ARTICLESAt Vital Points Therapy, We know that: Pain is a symptom. Symptoms have multiple causes. The body is a self correcting mechanism. Integrating various techniques provides more avenues to healthy living. We are dedicated to appropriate treatments. We are dedicated to educating you in order to help yourself. We work with your primary health care provider. We provide the best service available. |
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Breastfeeding and HealthChildren are a blessing in more than one way. When you have a baby in America, people often wonder what your choices will be. Will you stay at home or go back to work? Will you breastfeed or will you use formula? If we looked at these choices in terms of what is physiologically normal for the human species, we might have to rethink a lot of our questions. Our newborns are meant to enter the world seeded with positive bacteria from our vaginal canals, compressed by the journey out of the uterus which stimulates and jumpstarts all their autonomous biological systems, and are capable (when not exposed to epidural or IV drugs) of crawling to the breast (usually the left one) and latching on to receive their first doses of enriched immune factors, fat, and stem cells from the colostrum while still attached to their umbilical lifeline as it finishes delivering what nature intended to be the last stem cell-enriched blood transfusion from mother to baby. The act of latching onto the mother’s nipple and sucking helps the baby’s cranium recover and decompress from any molding due birth, and the stimulation of nursing releases floods of hormones in the mother, assisting in contracting the uterus which stems the flow of blood. The uterus itself will usually detach within the next hours, and no studies show benefit in active management of the fourth stage (aka cord traction, pitocin shot, rough fundal massage, and other practices designed get the placenta out as soon as possible). In other words, the things that are done to prevent post partum hemorrhage are NOT evidence based practices. If we look at evidence and biological norm as opposed to social norm, we can start to rephrase our questions. Whether to breastfeed or bottle feed becomes the question of why one would choose NOT to breastfeed. Recent studies have revealed that early weaning (breastfeeding only short term or not at all) increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, uterine and ovarian cancer, osteoporosis, postpartum depression (because the body interprets the lack of nursing stimulus as child-loss), iron-deficiency anemia, weight retention, heart attacks, strokes and more. In fact, women who had children and breast fed showed lower risk than even the control group of women who hadn’t had children at all. If we look at what our bodies are meant to accomplish, with the right knowledge, wisdom and support, we start to wonder why these are so commonly talked about as “benefits.” In truth, there are benefits of breastfeeding for a mother and baby, but there are definite deficits in NOT breastfeeding, just as many of our “normal” procedures during labor and delivery often have negative and long lasting consequences. When you think of breastfeeding, you will often think of it in terms of being good for the baby of good for the mother. These are isolated thoughts instead of picturing the whole body as a wonderfully functional system. A mother and baby should be viewed as a dyad instead of separate entities, which is why Chinese medicine treats the mother first and foremost before attempting treatments on the vulnerable infant. Babies are supposed to be held close, fed often, and subside only on mother’s milk until he or she is able to go through the motions of self-feeding (able to sit up without assistance, grasp, move objects in hand toward mouth, and swallow instead of tongue-thrust), as early introduction of solids risks the baby’s virgin gut, the lining of which is not fully closed off. Early introduction of solids also interferes with the baby’s ability to absorb nutrients from his or her mother’s milk. In order to breastfeed successfully, the usual American woman has to make it past a gauntlet of aggressive labor practices (which leave no room for a physiologically normal and peaceful birth), mother infant separation during the first few moments of birth (instead of immediate and prolonged skin-to-skin contact and an opportunity to allow the newborn breast-crawl), and either total lack of support and/or ready availability of misinformation. A third or MORE of American women are trying to learn how to breastfeed while recovering from cesarean sections which automatically put both mother and baby at three times the risk of death, delay the onset of milk production, and hinder mother-infant bonding. Breastfeeding is always the right choice for infants. Babies who are fed substitutes are at risk. I won’t bother listing the risks because there are so many diseases and problems that occur in such higher numbers in children denied human milk that we can just say they are at higher risk of death. Breastfed babies do not have “enhanced” IQ scores, but rather their formula fed peers lack the exact ratio of essential, easily digested fatty acids tailored to their growing need by the relationship between signals in their saliva and receptors on their mothers’ areoles which would have supported the needs of their rapidly growing brains. The World Health Organization states that mothers should breastfeed until at least 2 years of age and then continue for long as mutually desired. The positive health rewards of normal term breastfeeding (meaning child-led weaning) are numerous even past 6 month, past 12 months, and