| Acupuncture
 What is acupuncture?
Chinese Acupuncture is four and five thousand years old. It is the insertion of needles just under the skin. The needles are only as thick as three or four pieces of hair. Most people find acupuncture to be very relaxing and that it does not hurt. It can remove negative emotions, addictions, stress, body soreness or pain, and almost any disorder or problem that upsets the vitality in the body.
What is the process for acupuncture?
When you come in for your first treatment, Michael will have you fill out several health forms. He will then go over them with you so he will know what to treat you for. He will most likely be treating you for several ailments at a time. You will be given a gown to put on and the treatment will start on you back of your body. The needles will be inserted into various acupuncture points, which are helpful to your specific needs. You will then relax for about twenty minutes while listening to very relaxing music. The process will then be repeated on the front of your body.
What can it help?
Acupuncture can be a very helpful treatment for many health conditions including addictions. It can help ease cravings, reduce stress, and detoxify the liver. Most clients report better sleep and a more stable and positive emotional state after only a few treatments. There is a standard protocol treatment for addiction that is personalized with specific acupuncture points to help every organ and system for that individual. Addictions can include but not be limited to: drugs, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and food addictions (sugar, chocolate and carbohydrates).
 Treatments for allergies have both long and short-term results. Treatments can immediately decongest the sinuses while at the same time reduce or eliminate your reactions to the allergen over time.
Many people today suffer with some type of body pain from sports injuries, car accidents, arthritis, fibromyalgia, etc. Michael uses the 8 Principle acupuncture, which uses symptomatic treatments to make physical pain go away. Most illnesses do have symptomatic treatments or recipes of points, which can make disease symptoms better. Acupuncture is treating the whole person to a deeper level so that no only do the symptoms go away but also the subtle causes of theses symptoms.
Most patients who have acupuncture treatments steadily get better with no ill side effects. Acupuncture is also a great treatment for people with negative emotions, problems with anger and grief. There are certain treatments for many emotional states including fears and phobias. Many people claim that their stress level drops and they sleep better after only a few treatments.
How does it work?
Lets use an example to explain the process. A person with Asthma may experience shortness of breath, lung mucus, and inability to breath and sleep chest tightness. They may take Western medicine and get better. Acupuncture does not interfere with medicines. However, the patient has a sense that something is wrong with their lungs and that their lungs are weak. To an acupuncturist each organ has a unique pulse found on the wrist, usually with Asthma the lung pulse is quite weak. Treatment will involve acupuncture points, which open the lungs and strengthen the life force of the lungs. This process should be done weekly until the lung pulse again becomes strong. After the lungs strengthen the patient will only need to come in for maintenance treatments.
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