Diablo Acupuncture

08/07/2024

"Go find a good acupuncturist and make them part of your medical care team"

I couldn't agree with this statement more.

NOTE FROM TED: Do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal business approach to and understanding of acupun...

04/04/2023

"According to experts, sometimes the most effective treatment is one that’s been around for millennia"

Needle pricks for brain pain.

03/17/2023

I've been seeing lots of interesting post-covid symptoms and treating to great success.

Many people with long-term Covid symptoms say they've improved with acupuncture, meditation and ancient herbs.

08/11/2022

I've worked with a lot of folks struggling with depression over the years to great success.

Some research hints that acupuncture is useful for alleviating symptoms of depression, but the evidence is slim. Here’s what to consider before trying it.

06/06/2022

Here's what research says about the complementary therapy

01/05/2022

All of this!

You're supposed to be feeling tired right now, Nova Scotia.

For the past 20 months, your HPA Axis has been responding to what it thinks is a low level threat. So, your brain is sending more Corticotropic Releasing Hormone (CRH) towards your adrenal glands to create more cortisol to respond to this perceived threat.

(Perceived threat = respond in the same way as an actual threat... so, your body thinks you've been running away from a bear this entire time)

Over time, that increase in cortisol blunts a cell's ability to respond appropriately. This means that your body doesn't respond the way it's supposed to. It undeeresponds in a way. To respond, it requires a stronger signal to be sent. That's a similar feeling to being fine, and then all of sudden being very NOT fine.

Welcome to the party, adrenaline. An adrenaline response used to be bursting into tears because you got the wrong type of coffee, or your hair wouldn't curl right, or you missed an email and it felt like the end of the world. Let alone trying to decide what to eat.

But now you don't have a lot of adrenaline left. So now you just feel apathetic, you feel blah, you feel like you don't care.

But you do care.

And that separation is what we see in Burnout. And we blame ourselves and hold guilt because we think we shouldn't be feeling this way, that we should be grateful for what we have. And that guilt is holding you back.

You should be burnt out right now. Your system is responding exactly as it's physiologically supposed to do. Your body is trying to keep you alive.

So you need to remind your body that there is no threat.

💫Get your sleep, and prioritize it at all costs.
💫Take a piece of paper and write down EVERYTHING and have a friend or loved one help you prioritize. Focus on that first.
💫Engage in simple activities, ideally outside. You don't need to get caught up in the updates, you need to go for a walk.
💫Turn your phone on silent.
💫 Look at someone in the eye and tell them thank you.
💫 Eat some protein.
💫 Ask for help.
💫 Redefine success.

You're supposed to have emotions friend, you're a human. But those supports will help you feel more like yourself again.

10/01/2021

Acupunture for sure helps with anxiety. I've been seeing lots of that these days in my clinic.

Find out why acupuncture might be an effective approach to managing anxiety and stress.

03/17/2021

Allergies got you feeling out of sorts? Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine are excellent ways to treat your allergies!

Allergies are a nuisance to deal with, and if you're someone who is sick of popping antihistamines every time you get the sniffles, you might be looking for alternative remedies. There are a number of ways to treat allergies, according to Eastern…