past 2 years. In terms of healthy, balanced individuals with the highest chance of being socially well adjusted as well as at lowest risk for obesity, cancer, and everything else you would never want your children to suffer through—Breastfeeding is what humans are born to do. When a mother’s milk is slow to come in, if she or the baby have problems achieving correct latch (a common symptom of many intervention mentioned earlier which can lead to pain during breastfeeding, cracks, blisters, inefficient feedings, and low weight gains, etc.), or any other reason a baby cannot achieve nutritional satisfaction from the important act of breastfeeding, the World Health Organization suggests the second best practice of expressing and bottle feeding the mother’s own milk (designed specifically for the biological needs of her own baby), and third, if that is not possible, donated human milk via bottle. That leaves supplementation with formula at a dead last as the fourth recommended method of infant feeding. I don’t believe these guidelines take into account the vital importance of the actual act of nursing at the breast instead of a plastic nipple. The warmth and closeness of skin-to-skin time, “Kangaroo care,” has proven to have much better results for premature infants than even specially designed incubators and platforms, meaning skin-to-skin contact (in a sling or in arms) is part of a human infant’s biological needs. The shape of the breast is perfect for oral development, creating the musculature and shape of mouth that is healthy, contributing to proper verbal development as well as saving you money on any future dental bills. Furthermore another recent study links any supplemental sucking (feeding by bottle instead of breast) with dysfunctional self-regulation in infants. Essentially, breastfed babies know when they’re full, and stop eating, while babies often fed with a bottle, even if the bottle is filled with expressed breast milk, consistently emptied their test bottles. Breastfeeding is what our bodies and our babies are built for. Instead of asking, “Are you going to breastfeed or bottle feed?” we should be asking, “What might stop you from breastfeeding? How can I help you establish a strong nursing relationship with your baby?” Information and support are needed, but sadly lacking. Most American women will have a medicalized birth, leave the hospital with a free sample of formula, feel pressured to return to work within 6-8 weeks (before a good breastfeeding relationship can even stabilize), and encounter many breastfeeding issues without proper support and encouragement. Tips for establishing and maintaining a breastfeeding relationship with your baby: -Strive for an undisturbed, non-medical birth. -Demand immediate and extended skin-to-skin time. The nurses can wait to weigh and measure. -Leave the formula at the hospital. Just having it puts you at greater risk of early weaning. -Realize that your body is fully capable of nourishing a baby without any other supplements for even longer than 12 months! Believing in your biological ability is more than half the battle, especially in our society. -If it hurts, STOP! Try again. Nothing is gained, and everything can be harmed by “toughing it out.” Correct latch and positioning is painless AND the most efficient transfer of milk to the baby. -Understand that your milk is made on a supply and demand basis, so if the baby drinks 4 ounces of formula, that’s 4 ounces that your body won’t know your baby needs tomorrow. Formula companies count on this. -Familiarize yourself with the signs of a contented infant (how many wets and stools, weekly weight gain, etc.) so that you won’t question your supply or the quality of your milk, even if the baby wants to nurse every hour. -Dare to do your own research. There’s a lot of bad advice out there. It’ll help if you think about how humans did things before the Industrial Revolution, before mass manufacturing, and before bottle feeding became the social norm. -Strongly consider intentional sleep-sharing and nighttime parenting. Breastfeeding moms who share sleep with their babies get more sleep and better quality sleep, while still caring for their infants. -Enjoy the special time in your life while you’re nursing your baby or toddler. When it’s over, you’ll miss it. Leslie Kung is a loving mother of two (a 3 year old and a 2 month old), a teacher of babywearing, and an advocate for mothers and babies. She focuses on pregnancy, birth and childrearing in her research and writing, and hopes to continue to work with families as a childbirth educator, doula, and/or midwife when her children are older. |
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Breast CareOur society has a lot of emotional responses to breasts from shame to desire. Women invariably ask about size, men just drop their gaze. The function of the breasts is often ignored. There are sexual and functional reasons to have breasts, both aesthetic and genetic. Men are hard wired to select for healthy qualities in women which give clues about their ability to reproduce and be good nurturers to his genes. Hourglass figures with full breasts indicate a woman that will have enough body fat to nurse children. This translates to full breasts being sexually desirable, but full breasts are not the only sign of fertility and even small breasts are functional for breast feeding. Breast care for women and men should include knowledge of function, aesthetics, emotional and social implications. In Oriental Medicine, the breasts are the landscape of several meridians that are essential to health. The meridian that courses thorough the middle of the breast and nipple is the stomach meridian. This meridian