Head Injury: Lingering Symptoms and How Acupuncture can Help Concussions have been getting more attention these days in the news, as experts are becoming more aware of the detrimental effects it can have on cognition, memory, mood and even behavior. Severity of symptoms can depend on the intensity and the number of concussions that you've had. However, even just one concussion/head injury can cause symptoms that can linger beyond what was originally thought. Common symptoms that occur … [Read more...] about Inner Sage Boston Acupuncture – Brookline, MA.: Post-Concussion Lingering Symptoms and How Acupuncture can Help
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Brookline Acupuncture: Control Blood Pressure with Acupuncture
Acupuncture Helps to Regulate Blood Pressure Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine has been used for many years to help lower blood pressure. A recent study from the University of California, Irvine observed the mechanism by which acupuncture regulates blood pressure. The researchers found that acupuncture stimulates the release of certain chemicals in the brain that control the nervous system. This effect shows how acupuncture can control both heart rate and blood pressure. An … [Read more...] about Brookline Acupuncture: Control Blood Pressure with Acupuncture
Brookline Acupuncture: How to Stay Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
Prepare for Cold & Flu Season: In Chinese Medicine, each season is connected to an organ, and the particular qualities of that organ (body functions & emotions ruled by that organ) are dominant during those seasons. Fall is what we call Lung time. Lungs control the skin and immune system and its emotion is grief. People are more susceptible to illnesses (colds/flus), allergies, skin rashes, eczema, psoriasis and also unresolved grief tends to come to the surface around this … [Read more...] about Brookline Acupuncture: How to Stay Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
Brookline Acupuncture: How Acupuncture can help you overcome PMS
Do you dread that time of the month? For many women, "that time of the month" can affect up to 2 weeks of a month, when you count in the premenstrual irritability, weepiness, fatigue, headaches, and general malaise that can occur prior to the onset of the actual period. Then add in the period itself with cramping and bloating, and you've got two weeks out of the month where you're feeling less than optimal. Hm... 2 weeks out of month, that's 50% of your life where you're not feeling great and … [Read more...] about Brookline Acupuncture: How Acupuncture can help you overcome PMS