Looking to identify how dietary
patterns affect your health?
We address the why behind nutrition-related health concerns, supporting natural healing for the long term.
One of the pillars of Chinese medicine, along with acupuncture, massage, meditation, and movement, is dietary therapy and nutrition.
Diet and Nutrition
“Let food be your first medicine…” —Hippocrates
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.”
—Thomas Edison
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” —La Rochefoucauld
“He that takes medicine and neglects diet wastes the skills of the physician.” —Chinese proverb
“Those who think they have no time for healthy eating, will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” —Edward Stanley
“Diet is the essential key to all successful healing. Without a proper balanced diet, the effectiveness of herbal treatment is very limited.”
—Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D.
Traditional Chinese doctors always combine dietary change with acupuncture. We can recommend gradual changes that are easy to implement, as well as resources to support you in making these shifts. Our recommendations will be based on traditional oriental medicine concepts as well as modern natural medicine research. We will help you find a diet that is affordable, workable, and fits within your preferences as well as your need for specific nutrition.
In traditional Chinese medicine it is known that certain foods in excess damage specific organs and other foods nourish certain organs. Your acupuncturist will advise you on what foods to avoid and which to use to enhance your health. The detrimental effects of poor diet may lessen the effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment process. By continually consuming over-processed and refined foods, and consuming certain foods that we know undermine the health of certain organs, we damage ourselves in ways that make it difficult for acupuncture to help.
Laura is a certified Wahls Protocol Professional and believes that the Wahls Protocol diets are most appropriate for many of our patients. Nutritional consultation is available for those interested in intensive dietary therapy. We also recommend dietary supplements, such as Chinese herbs and nutritional supplements to support true wellness.
Laura is an expert cook, experienced in the area of whole foods lifestyles, and has herself experienced the fantastic benefits of good nutrition.
Your initial consultation is free. Contact us to learn more.
Or give us a call at 319.341.0031 and we will answer your questions.
*Individual results vary. No guarantee of specific results is warranted or implied and your results will depend on many factors.
We work with you to find the best combination for your unique condition. Here’s how our specialized combination of four powerful, time-tested, 100% natural therapies work to heal your anxiety and insomnia and remind your body how to live in health.
Gentle Acupuncture
Our specialty is gentle acupuncture. Acupuncture has been healing bodies for centuries, by awakening and stimulating your own body’s innate healing process. It restores cells and tissues, cleans up what doesn’t belong there, and gets blood flow moving to reduce pain.
Herbal Supplements
Herbal supplements simultaneously cure and strengthen the body. This is an important approach for anxiety and insomnia — herbal supplements can trigger great relief while working on strengthening the body to prevent further problems and degeneration. This combination makes herbal medicine particularly well-suited to addressing all kinds of anxiety, insomnia and its causes.
Functional Nervous System Support
When your nerves, brain and cells are fully nourished with the specific nutrients they need, these tissues naturally function at a very high level. When tissues are functioning at a high level, there’s far less opportunity for issues to set in.
Relaxation & Stress Reduction
When your body is in a state of relaxation, it is able to repair itself at the deepest level. In this state, your brain and nerves become more synchronized and calm — creating the perfect stage for health and healing. This means less static in your nervous system, better brain chemical balance, less inflammation, a calmer mind, more energy and better mood.
Your consultation is free. Contact us to learn more!
Or give us a call at 319.341.0031 and we will answer your questions.
*Individual results vary. No guarantee of specific results is warranted or implied and your results will depend on many factors.
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Free Initial Consultation
At your free initial consultation, you’ll meet with Laura to discuss your anxiety or insomnia, your medical history, medications you are currently taking, and most importantly, your goals. We want to be certain that our anxiety and insomnia relief program is a good fit for your needs and that there is a high probability of success for you, before we move forward to the next step. Click here to meet with us for your free consultation.
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Detailed Assessment & Treatment Plan
After your free consultation with Laura, and we agree that this program is a good fit for you, the next step forward is the Intake Appointment. At this visit, Laura will do a thorough assessment of your pattern, medical history, and other factors to identify the root cause of your anxiety and insomnia to devise the right treatment approach for you, based upon the goals you have discussed.
After this assessment, you will receive your first acupuncture treatment, and you will be given a treatment plan with simple, easy-to-follow instructions Your treatment plan includes dietary and lifestyle adjustments as well as herbal supplements to address the root of your back pain.
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Treatment & Symptom Resolution
You’ll return for weekly visits to ensure close support as you begin to feel your body establishing a new pattern. We want to make sure your treatment plan is providing you with:
- Increasing anxiety relief
- Improved sleep
- Possible reduction in mental health medications
- More “good days” — energy, mood, stamina
- Better mood, more productivity, feeling better
You’ll also receive acupuncture at each visit to ensure that your brain and nervous system is rebalancing to return to its original pattern of health.
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Transitional Care as Improvements Are Maintained
Once we see improvements that are maintained over time, we will start spacing visits out further apart. This usually occurs after 8 to 12 visits, with some individual variability. We will go from weekly visits to visits every 10 to 14 days, then once a month, then on an as-needed basis for “tuneups.” We are here for you, in case you have other healthcare issues you want to address, or feel like your anxiety or insomnia is prone to a flare-up during a particular time or activity. Of course, many of our patients wish to continue with regular maintenance, and we are always happy to work with you on that level, if that is your wish.
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Taking Care of Your Loved Ones
We are honored and proud that most of our new patients are referred to us by other patients or members of the community who have experienced the profound effects of our work. We love to help people feel better in their bodies and their lives — it’s what we wake up excited to do, every day. We would love to help your family, friends and colleagues on their own path to better health — more joy, more energy, more focus, less pain.
We pride ourselves on the fact that 80% of our new patients are referred to us by other patients or people in the community who have witnessed their friends and loved ones receive life-changing benefits from our work. So, we very much look forward to helping your friends, family, and loved ones on their journey to a more joyful, energetic, purposeful life.
Your consultation is free. Contact us to learn more!
Or give us a call at 319.341.0031 and we will answer your questions.
*Individual results vary. No guarantee of specific results is warranted or implied and your results will depend on many factors.