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Finding the Calm in the Storm: How Acupuncture Can Help Treat Anxiety

By admin | Published June 23, 2025

If you haven’t experienced an anxiety attack, you might not know the symptoms: clammy hands, heart pounding in your chest, your breath coming in short gasps, and an all-consuming

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Examining the Synergy of Acupuncture and Meditation

By admin | Published June 17, 2024

If you suffer from stress and anxiety (and really, who doesn’t?) and you are looking for better and holistic ways to cope, you might want to consider the combination

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Healing Trauma with Acupuncture

By admin | Published December 18, 2023

Trauma can be emotional or physical and carries a weight with it for those who suffer from a traumatic event and the longer post-traumatic stress that can come from

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Acupuncture Helps with PTSD Symptoms

By admin | Published December 19, 2022

While commonly connected to those who have served in the military, post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, can impact anyone who has suffered from violence or emotional trauma. The

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Feeling Stressed and Anxious? Try Acupuncture

By admin | Published September 20, 2021

We all know that stress is just a part of life. We all have moments of feeling anxious or depressed, but when those feelings become more of a permanent

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