is one of the main ones for digestion. The stomach is also known as the “Sea of Water.” It must remain wet and mobile to masticate foods and is full of blood supply to heat it to at least 100 degrees. The pericardium starts at the outside of the breasts and flows down the palm side of the arm to end at the middle finger. It is known as the Heart Protector. The spleen meridian starts in the big toe and ends on the lateral side of the breast. The Spleen converts food to blood and energy. The kidney meridian starts at the bottom of the foot, runs along the inside of the body, then wraps around the medial side of the breasts. It is the essential fire that starts growth, produces marrow and is also connected to the brain. Emotional responses to stress may show up in various parts of the body such as the stomach, spleen, pericardium, or kidneys and in turn affect breast health. Some health systems associate nurturing with breasts, some consider the breasts as expressions of creativity, and others as a sign of mothering. When a person has emotions that are affecting any of the organs above, the meridians may also become blocked. Breast lumps, fibrosis, and tenderness can result. Oriental medicine treats the breast by free coursing the meridians, addressing emotions, diet, and lifestyle. Regular breast self examinations are important as an early warning for potential problems. Men also need to be aware of self examination as breast disorders are not exclusive to women. Eating a diet that is alkaline with lots of leafy greens helps to keep the lymphatic system fluid to prevent fibrosis and cysts. Taking a broad spectrum digestive enzyme with hydrochloric acid (HCL) will help stomach functions. Even more important is drinking enough water to replenish the Sea of Water, the stomach. Another important point is refraining from drinking iced drinks with meals as it causes damp stagnation in the stomach. Remember the stomach needs to heat the food to 100 degrees before the HCL can be most effective. Herbs that are particularly good for treating breasts are Pu Gong Ying or dandelion; both the root and leaves are used for decreasing lumps in the breasts. Chrysanthemum helps to decrease heat, ease breast pain, help insomnia and improve vision. Being able to express the nurturing and creativity in life will decrease emotional conditions that block meridians, effecting breast health. |
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Is Your Aunt Flow Normal?Do you remember the “Birds and Bees” talk about becoming a woman and getting your first period? Most of us remember the talk about how to deal with sanitary napkins, and hygiene. What was said about the actual flow? Until I studied Oriental Medicine I did not know that a “normal” period did not include clots, cramps, headaches and bloating. Premenstrual symptoms are well publicized with ads on television for over the counter medications, though, these symptoms are treated in Chinese Medicine. Did you know that the actual menstruation flows, viscosity of the blood, color, mucous and whether or not it had clots are significant clues to a woman’s health? Using details like these along with appearance of the tongue and pulse helps determines the Chinese Medicine diagnosis and therefore the different treatments. What’s a normal menstruation flow? Imagine that the week before your period, you notice that your appetite improves and you are sleeping better. Then right on schedule, around 28 days after the last period, the menses start to flow. There is no cramping and the flow is medium red that soaks into the pad without clots though there might be skin like tissues which is the uterine lining shedding. The total amount of blood loss is about 2-8 tablespoons or several fluid ounces. It lasts for 3-5 days and tapers off until the next month. Premenstrual symptom such as breast tenderness and bloating indicates there might be problems with the digestion and transformation of the food to blood and energy. Cravings for sweets, fats and chocolates are attempts to fill the gaps. The Spleen is the organ system responsible for energy transformation and transporting. When the Spleen is stressed then the menses maybe thin with more mucous than red pigment blood. The Liver is responsible for detoxification and regulating the blood flow. When the Liver is stressed, the flow becomes sluggish. Slow blood flow means the menses may be delayed, have symptoms such as irritability, headaches, waking up in the middle of the night, cramps, dark or bright red blood and clots. Acne, constipation and poor vision may be additional signs of poor liver blood flow. Scanty periods with irregular or missed periods may indicate Kidney deficiency. The Kidneys are responsible for producing the fire for blood formation in the bone marrow. Lacking that fire leads to poor blood production and short menses or missed periods altogether. Many young women may only have a flow of 1-3 days and only have to change twice a day without saturating the pads. Anemia, irregular periods and thin uterine lining may lead to poor fertility. Break thorough spotting, flooding and frequent periods all indicates hormonal imbalances in organ systems that regulate menstrual blood. Young women may have irregular periods up to a year after the start of menstruation. As women enter peri-menopause, the periods began to respond to the changes in hormonal levels. Spotting between periods indicates the Spleen failing to hold blood in the vessels. Heavy flooding periods; having to change a pad more than once every two hours, or bleeding more than 5-6 ounces, or more than 7 days, usually occurs in peri-menopausal women. Frequent and heavy bleeding may indicate fibroids or cysts. Aunt Flow is the euphemism for the menses and also a source of valuable information for women’s health. Chinese Medicine uses that information to help determine which organ system is out of balance and restores it with foods, herbs and acupuncture. A normal flow is one of the signs of health and vitality. Is your Aunt Flow normal? |
