• Can acupuncture help me stop smoking?

    Certainly it can. It doesn't make it effort free, but it does make it     alot easier. The statistics say that trying to quit on your own has about a 1% chance of succeeding. Studies agree that acupuncture is very helpful in this area. Depending on the study, when getting treated by acupuncture, your chance of success is between 20% and 60%.

    Acupuncture is very helpful at helping to calm the anxiety, agitation, irritability and munchies that are the withdrawal symptoms that accompany quitting tobacco. Your chances of success are best when you are treated at least 2-3x/week. To that end, I have a special package price for people trying to quit smoking, where the price per treatment drops with frequent office visits. (See the     Office Information page for details.)

  • Can acupuncture make me lose weight?

    Yes and no. No in that the needles will not magically make a person lose weight. A person still has to eat right and exercise, however acupuncture CAN significantly help remove obstacles to losing weight. For example, the following are all things I can help with:

    * Binge-eating due to stress or anxiety

    * Withdrawal and cravings from cutting sugar out of your diet

    * Constant hunger, even an hour after you've eaten

    * Fatigue and lethargy (which make it harder to exercise)

    * Insomnia (sleep deprivation has been linked in studies to weight gain)

    * Slow metabolism or water retention


  • Wait, you mean my period doesn't have to hurt? (and other OB/GYN "normals")

    Chinese medicine is wonderful at treating gynecological issues. A painful period is a symptom that your body is out of balance. Likewise with PMS, overly heavy bleeding, morning sickness, menopausal hot flashes, etc. Acupuncture and chinese herbology often have surprisingly good results at treating these and most other women's health issues.

  • Do you do anything else?

    Other modalties are used as the situation warrants. They include Moxa (heat application), topical herbal applications, cupping, Tui Na (Chinese medical massage), Thai Massage, or essential oil treatments.