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No side effects - Unlike drugs and surgical procedures, acupuncture does not have disturbing side effects.

Treatment according to your individual needs - No two people are alike.  Thus, you will never be treated as just another case.  Just because two people experience the same symptom, does not mean that the root cause is the same.

Acupuncture practitioners will spend time with you - Most acupuncturists spend anywhere from an hour to two hours in the initial consultation, and treatments may be 45 minutes to an hour long.  This allows acupuncturists to deliver highly personalized patient centered care.

Finding out its not “all in your head” – Many people come into my office with odd constellations of symptoms that do not make sense in terms of a Western diagnosis.  Acupuncture often effectively treats these conditions and can shed a very practical light on the how and why of the matter.

You don’t have to be sick to come in for a treatment - Acupuncture is best utilized as part of a person’s overall commitment to health and well-being and is most effective when combined with solid nutrition, regular exercise, adequate sleep and rest.

Acupuncture is very effective at treating emotional issues – like depression, or anxiety, as well as treating physical symptoms like chronic pain.

Treatment is fun and supportive – I spend a lot of time laughing with my patients.  Laughter is definitely one of the best medicines to lift the spirit.

Regular acupuncture treatment helps keep you healthy - You are less likely to need conventional medicine as often = most acupuncture patients report that they feel a greater sense of well-being, get sick less often and are less affected by life’s stressors than they were prior to beginning treatment.

Low cost – Acupuncture is relatively inexpensive when compared to modernized forms of health care.

One third of the world’s population – This is the amount of people who use acupuncture as their primary form of healthcare, roughly 2 billion people on the planet depend on acupuncture and Chinese medicine to keep them healthy.

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