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Acupuncture Improves Sleep Affected by Anxiety

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:05:15-05:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: Mood, Research, Sleep, Wellness|Tags: insomnia, mood, research, sleep, wellness|

That feeling in the pit of your chest in the middle of the night... We find it interesting when patients come in droves for the same condition or issue. For many, it's anxiety, specifically the kind of anxiety that is affecting sleep. It seems anxiety has been winning and sleep is bearing the burden. Sleep quality can make or break the whole day, not to mention affect the entire system pretty seriously when the issue persists (think heart disease, weight gain, poor decision-making, etc). Acupuncture improves sleep affected by anxiety Research has shown a significant improvement in sleep quality from acupuncture [...]

“If acupuncture were a drug, we’d say the drug works.” (Featured in TIME, June 2016)

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:08:40-05:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Research|Tags: effectiveness, research|

Featured in Time Magazine, June 29, 2016, Markham Heid For certain conditions—particularly pain—there’s evidence it works. Exactly how it works is an open question. You hear the term “acupuncture,” and visions of needles may dance in your head. But the 3 million Americans (and counting) who have tried it know there’s a lot more to the treatment than pokes and pricks. A typical visit to an acupuncturist might begin with an examination of your tongue, the taking of your pulse at several points on each wrist and a probing of your abdomen. “They didn’t have MRIs or X-rays 2,500 years [...]