Relief from Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Modern life, for all its technological advances and conveniences, is stressful. Many factors – work, finances, family, politics – put us in constant motion from morning to night. We often don’t realize how stressed we really are until we have a rare moment to reflect, and we don’t see the chronic effect that this constant stress is having on our physical and mental health.
Stress changes our body chemistry and function in a way that was helpful in the acute dangers our ancestors were put in, but it was always meant to be a temporary response, returning quickly to a more natural relaxed state. In today’s world of constant low-level stress, our bodies and minds are stuck in constant high alert mode, resulting in depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, weight gain, immune dysfunction, and so many other maladies.
Acupuncture breaks this cycle, by quickly putting the body into a calm, relaxed condition that lasts long after the treatment is over. Research has shown that the stimulation from the acupuncture needles at certain points on the body effects brain chemistry, regulating dopamine, serotonin, GABA and other hormones. Many patients find that with regular acupuncture their lives are more relaxed, happy and enjoyable.
We take pride in improving the quality of life and reducing the need for pharmaceutical medication for people suffering from depression, anxiety, and stress. We will be happy to talk with you about how acupuncture can help relieve stress and improve your life.
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One of the ways acupuncture helps to harmonize our moods and emotional health is through the relationship between the five elements, our internal organ systems, and the specific emotions that they are associated with. When these emotions are out of balance, peace and relaxation are hard to come by. Eventually, excess or deficiency in certain emotions will effect our physical health. The ancient Chinese understood how significantly our psychological health is linked to our physical health - a link that Western medicine is only recently acknowledging.
