Acupuncture is ah-mazing. Acupuncture at home?
Even better.
It’s hard to find time for self-care.
That’s why I bring it to you.
Your health is an investment.
You’re worth it.
Life isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
Do you feel like you’re running all the time? Taking care of yourself can be challenging when so many other things need your attention. I understand how busy life can get, and it’s okay to feel overwhelmed at times.
Maybe you work from home with no separation between your work and personal life. You might be a parent trying to balance your responsibilities with picking kids up, dropping them off, and racing to endless practices, games, and after-school clubs.
Let’s not forget commuting in South Florida, which is guaranteed to leave you frazzled before you even get where you need to go. Add in chores, shopping, and feeding everyone, and is there any time left over for YOU?
Probably not.
Is it any wonder you’re feeling stressed and exhausted but can’t seem to sleep because your mind won’t quiet down or your body is screaming from tension or pain that will not let up?
If you’re tired of not feeling well, or can’t afford to get sick, I’m here to help. I’m right here in your community. I’m not only a licensed and nationally board-certified acupuncture physician, but I’m also your neighbor. I live out here in the Western community, too. I’ve met many people who’ve told me they’d love access to acupuncture up here. Well, guess what? You got it. I’ve practiced in Broward my entire career, but now I want to pour into my community. So when you’re ready to invest in your health, I’m here for you.
Call 850-364-4111 to learn more or or to schedule now.
Acupuncture really works!
There’s a reason acupuncture has been around for thousands of years—it works. It’s a safe, effective, and scientifically proven method of treatment for adults and children. I address various health concerns while providing a nurturing and relaxing environment that is very different from modern healthcare. Despite the use of tiny needles, acupuncture isn’t painful!
The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture, one part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as an effective form of health care. Acupuncture isn’t a religion or a belief system, it’s gentle, effective medicine. I work by helping to identify the ROOT of mental or physical challenges. By approaching you, the patient, as a unique individual, I provide treatments tailored to your specific needs, which can often be more effective than a one-size-fits-all approach.
With professional and advanced degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Temperament-Based Pastoral Counseling, and Massage Therapy , I provide compassionate, well-rounded care that can enable you and your family to thrive. Holistic care, like acupuncture, is defined as the ‘treatment of the whole person,’ which takes into account environmental, mental and social factors, rather than just symptoms. This comprehensive approach ensures that you are cared for in a way that addresses all aspects of your health and well-being.
Balancing your mental, physical, and spiritual life can help you or a loved one learn, grow, begin to heal, and ultimately flourish.
How it works.
Your body needs a healthy vascular system that delivers excellent blood flow and oxygen to the tissues and a healthy organ and nervous system. When blood flow is obstructed to a particular body area due to trauma or an internal disorder, disease or malfunction will result. Acupuncture helps restore proper body functions by improving blood flow, and thus the distribution of vital nutrients from the digestive tract, oxygen, crucial immune components such as white blood cells, platelets, clotting proteins, antibodies and interferons, hormones, mineral ions, proteins, and glucose, the transportation of waste products and pH maintenance, enabling the body to regulate and heal itself.
A safe, natural, & effective choice.
Modern medicine plays a vital role in our society, which is why I encourage my patients to maintain a relationship with their doctors.
I also believe that Chinese Medicine wouldn’t have survived thousands of years if it were only a belief system or a placebo. I am grateful to live in a time when my family has access to the benefits of Western and Eastern medicine.
However, some medical advancements may also include high risk procedures and medications with troubling side effects. The good news is that it is possible to treat a large variety of health issues naturally and less invasively, when appropriate. Our collaborative approach means that together we can discuss your concern and develop a treatment strategy, which we will reevaluate together at each visit. I provide the time and attention necessary to give you the care you deserve, while working with your medical doctor and other health care providers, to ensure that you patients get the very best health care available.
Yes. Acupuncture is real medicine.
Chinese medicine is evidence-based, scientifically backed, and clinically proven. It isn’t a pseudoscience, energy medicine, or religion; it’s physiological medicine. You don’t need to “believe in it.” Acupuncture is often described as needling “energy points” on invisible “meridians.” This unfortunate error resulted from a mistranslation by a French Diplomat living in China in 1932.
In reality, The Huang Di Nei Jing, the oldest Chinese medical text, clearly describes the nervous and cardiovascular systems’ anatomical positions and physiological functions. Now we know that acupuncture works by signaling the midbrain to release enkephalins, our body’s natural painkillers, which are stronger than Oxycontin! By stimulating acupuncture points, blood circulation increases, allowing it to carry vital nutrients, oxygen, and immunity to areas of the body that have been blocked by injury or disease. Proper functioning is gently restored, expediting the body’s natural self-healing capabilities.
Stop pain safely.
In 2017, The US Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency. Opioid misuse and related overdoses are claiming an alarming and unacceptable number of America’s lives. Fortunately, Acupuncture has been proven to be a safe and effective pain treatment alternative. So how does it work?
To feel pain, both sensory nerves (nociceptors) and proprioceptive nerves are involved. The sensory nerves include A-delta fibers that register sharp, burning pain and C fibers that register dull, throbbing pain. The proprioceptive nerves tell the body where the pain is, for example, “my knee hurts right here”. When functioning correctly, these nerve signals travel to the midbrain, triggering the release of endorphins and enkephalins, the body’s natural painkillers, which bind to pain receptors sites on the spine and quickly stop the pain.
Trouble starts when the proprioceptive signal becomes weak, and the midbrain can no longer specifically identify the exact pain location. As a result, blood flow to the area decreases, endorphins and enkephalins are not released, and the chronic pain cycle begins.
Reduce inflammation & promote natural healing.
When a needle is inserted, the healing process is activated. On a microscopic level, the needle causes mast cells to burst, releasing the building blocks of leukotrienes, which are anti-inflammatories.
The degranulation of the mast cells also causes the release of chemotactic factors, which attract white blood cells to clean up and repair the area of needle insertion as well as distal areas, far from the site of insertion that is just as profoundly affected from a distance via the nervous system. As blood coagulates, bradykinin, the sensory and proprioceptive nerve response, is triggered, and plasmin, which activates the immune response, is produced. This results in increased blood flow and tissue healing.
Clinically Proven Results
- Increase immune function & disease resistance
- Regulate the body’s homeostasis and increase resistance to disease or abnormal conditions
- Reduce inflammation & promote feelings of well-being
- Improve circulation & smooth muscle relaxation
- Increase pain tolerance
- Hasten motor recovery from paralysis
- Release endorphins to stop pain
- Stimulate production of cells to promote tissue growth & repair
- Sedate the central nervous system, increase spinal & peripheral nerve stimulation and improve function