Is depression prevalent? Are the costs of illness high? You bet. According to the Center for Disease Control, nationwide 1 in 10 adults report having depression and in Arizona the number ranges up to 10.3%. Aside from being potentially debilitating to the patient, depression greatly impacts families and can negatively impact the outcomes of other… READ MORE
Who hasn’t experienced anxiety at some point in their lives? Your chest tightens, breathing gets shallow, stomach gets tight, maybe you start to perspire, your knees get week. That is likely a more extreme case of anxiety but for many the symptoms are more subtle, so much so that people don’t realize they live in… READ MORE
I am willing to bet that you know someone or most likely several people suffering with migraines, and there’s a good chance you are one of them. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, 36 million Americans get migraine headaches, and women sufferers outpace men 3 to 1.1 Based on my previous blog on Chronic Headaches,… READ MORE
Forty five million Americans suffer from chronic headaches. (1) Worldwide, 1.7% – 4% of the adult population has headaches on 15 or more days of every month. Along with personal suffering and financial cost, chronic headaches impacts quality of life, employment and work productivity. (2) Not all headaches are the same when it comes to… READ MORE
Did you know that allergy symptoms can be alleviated and even reduced with acupuncture and herbs? If you live in the Scottsdale valley, you or someone you know suffers with cough, sneezing, and runny, itchy eyes and nose during allergy season. This is caused the body’s immune system overreacting to foreign particles in the air.… READ MORE
Does Acupuncture Work? PART 1 3/7/14 If you were to ask my acupuncture patients, they would say YES, acupuncture works, in many cases much more than expected and occasionally somewhat less. It depends on the person, whether or not their expectations are in line with the reality of their situation, their lifestyle, habits, commitment to… READ MORE
