When nature is out of balance, it consistently restores itself back to balance. When the atmospheric pressure is too high, the clouds open up and you usually have rain falling from the skies, thus restoring balance to the atmosphere. This phenomenon also happens within the human body. When the human body becomes overheated, it cools itself by perspiring, thereby lowering the body’s internal temperature.

This homeostasis phenomenon helps to ward off disasters within the human body. However, with the bombardment of stressors all around us, our bodies have a harder and harder time to restore itself to balance – hence the appearance of disease and chronic issues. And that is where Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine can assist us!

Acupuncture restores balance to the body by assisting the body’s return to homeostasis – thus, in time, abolishing disease and chronic issues you might have.

In ancient Chinese history, you can see the use of Acupuncture for preventative health. During each season, the people in the villages would be treated to ward of different diseases. For example, during the summer, the village doctor would treat the villagers to prevent heart disease. In the winter, ailments of the joints would be treated in order to prevent the prevalence of this disease throughout the village.

What can Acupuncture treat in the Western modern world? I have seen patients get better from treatments for the common cold to sleeping disturbances to women’s issues. Anxiety has been calmed down, and sore throats have disappeared. When I personally receive acupuncture treatments, I leave the table feeling refreshed, relaxed, and rejuvenated. I guess that is what homeostasis in my body feels like! That is what our bodies SHOULD feel like! If you feel like your body, your life, feels out of balance, please schedule an Acupuncture session, and join the natural phenomena of balance restoration.