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OncologyNothing strikes that note of fear in people like the word cancer. It goes to the core of the value of life. We all live with the vague knowledge that life will end, but cancer brings that to the forefront as most people think of it as a death sentence. However, that is no longer the case with the advent of surgery, radiology, and chemotherapy. These techniques are being refined to address the tumors while protecting the patient’s healthy cells. Classical Chinese Medicine has been treating and supporting cancer patients for thousands of years. Tumors and growths are described in Classical Chinese Medicine in 200 B.C. along with herbal and acupuncture treatments that are successful in supporting the body’s normal balance. Research shows that acupuncture can relieve the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. In addition, it helps with nausea, vomiting, and digestive discomforts of the allopathic treatments. What most people do not know is that acupuncture and herbal treatments also increase the body’s ability to fight off the invading cells, develop more natural killer cells, and reduce the tumor’s ability to hide from the body’s own defenses. These research studies support the fact that acupuncture can not only be effective in the symptoms and side effect management, but also in cancer prevention. Preventing cancer should be a daily process because we are bombarded with toxins, radiation, and carcinogens every day. One of the most important factors for cancer prevention is diet. Choosing cruciferous vegetables daily will prevent most types of cancers because they support the liver’s function in cleansing blood. Eating lots of leafy greens will provide the fiber to eliminate toxins and keep the intestines moving. Enjoying sunshine will prevent over 16 different types of cancers. Only over exposure will add the risk of skin cancer, which leaves the odds for benefiting from sunlight vs. skin cancer at 16:1. We are now aware of the benefits of Vitamin D, a vitamin produced from sunlight exposure, for immunity, bone density, and emotional health. Immune support using herbal therapy helps the body’s ability to recognize and defend against abnormal growths and tumors. Herbs such as Coryceps, Reishi mushrooms, Bai Hua She She Cao, Lemongrass, and Astragalus have anti-tumor properties. Unlike conventional chemotherapy, these herbs support the body’s ability to produce natural killer cells, unmask the abnormal cells, and while it simultaneously protecting the healthy cells. Certain therapeutic foods are found to increase telomeres, the ends of DNA, to prevent abnormal cell replication, tumors, and disease. Side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery including pain, dryness, burns, nausea, and vomiting can be treated with acupuncture and herbs. Restoring balance to the body is a basic tenet of Chinese Medicine, one that helps the body to return to optimal functioning. This is even more important during the process of intense radiation or chemotherapy. Loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting can often be addressed with acupuncture and massage. Radiation burns, excess heat, and dryness can be treated with acupuncture, herbal, and dietary support. Meditation, emotional support, and clearing energetic blockages are also crucial to the body’s ability to regenerate. Epigenomes are the key that unlock the cells’ manifestation of illness or ability to restore health. Research links emotional and nutritional stressors to why epigenomes are activated for gene expression of diseases. Classical Chinese Medicine links dysfunctions of the seven emotions to diseases. Moving meditation such as Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Yoga help to both relieve stress and prevent diseases. Vital Points Therapy provides nutritional, herbal and acupuncture support for those who are looking to prevent cancer, support for those who are experiencing treatment side effect, and provide support for families and caregivers. We offer a holistic approach with acupuncture, manual therapy, massage, Tai Chi, nutrition and herbs. We welcome you to come in for a free consultation. |
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CASE STUDIES / Autism Subject: Autism Assessment: SM had Autism with severe fight or flight reactions to various stimuli. SM would run, hit, kick, scream and cry in reaction to these normally innocuous stimuli. Her safety and ability to tolerate the world was severely limiting her ability to interact with her family. Developmental milestones for motor skills were limited, social emotional interactions were limited, and her ability to judge situations for safety was severely limited. Strengths for SM were that she had a dedicated family that was very supportive. SM was also able to make eye contact, had speech skills, and was extremely bright. Diet was limited at first due to her selection of foods that were acceptable. Palpation: SM had several areas that were indicated as areas of concern. Her cranial system were extremely tight, the dural membranes and cranial bones have a normal physiological motion that was severely limited. This improved as treatment progressed. Mobility: Soft tissue assessment indicated limitations in the liver, small and large intestine mobility. Motility: limitations of the