Christina Leigh Acupuncture

11/05/2025

Fall back in full effect
Check out these ways to help you recalibrate from the end of daylight savings time.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!
Candy swapping! It's a thing.

There’s nothing wrong with enjoying something sweet, but what’s hiding in most candy isn’t sweetness, it’s science.

Conventional treats are filled with artificial dyes, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives like TBHQ, and inflammatory seed oils. These ingredients fuel hyperactivity, mood swings, gut imbalances, and chronic inflammation.

The fun part is you can absolutely enjoy sweet treats without the junk! There are now incredible brands making candy with minimal, real-food ingredients that won’t send your blood sugar soaring or disrupt your hormones.

Food is information. What you eat sends powerful signals to your body every single day.

Even on Halloween, you can enjoy sweets that nourish rather than deplete. Will you try one of these swaps?

10/16/2025

Magnesium is essential for health.

10/14/2025

This is a very fascinating and important subject. Having good hearing goes beyond occupational health and into our perception and relationship with the external world. Our ability to hear affects our human connection through the interconnected relationship between sound and emotion.

My guest is Konstantina Stankovic, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology at Stanford School of Medicine. She explains how hearing works and why hear...

09/25/2025

Noroviruses are the leading cause of gastroenteritis—inflammation of the GI tract which may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Nanoencapsulated oregano EO inactivated murine norovirus 1, while only the free EO was viricidal. This suggests that oregano EO has potential to manage foodborne illnesses like gastroenteritis caused by noroviruses.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40888870/

09/19/2025

"A new study demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chronic lower back pain among seniors is fueling calls to expand Medicare coverage for the procedures amid the continuing struggle to reduce opioid abuse."

A new study demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chronic lower back pain among seniors is fueling calls to expand its Medicare coverage.

08/07/2025

Be aware and take action

🖤 Ever wondered if the plastic in your kitchen is doing more harm than good?

From black spatulas to plastic cutting boards, everyday kitchen items may be exposing us to microplastics and toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, infertility, and immune issues.

A new article from URMC breaks it down backed by science,
not fear and offers simple ways to make your home safer.

🧠 It’s not just about food… it’s about long-term health.

Read the full article here 👇🏻

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/health-matters/is-the-plastic-in-your-kitchen-harmful

07/27/2025

My alma mater turns 50 this year. I'm grateful to have experienced this program as a foundation for my education and clinical experience in acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine.

This year, NESA marks a half-century of innovation in acupuncture education and practice. From its founding by Dr. James Tin Yau So to its impact on healthca...