a dulling, throbbing ache or a sharp, stabbing pain or a cramp that causes you to seize … Continue reading Musculoskeletal Pain: Strategies for When Your Back, Neck, Hips, Hands, and/or Feet Ache
~~~~~ Do you feel like your blood pressure is rising? Maybe you can’t sleep, or you experience road rage (if you are in Austin, surely you experience road rage) or your stomach is tied in knots or maybe you just feel exhausted and worn out and frizzled. Maybe you’re always on the verge of tears. … Continue reading Got Stress? (It Doesn’t Do a Body Good But There are Ways To Resolve It)
~~~~~ You want beautiful skin. Instead, you have rough spots, darkened areas, wrinkles, rashes, and/or a soft jawline. Maybe you have a scar or stretch marks. Whatever you have going on, it is most certainly not what you want for your skin. Man or woman, we all want to look our best and something on … Continue reading Skin Problems: From Acne to Aging (and Lot in Between), What Can You Do?
~~~~~ As you know if you’ve been following my blog, I am all about body positivity and self-acceptance as-is and without qualifiers. That said, we all want to look and feel our best, don’t we? Whatever that means to you is just fine, really. And so… if feeling a little freaked out about swimsuit season … Continue reading Cellulite and Belly Fat and Bikini Season, Oh My! (Cupping Therapy And Gua Sha Can Help You With This)
~~~~~ Finding a personal trainer seems like it would be easy. After all, any gym you join will probably have a list of personal trainers; otherwise, you can always go online and google “find a personal trainer” and a lengthy list will appear. But finding the right personal trainer for you and your unique needs … Continue reading Find A Personal Trainer: How To Find The Best Trainer For What You Want To Accomplish
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