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Denver Acupuncture + Holistic Blog
Treating Adult Acne with Facial Acupuncture: What You Need to Know
Breakouts, spots, and scars, oh my! Thought your acne years were behind you, just to find yourself battling with breakouts in your thirties, forties, or beyond? It’s not just you. Acne is one of the most common and frustrating skin conditions – even for adults.
7 Ways to Finally Live Pain-Free in 2021
How did you feel when you woke up today? Did you feel energized and ready to take on the day? Or did you drag yourself out of bed with a deep, pained sigh and no zeal to start the day?
If the latter sounds like you, now is the perfect time to take the next step towards a naturally pain-free life.
Natural Solutions for Back Pain: What You Need to Know
As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I don’t believe in “bad backs” – just a lack of the right support. The body has an amazing ability to heal, regenerate, and revive itself when we give it the resources to do so. Thankfully, acupuncture and cupping are two powerful and effective ways to relieve both chronic and acute back pain.
6 Healthy & Natural Skin Care Secrets for Winter
Winter is upon us and in Denver, that is a beautiful thing. From crisp Colorado hikes to sunny ski days, the winter season offers us so much to enjoy in this neck of the woods; yet this wintry beauty often comes at a cost to our skin. Thankfully, at Wellnest Denver we have a few secrets up our sleeve for healthy, natural, winter skin.
The Fall Season in Chinese Medicine
The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting a little chillier, but it’s not yet bitter cold. It’s quieter outside, you’re spending more time indoors. Meanwhile, the colors around you are turning warmer, and from one day to the next, a carpet of leaves is on the ground, in hues of caramel brown, pumpkin orange, rust red, copper and gold. It’s perhaps appropriate that some of these names are metallic in nature.
The Benefits of Magnesium
Did you know that Magnesium (Mg) is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body? Further, did you know that there are nearly a dozen different types of magnesium? Each of them has a different function and is good for your health in different ways.
Healing Your Digestive System & Stomach Problems
Your digestion plays a vital role in keeping you healthy. Stomach issues are not only uncomfortable and inconvenient, they can also negatively affect your mood, your energy, and even your immune system.
Recognizing and Setting Healthy Boundaries
Recognizing and setting healthy boundaries is something that we hear a lot about, but don’t often delve into. There are a lot of nuances behind the necessity of boundary setting with family, friends, romantic partners, and even co-workers. Defining boundaries is a process of determining what behavior you will accept from others and what you will not.
Electroacupuncture Helps with Pain Management and Fertility
Issues with pain and fertility can be very frustrating to treat. Some find relief and help in acupuncture—an important pillar of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Research is being carried out on a treatment called electroacupuncture, and results suggest that it’s helpful for pain treatment, nausea relief, fertility, and even inducing labor. So, let’s start at the beginning: what is electroacupuncture?