liver, dural tube, and kidney were evident by testing. Treatments: Weekly routines were established to limit uncertainty. Sensory integration and the deep pressure program were implemented. She was not able to go into an open area due to the fight or flight reactions and the safety of herself and other children. She had poor awareness of her body and where it was in space. In order to plan how to move the parts to climb or balance, SM received manual therapy, visceral and integrative therapy to address the area of greatest concern each week. Progress: SM began to exhibit calming faster between upsets. Desensitizing to the door by entering or leaving the room throughout the session was implemented by the therapist. Her diet improved and mom was able to add nutritional supplements to improve detoxification of metals and anti-oxidants. SM began to show an interest in her sister and other children. She would have relapses of intense fight or flight but was able to verbalize emotions. SM learned vocabulary to describe facial expressions but not yet internalize the word for emotions that she herself might feel. As SM progressed, she learned to read and take turns in some simple games. She would learn about varying situations and flexibility. As the sensory integration treatments progressed, SM developed improved awareness, reacting to pain in a more normal way. She was beginning to feel the normal pains when she got hurt. This was the beginning of developing safety awareness and empathy for other’s pain, a crucial step in social-emotional development. SM was able to improve in her motor skills, enjoying baseball with a t-stand, climbing and throwing as other children her age. She has made excellent progress in all areas treated. Parent’s Comments: SM was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in March 2004, before which she was referred for occupational and speech therapy by her pediatrician. SM had moderate to severe sensory issues, including but not limited to, an aversion to getting messy, sound sensitivities, and assorted anxieties, some of which interfered with her daily life. We could not take SM out in public in most situations, because she had severe anxiety about doors; any time a door opened or closed, she suffered severe breakdowns and tantrums with up to an hour of recovery time. SM was very non-compliant and had strong “fight-or-flight” tendencies. When faced with non-preferred activities, she would typically hit or kick, rather than verbalize her feelings. SM also had a very difficult time in flexibility with play; she played the same way, placing objects in the same order each time, and would not allow outside distraction or sharing in play activity. SM also was not aware of her body in space. She was frightful and overly cautious with swing, climbing, and jumping. She would not swing, could not climb simple ladder or rock walls; she did not know where to place her feet or how to move her hands in order. As for SM’s play and body awareness in space, SM is now fully capable of climbing up and down ladder with no assistance and climbing both a vertical and inclined rock wall. She knows where her feet are and where to place her hands and in what order. Swinging is not her favorite, but she will swing and spin and bounce, which helps to focus her. Her balance has improved. –KM (Mom) |
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CASE STUDIES / Facial AsymmetrySubject: Facial Asymmetry Patient came to therapy due to shoulder pain from repetitive movements. He is an aspiring percussionist. Recently arrived from the East Coast, he developed a pain in the right shoulder with a noticeable “catch” in his movements. He came to therapy over a course of one and a half years, attending every other month. His total visits were 7 treatments spaced over about 16 months. Postural assessment: Patient’s posture was kyphotic and his shoulders were pronated. The joints had increased laxity. His head was rotated to the right and slightly right side bend at 15 degree. His chest and sternal area was concaved, and his right hip was elevated. Patient’s gaze was predominantly from the left eye. Facial asymmetry was evident with the sphenoid Load Test: Patient’s greatest area of stress was at the right first ribs attachments of the scalene muscles. Palpation: Further palpation of the area lead to distal tensions from the diaphragm and liver area. Further complications of the ribcage indicated poor respiration and range of motion of the scapula. All of which correlated with the complaints of the limitations in functions by the patient. Mobility: Testing of the mobility of the ribcage indicated intra-costal muscular spasms and limitations in range of motion. The mediastinal, pleural perineum and the diaphragm had multiple sites of adhesions. Assessment summary: Patient appeared to have adhesions in the soft tissues to the rib cage and sternal bones, limiting the motion of respiration, shoulder movements and head/neck posture. He may have become accustomed to the abnormal posture of his head and compensated with visual dominance. Patient’s comments: “Picture #2, My smile and face overall is more even. I no longer clench my jaw, and my face is more relaxed altogether. I now naturally face straight ahead as my body is more centered. Mentally, I am more focused, less distractible, and have an easier time concentrating. After approximately 7 treatments, I have found that I stand more balanced, can breathe easier, and have more energy than ever before. “My body has evened out from head to toe. My upper body now expands and contracts the way it was intended to, making my breathing deep and effortless.” |
Picture taken prior to treatment, November 2004.
