Slow Paths Wellness

01/07/2026

Acne is complex and requires a holistic approach. In TCM dermatology, we create custom herbal formulas tailored to your unique patterns & root causes, like hormones, blood sugar, and inflammation. After just 2 months, one patient had no premenstrual breakouts and improved digestion - without changing their skincare routine! Clear your skin naturally with personalized herbs at Slow Paths Wellness. Visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com or call +18046832979 to get started.

01/07/2026

A neat resource for people wanting a healthy and extremely inexpensive addition to your diet. Beans are associated with reduced constipation, lower risk of colon cancer, improved cholesterol, and are a great part of an eating plan to maintain a healthy weight. Many of these benefits are from their high fiber content.

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01/06/2026

Struggling with racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating during daytime hours, or finding your mind most active between midnight and dawn? Many adults experience attention challenges, disrupted sleep cycles, and circadian imbalances that leave them exhausted yet wired.

These symptoms often reflect a nervous system that’s been carrying too much for too long, without enough support to truly settle.

Customized herbal formulations combined with therapeutic treatments can help restore focus, ground scattered energy, and support your internal rhythms so you’re productive when you need to be and more at ease when it’s time to rest. Treatment often includes simple mindfulness and pacing practices that help the nervous system feel safe enough to slow down—rather than forcing focus or sleep.

Slow Paths Wellness, we create individualized protocols using time-tested botanical medicines and targeted therapies to address the root contributors to attention and sleep disturbances, with care and respect for your body’s limits.

Ready to reclaim your focus and rest?
Reach out at 804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com

01/05/2026

Caring for ourselves and others is crucial for a humane society. Slow Paths Wellness emphasizes the power of food as medicine. Try this black sesame jook (similar to porridge) recipe to deeply nourish your body this winter season: Soak equal parts black sesame and rice overnight, blend until smooth, and cook on low heat for 10-15 min. Season with salt to taste. Call +18046832979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to learn more about our holistic approach.

01/01/2026

Moving to about 80-90% plants-based is a major part of my "avoid a cancer recurrence" plan I chose after overcoming Stage 3 cancer. No one can promise anything 100%, but I feel better than I have in decades, and the more I read about how I eat, the better I feel about it. And I enjoy my food and eat a much bigger variety, in spite of my diet looking restrictive on paper.

01/01/2026

A blog post to encourage you to pause before you make "New Year's Resolutions" this year.

It is winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. Where I live in Virginia, one snow has come and gone, another one is melting, and there's a possibility of more in a few days. It's also January around the world, and for many people, that means NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS. So we gather up all our dreams and....

12/31/2025

Sleeping on only one side? Flinching when you reach for your seatbelt? Your shoulder isn't being dramatic—it's asking for gentler help.

NHS Scotland reports that acupuncture can ease stubborn shoulder pain and help you move more freely, with very few side effects (NHS Scotland, 2021).

We love combining acupuncture with Softwave treatment. Acupuncture calms overprotective muscles and quiets pain signals, and Softwave quickly reduces inflammation and stimulates healing, leading to less guarding, more "wow, I can move again."

Call Slow Paths Wellness at +1-804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to learn more.

Source: NHS Scotland. "Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain." NHS Inform, 2021.

12/31/2025

Ever notice how tension affects your temperament? Traditional needle therapy helps restore emotional balance by calming the nervous system and releasing natural mood elevators. When your body finds equilibrium, irritability fades and serenity takes its place. Slow Paths Wellness specializes in helping you rediscover your best self through time-tested holistic methods. Ready to feel better? Contact us at +1-804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to schedule your appointment.

12/29/2025

Many people have reservations about trying acupuncture, but this ancient therapy is scientifically proven to relieve pain and balance the body. At Slow Paths Wellness, treatments are tailored to your unique needs, whether you're struggling with chronic pain, women's health issues, or stress. Book a consultation today at https://www.slowpathswellness.com or call +18046832979 to start your healing journey.

12/29/2025

As people in functional health have been saying for years, chronic inflammation is a huge factor in health problems from heart disease to cancer.

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(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in th…

12/28/2025

I eat sweet potatoes every morning for breakfast. It's one of the most enjoyable changes I made in my diet post-cancer, along with the lifestyle change to consciously enjoy life.

Sweet potatoes are among the healthiest common whole-food sources of potassium, which every cell in our body requires to function. In fact, they can be considered a superfood and are ranked as one of the healthiest foods on the entire planet. Eighty percent of the protein in sweet potatoes is a type of protease inhibitor that may have cancer-fighting properties.

When picking out varieties at the supermarket, remember that a sweet potato’s nutritional content is tied directly to the intensity of its color. The more yellow or orange its flesh, the healthier it may be, and purple sweet potatoes are even healthier.

The traditional diet in Okinawa, Japan, one of the longevity Blue Zones, was based on vegetables, beans, and other plants. Less than 1 percent of their diet was fish and less than 1 percent was other meat, and the same with dairy and eggs, so it was more than 96 percent plant-based. And, as they ate very few processed foods, it was more than 90 percent whole food plant-based. And, it wasn’t just whole food plant-based in general. Most of their diet was made up of vegetables with one in particular—the sweet potato. How delicious that the Okinawan diet was centered around purple and orange sweet potatoes!

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See the following resources on NutritionFacts.org to learn more.
Sweet Potato topic page at https://bit.ly/3BWvdxv
“Anticancer Potential of Sweet Potato Proteins” at https://bit.ly/3niNLR3
“The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100” at https://bit.ly/2or2Xyg

PMIDs: 26094264, 17425943, 22306516, 23745032, 23784800, 36139723, 20234038, 24316687

DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.07.008, DOI: 10.4236/fns.2015.61017

12/26/2025

Don't let arthritis steal the dexterity from your hands. Acupuncture is clinically shown to reduce inflammation, ease pain and stiffness, and improve range of motion - without any adverse side effects. By precisely placing needles along the hand, wrist and fingers, this therapy restores flow and function.

Slow Paths Wellness also offers Softwave therapy, which has given thousands of people lasting relief from acute and chronic pain.

Ready to reclaim your grip on life? Call Slow Paths Wellness at (804)683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to schedule an appointment.