by urban-acupuncture | Nov 20, 2012 | Diet
What do we mean by this? Our diets are not complete. As a nation, we eat poor-quality foods that have been stripped of nutrients. Most of us do not consume enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Many of us get our whole grains from instant rice, refined wheat breads, pastas and cereal. We eat a tremendous amount of prepackaged and pre-made meals. One-quarter of Americans eat at fast food restaurants each day.
We eat plenty, but we are still starving. The foods we eat are not providing our bodies with the nutrition they need to survive and be healthy. We are starving our bodies and we are sick. We suffer from diabetes, heart attacks, obesity, and the list goes on and on.
Given proper nutrition, the human body has an amazing ability of keeping itself healthy. If properly fed and given the right nutrients, the human body is designed to repair itself. To do so, we need to eat a healthier diet, exercise, and take high-quality supplements made from whole foods. Whole food supplements supply our bodies with the nutrients we are not getting from our diet – all the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and phytonutrients that foods possess – in the way that nature intended, in a whole food form.
Whole food supplements are made by concentrating foods for use in supplements. When concentrated correctly, they supply a multitude of the food’s components. Foods provide nutrients that work together to provide you with optimal nutrition for good health. However, not all whole food supplements are the same. Many supplements available in today’s marketplace range in quality. Companies are riding the wave of supplement popularity rather than focusing on commitment and quality.
For these reasons and many more, Urban Acupuncture Center both recommends and sells Standard Process whole food supplements at our office. We suggest that all of our patients start with a basic whole food multivitamin called Catalyn. More on Catalyn in our next newsletter.
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For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Clintonville (614) 725-2488 | Main St, Westerville (614) 426-4406 or click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.
by urban-acupuncture | Nov 20, 2012 | Acupuncture Columbus
You can use up your flex spending here before the end of the year! Use it on a Holiday Gift Certificates for a loved one. $25 for one treatment and consultation. $60 for consult and 3 treatments. To order a gift certificate pick-up call: | 614-725-2488 (High St) | 614-426-4406 (Westerville)
by urban-acupuncture | Nov 20, 2012 | Acupuncture Columbus
We need help with the following: work at the front desk, greeting patients coming in, answering the phone, pulling files, helping patients with scheduling appointments, and occasional other odd jobs (emergency coffee runs). Our shifts generally run for 4 hours, so we need help in the middle of it for about 2 hours when we are the busiest. We are open 7 days a week, with 13 shifts, so there are still several days/hours to choose from. In return, we will give a treatment for each shift you work. Other perks are discounted classes, and hanging out with us! We’ll be happy help you understand Chinese Medicine a little bit better while your here.
Contact us at (614) 725-2488 or info@urbanacupuncturecenter.org for more information.
by urban-acupuncture | Nov 19, 2012 | Acupuncture Columbus
Soaring Crane Qigong has been clinically evaluated in China as the most effective medical qigong form. It has been practiced by over 30 million people in China for over thirty years. It has a phenomenal track record with regard to critical and chronic conditions. This said, people practice Soaring Crane Qigong for many reasons: to aid in healing from illness or injury and to become more balanced emotionally as in handling the daily stresses in life. Many come to Soaring Crane at a time of physical crisis; others come with a desire to optimize their quality of life and make use of the form’s preventative powers.
Qi Gong class taught by Helen Yee starting January 3rd! Class is 4 weeks long meeting on Thursdays from 7-8pm. Class size is limited, call or email to RSVP.
This workshop will focus on 1 of the 5 routines to this medical chi gong practice. Helen learned this form 12 years ago while on an acupuncture study tour in China and have been teaching it ever since to acupuncture students, martial artists and those interested in the alternative approach to well being. Her focus is on the healing aspects of the form and the flow of healing chi energy within the movements. Allow her to help you tap into the healer within thru this wonderful and powerful component of chinese medicine.
Helen Yee has been studying martial arts since 1978. Her principle martial arts styles are Tae Kwon Do where she holds the rank of 3rd degree black belt, Bando, Tai Chi and chi gong. She has competed nationally and internationally as a memeber of the US Tae Kwon Do team where she has earned numerous championships and awards. Her training in the martial arts led her to becoming a massage therapist. Licensed since 1990, Helen is certified in areas of sports massage,neuromuscular therapy, pain management and the treatment of sports injuries, cranio sacral, and structural intergration.
Helen is a Co-founder and co-owner of the American Institute of Alternative Medicine where she is the CFO and Vice President. She has taught Tai Chi and Chi Gong to acupuncture and martial arts students as well as those who have been interested in holistic and alternative approaches to health, since 2001. Helen has studied various systems of internal martial arts in China as well as the United States, and incorporated much of my knowledge in teaching to students in the various holistic programs at The American Institute of Alternative Medicine (AIAM), as well as at martial arts camps and seminars nationally and abroad. She has attended and taught at various martial arts camps, conferences, and workshops throughout her 33 years as a martial artist. In 2012 of this year, Helen was inducted into The Association of Women’s Martial Arts Instructor’s Hall of Fame, an award given to women who have dedication in the martial arts for over 30 years.
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For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Clintonville (614) 725-2488 | Main St, Westerville (614) 426-4406 or click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.
by urban-acupuncture | Nov 19, 2012 | Acupuncture Columbus
We decided to create a way to help educate our patients and our community on various ways to help bring about better health from the approach we have learned, through Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). While we do primarily acupuncture at the clinic, TCM encompasses an even broader view. It is a medical theory and practice that has evolved in China over thousands of years. In these emails we’ll be able to dig a bit deeper to help explain some of the concepts of TCM. It uses a very different language and way of explaining how imbalances in the body cause disease. We will do our best here to help make this ancient medical system more understandable and applicable in our daily lives.
Thousands of years ago in China when this medical theory evolved, they didn’t have lab tests and x-ray machines. What they did have was plenty of time to observe the body and the tongue and feel the pulse to better understand the patterns of disease. They noticed how stimulating specific points alleviated pain, how emotions affected the body differently, how certain seasons made underlying patterns improve or worsen, the benefits of the practices to cultivate our energy, and, they believed that food should be the first medicine. Urban Acupuncture Center is set up to allow our patients to receive affordable acupuncture, and with each session we hope to be able to increase your level of understanding of what we do, how acupuncture works, and what else you can do for yourself.
In this issue we’ll be discussing dietary ideas to eat right according to the seasons- and why that is so important. Anne Van Druten has a special interest and education in nutrition, and has shared suggestions for how to adjust your diet for the winter season. Also, Kit Yoon writes about the very foundation of it all, Qi. It’s a big concept to explain and is important to understand, as we use that word so much within the clinic and in our approach to help determine treatments. We will discuss what we sell at the clinic and why we believe these to be useful adjuncts to better health. We will be highlighting an acupressure point that may be helpful during the winter season. UAC now is beginning to offer classes and we will keep you posted on the current schedule. Soaring Crane style Qi Gong will be offered again at the beginning of January. If you have any subject matter you would like to learn more about, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email, and we will try to touch on it for future issues. We love testimonials, if you have an experience with acupuncture you don’t mind sharing, that is the most powerful way for us to spread the word about how acupuncture can help. Also please forward this to a friend if you know anyone who would be interested in receiving these newsletters. They can also sign up at the bottom of our website to subscribe to the email list.
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For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Clintonville (614) 725-2488 | Main St, Westerville (614) 426-4406 or click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.