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CASE STUDIES / Spinal ScoliosisSubject: Spinal Scoliosis Postural assessment: shoulder elevated on the left, scoliosis to the right approximately 30 degree deviation, left hips elevated, right scapula protracted, and weight bearing on the right leg predominately. Load Test: indicated mid thoracic level of the diaphragm and liver junction was the area of greatest stress. Palpation: several soft tissue areas indicated poor mobility and limited range of motion, diaphragm on the right, spinal segments of T10-12, mediastinal and lungs on the right, and large intestine at the hepato-colic ligaments. Mobility: Sacral-iliac mobility severely limited in the posterior pelvis, ribs lacked mobility throughout the thoracic, liver mobility limited in inferior and medial/lateral motions, diaphragm had minimal excursion for in-breath. Motility: Movement within the soft tissue of the liver, lungs, and connective tissue were limited. The most severe were the diaphragm at the mediastinal junction of the coronary ligaments. Assessment summery: Patient exhibited limitations in the normal physiological functions of the soft connective tissues that lead to mobility of the ribs, hips and spine. This is consistent with a severe blunt trauma to the ischial ramus at an early age (pre-puberty). The trauma traveled along the Deep Front Lines of Meyer’s anatomy trains, causing soft tissue disruptions of membranes (DOM) along the horizontal connective tissues, notably, pelvic floor, liver, diaphragm, and mediastinal. Osteopathic principle of “the body hugging the lesion” leads to the possibility that the body would protect the most vital of the organs by sealing the disruptions of membranes in what ever ways it can, rotating and side-bending to limit exposure to further damage. In explaining this to the patient, she had reported of exactly that kind of trauma at the age of 12. She and a cousin were exploring an old barn. At the second floor, on the loft, the floor collapse from under her and she fell through to the floor below right on her bottom. She recalled not being able to move for a while, but got up and resumed her life. She was diagnosed with scoliosis in high school. As she got older, the limitation in breathing and general discomfort was increasing, which lead her to seek therapy. Treatment: Patient was treated for one hour using manual techniques and acupressure. Results were surprising when compared to the posture prior to treatment. Improvements in symmetry of the hips, shoulders, and spinal column were evident. Patient reported immediate motility of the large intestine, breathing ease, and improved range of motion in her ribs and spine. Patient’s comments: Disclaimer: Individual results may vary. Not a guarantee or warranty of results implied as a result of treatments |
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CASE STUDIES / Facial Rejuvenation Subject: Facial Rejuvenation Brings out your innate beauty and radiance and reduces the evidence of stress. Appearance is both a personal and a public accessory that is being enhanced by Botox, creams, and surgical procedures. The options are endless for women and men who want to preserve the youthful appearance of someone in the height of vitality. Creams, chemical peels, nips and tucks all have costs and side effects that must be evaluated. One of the most effective and cost efficient options is Acupuncture facial rejuvenation. Few women today know that since ancient times, Traditional Chinese Medicine has addressed the beauty Standards of beauty in Asian culture included the cultivation of spirit or "Shen," skills in art, music, and practice of spirituality. Integral to beauty is being healthy as the meridians of Acupuncture flowed through the face. Imbalance of Yin and Yang can be seen in the face as dry skin, dull complexion, and redness or breakouts. Various areas of the face correlate with the vitality of organ systems and will show if they are out of balance. Gravitational, intrinsic and photo-aging are symptoms of the skin not being able to replicate and restore damage at the cellular level. Connective tissues become lined and creased from habitual expressions, loss of elasticity and collagen resulting in lines, crow’s feet, dry skin and aging. Chinese medicine, with the history of seeking longevity, addressed these problems using acupuncture and herbal support. What you can expect from Facial Rejuvenation:
Disclaimer: Individual results may vary. Not a guarantee or warranty of results implied as a result of treatments |
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