Acupuncture and Recovery

Acupuncture Turbocharges Recovery

Acupuncture has long been the most effective adjunctive modality in detox and recovery settings.

A Yale study Published in the August 14, 2000 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine found that nearly 55% of cocaine addicts who received acupuncture  tested clean at the end of the program compared to 23.5 percent of those that didn’t receive acupuncture. Another study published in 2006, in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2006, vol. 2, no4, revealed that 61% of those who received acupuncture treatments completed their treatment program, in contrast to 32% of those who were not treated with acupuncture.

Discover how acupuncture can enhance your life.

Qiawareness.com

415-488-0201

EAT THE RIGHT THING

 huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/weight-loss_b_1594441.html

Sometimes the most complicated issues can be boiled down to a few simple and easy to act upon solutions.

Dissatisfied with Being Dissatisfied?

Sometimes a picture, with a caption, can be worth countless words.
Often, in our culture, we seek a  quick solution to our pain and suffering. Usually it is simply mild discomfort that we are trained to avoid at all cost. Our unconscious mind is trained to monitor and then avoid all unwanted experience.
 Try this; simply sit still, with your eyes closed for at least 1 minute. Within that time, notice how often a thought, or impulse,  to not do what you are doing, occurs. For instance, wanting  to shift or move position, wanting to scratch an itch, wondering how much time has elapsed, wondering if this exercise is"worth it", thinking about what's for lunch, thinking about what you need to do that day, or  thinking about anything other than what is happening in the present moment. Multiply this by a gazillion and you have an experience of life that is dissatisfying,  complete with real health issues. The good news is that there are fun, exciting and easy ways of changing old habits or patterns of dissatisfaction.
Learn more by visiting qiawareness.com or by calling 415-488-0201.

Big Money, Big Tobacco Spending, Hoping and Praying You Vote Down Prop 29

If you are a voter in California, do us all a favor and vote yes for Prop 29 on June 5th.

Simply by making smoking more expensive, fewer people will smoke. This has been  proven out by other states doing the same thing. Just follow the money and see where the funding is coming from to fight Prop 29. This would be a great time to quit if you are on the fence. 

Call me now  877-283-4137 and become a non-smoker for good. You don't need to be spending more money each day on this habit that you want out of your life. Discover the power of your own mind and make the decision now.

"California Prop 29 Pits Lance Armstrong Against Big Tobacco"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/prop-29-california-cigarette-tax-hike-lance-armstrong_n_1537858.html

Rainbow Wisdom

"When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arises through the conjunction of various factors, but there is nothing about it that can be grasped. Likewise, thoughts that arise in the mind have no tangible existence or intrinsic solidity. There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave."

- Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche -

Often we know what we need to do to gain better health, to improve our relationships, to improve our businesses or work life, yet we don't do it. At the root of our procrastination, or failure to act on our convictions is usually an underlying false belief. Hypnosis is a very powerful tool to discover and transform these inhibiting beliefs. Call now for a free 15 minute consult to see what hypnosis can do for you.

415-588-0201

Cheap Health Insurance; Try Happiness

 Want to know the single most predictive  factor to a long and healthy life? More than any medical test, answering this simple question will tell you  more about someone's health prognosis than anything else.
"Are you satisfied with your life?" The more satisfied, the greater the odds that health and longevity will follow.
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32337

Here are 5 actions that you can take to increase your feelings of well being:
1. Give yourself a break. Be more forgiving on yourself and others.
2. Exercise. Humans need to move to feel good. It doesn't take much, but it goes a long way.
3. Meditate. A few minutes each day of quiet simple, silence. One pointed focus without judgement on how well one is meditating. Just do it.
4. Rest and relaxation. Stress isn't the issue, lack of recovery is. Take breaks during the day, just a minute or two at a time. Get enough sleep at night. Take a day off each week. Take vacations and don't bring your work with you.
5. Appreciations. Try before bed and upon rising, reflecting on what you are grateful for.It helps break the habit of negative thinking. Beats Xanax.

Studies are showing that these actions on their own have significant effects on our well being. Imagine what can happen if  you do all of these consistently. It's the cheapest, most effective form of health insurance.

An Alternative View of PTSD

When someone recalls a past traumatic event, even if it is simply a smell or a sound, that sensory trigger can start a cascade of events in the brain that lead to a feeling or sensation that mimics the feelings and sensations of the original trauma. In effect, that person re-experiences the trauma each time it is recalled.

 When remembering a traumatic experience, a part of  the brain called the hippocampus, signals the thalamus and amygdyla to release stress hormones, which create a series of neurochemical responses that lead to feelings that are similar to the original response to the trauma. Over time the  person becomes habituated to the  neurochemical response. Even though the thoughts and feelings associated with the response are usually not pleasant, and most likely are quite unpleasant, they are familiar. What is familiar is, in a strange way, comforting. In a sense, the body/mind gets addicted to the feeling.

Once this is understood, one can use methods to shake up and interrupt the  normal habituated response. The result is to reprogram the response to the same triggers that remind the person of the original trauma. Acupuncture is a safe and very successful approach for treating for PTSD. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which is based on acupuncture meridians, is also another highly effective method.  Both of these methods are able to interrupt the cellular memory and create new relaxing responses to the triggers of past traumas without using medication.

Please contact my office for more information on getting help with PTSD.qiawareness.com