People ask me all the time what acupuncture is good at treating. The list is long and today I will share a story about anxiety. Acupuncture is amazing at treating anxiety, so it is an easy story to share. Anne is 55 years old with life long anxiety that would flare-up to the point that…
What if our first line of medicine was gentle to our bodies and our planet? What if the first options we choose had no side effects and didn’t interact with any other treatments we may require in the present or future? What if this first line of medicine also relieved stress and helped us uncover…
This past week I was reminded how helpful community acupuncture is for folks as they undergo chemotherapy. A clinic goer first came in at the urging of her care team after having many symptoms from her chemo treatments to treat her diagnosis of breast cancer. She was skeptical that acupuncture could help with her new…
Plantar fasciitis – also called a heel spur – is inflammation of the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot. This tissue is called the plantar fascia. It connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot. When inflamed, it causes pain at the heel that varies from sharp…
Pregnancy is a whirlwind adventure. As your mind and spirit get ready for a new life and family member, your body is in full tilt. Most women get morning sickness. Hopefully it isn’t too severe and doesn’t last until delivery. Acupuncture is a great ally during pregnancy. It is very safe, and pharmaceutical free. It…
Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the connective tissue. Western medicine doesn’t understand the cause of this difficult disease that mainly afflicts women. Men can also get this disease, but 9 in 10 people with lupus are women. Ninety percent of patients complain of joint pain, and 40% of patients have skin conditions and…
Here at Jersey Community Acupuncture, we try to post on our blog about once or twice each week. Our posts typically cover content about acupuncture and herbal medicine, but we also post about Nicole’s experiences, local/clinic events, and updates about the clinic itself! Because we post so frequently, this means that some posts (such as…
I have worked at JCA now for a little over 6 years. I started here in my senior year of high school, and over these past few years I have grown a lot & earned two degrees. This winter I was accepted to Johns Hopkins University for graduate school! Because I am moving to Baltimore…
(This post was originally titled Taking Care of Each Other – Election 2016. However, it seems that the point of this post still reigns true, so we updated it a bit.) We can easily start to believe our world is falling apart with the ceaseless barrage of soundbites and rhetoric that media outlets have been…
“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” -Aristotle, Metaphysica In holistic health, we speak about treating the whole person. It makes sense. We are complex beings with emotions, thoughts, and body parts. Each choice we make affects the whole of our being. We have made multiple choices to be who we are…
This is a popular question with a less popular answer. While acupuncture can be part of a larger weight loss program, there is no magic weight loss point. So how can acupuncture help? Acupuncture can support other weight loss programs by curbing appetite, quelling cravings, boosting metabolism, improving digestion, regulating obesity-related hormones and enhancing the…
Bladder and Pelvic Pain: Reduce Symptoms with Acupuncture and Pelvic Floor Health This post was originally written and posted in 2011, but the information is still accurate! There are many causes and types of pain that affect the bladder and pelvic region. Interstitial cystitis or Bladder pain syndrome is a chronic, severely debilitating disease of the urinary…
It’s good to sweat when you exercise. Or when it is really hot. Our body needs to sweat to cool us down and keep us well. For some, sweat happens too much and too often and without heat or physical exertion. Hyperhidrosis is defined as the production of perspiration beyond what is necessary to cool…
Part of what we do at JCA is build community around the beautiful concept of affordable, accessible healthcare that gently restores health to the body through the use of tiny needles and natural herbal medicine. Below is an excerpt from this blog post when it was originally posted on our old website’s blog in 2015:…
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) viewpoint, infertility is described as the inability to conceive after two years of having regular intercourse without contraception. This may allow some of you to breathe a sigh of relief! In the US, we are normally only given one year or less to get pregnant. TCM and acupuncture encourage…