Acupuncture is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine and is said to have originated there before the Common Era. Early documents show that acupuncture started appearing in China around about 100 BCE. Acupuncture was used in conjunction with herbs, moxibustion, diet, and massage in Chinese medicine. Practitioners continued to refine it over the ages, and in the 1950s, research by Professor Han in Beijing established certain scientific criteria behind this treatment.
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NEW EVENT: Combat Inflammation with Herbal Teas and Acupuncture
Last Sunday, we had a great time at Greenlands Health & Wellness in Delray Beach talking to people about stress reduction using herbal teas and acupuncture. Not only was the group well informed and knowledgeable, we were able to swap experiences in what kinds of methods help us reduce stress. We learned a lot just listening to our audience members and gleaned new ideas for stress reduction from their stories!Read More
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At Boca Raton Acupuncture Clinic, we love teaching patients about how they can better take care of themselves. That is why we frequently post informational segments and acupressure demonstrations on our YouTube channel. If you don’t have the time to watch our videos, now you can catch just the audio files of our educational segments on SoundCloud!
Weight Loss Using Ear Needles
In recent months, we have received many phone calls about using acupuncture to lose weight.
In an ideal world, patients would come for full body acupuncture 2-3 times a week for 3 months to help them rebalance their bodies’ metabolism to lose weight and keep weight off. However, if money and time is an issue, we recommend that patients use ear needles.
NEW! Stress Reduction Acupuncture Seminar
We are very excited to be announcing a new, free health seminar collaboration with Greenlands Health & Wellness in Delray Beach!
The topic of this seminar will be “Stress Reduction through Herbal Teas and Acupuncture”. In our fast-paced, non-stop society, stress has become a defining factor in our lives, affecting our moods and even the way we interact with the world.
Welcome to our new website
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