Acupuncture is a medical treatment that has evolved for thousands of years in China and has become more accepted by Western medicine every year.  Practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine have use non-invasive treatments and have helped millions of people to become well, get out of pain, and stay well.  Acupuncture promotes natural healing in the body and enhances your own body's ability to fight disease and become well.  Acupuncture improves the overall function and immunity of the body.  It is safe, painless, and an effective way to treat a wide variety of medical conditions.

1. Neurotransmitter theory.  Acupuncture affects higher brain areas stimulating the secretion of endorphins and enkephalins in the central nervous system.  The release of neurotransmitters influences the immune system and the antinociceptive system.  So, these neurotransmitters increase your body's immune system and ability to fight pain.
2. Blood chemistry theory.  Acupuncture affects the blood concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and phospholipids, suggesting acupuncture can raise and lower these blood components, thereby bringing the body to homeostasis or a feeling of ease.
3. Vascular interstitial theory.  Acupuncture affects the electrical system of the body by creating or enhancing closed-circuit transports in the tissues.  This facilitates healing by allowing the transfer of material and electrical energy between normal and injured tissues.
4. Gate control theory.  Acupuncture activates non-nociceptive receptors that inhibit the transmission of nociceptive signals in the central nervous system, gating out painful stimuli.

During your first treatment, questions are asked regarding health, symptoms, and your lifestyle.  The practitioner will provide a standard medical exam as well as an Eastern medicine exam to include pulses and tongue diagnosis.

Ascertaining all of this information gives your practitioner the ability to effectively diagnose and detect medical problems as well as specific imbalances of your body's life force.  In eastern medicine this life force is called Qi.

Once you have been cleared of any serious medical conditions the acupuncturist will place very small, sterile needles at specific points along your body.  This safe and painless insertion of the needles can unblock obstruction of this life force known as Qi.  Once this is done, Qi will be able to flow throughout the body, providing adequate nourishment to cells, organs, glands, and muscles.  For thousands of years acupuncture has been eliminating pain and restoring harmony to the body as well as giving people a natural way to heal from specific problems.

Recent studies publishing evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine journals have concluded the fertility awareness was increased in women who received fertility protocols for acupuncture.  In addition, the study found women who received this acupuncture protocol also had an overall improved well-being.

Cosmetic acupuncture is a natural and holistic anti-aging treatment that not only tonifies and tightens the face but benefits overall health.  By increasing circulation and oxygenation, cosmetic acupuncture activates the body's own healing mechanisms releasing collagen and elastin to the surface of the skin minimizing wrinkles, fine lines, and blemishes.