April 2010 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite 36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture has been used to treat skin complaints and reduce signs of aging for centuries. In fact, facial rejuvenation acupuncture, also known as cosmetic acupuncture, has a recorded history going as far back as China’s [...]
March 2010 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite 36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Stop Smoking with Acupuncture Among current U.S. adult smokers, 70% report that they want to quit smoking and millions try to quit every year. If you have attempted to quit smoking, you know how difficult it can be. Nicotine [...]
June 2010 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite 36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Your Health this Summer In Oriental medicine, summer is symbolic of maximum activity or greatest yang, which means that it is a time of heat, outgoingness, and moving outward in nature and in our lives. This is the season [...]
May 2010 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite 36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Acupuncture for Arthritis May is National Arthritis Month and there’s no better time to take action. If you suffer with arthritis, acupuncture can help. Arthritis is one of the most pervasive diseases in the United States and is the [...]
If you feel tired and drained, you are not alone. “Lack of energy” is one of the top five complaints that doctors hear in their offices. According to Oriental medicine, the cold months of winter are the perfect time to recharge your battery and generate vital energy – Qi – in order to live, look, [...]
August 2009 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite 36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Acupuncture for Fibromyalgia Syndrome Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) affects an estimated 2 percent of the population. Conventional therapies are limited in the success of treating this complex and unexplained condition. Current treatment is largely comprised of prescribing different medications for [...]
November 2008 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite #36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Acupuncture and Low Back Pain Low back pain is an extremely common concern, affecting anywhere from 75 to 90 percent of people at some point in their lives. Low back pain is second only to the common cold as [...]
October 2008 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite #36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Preventive Medicine and Acupuncture “To treat disease that has already developed is comparable to the behavior of those persons who begin to dig a well after they have become thirsty, and of those who begin to cast weapons after [...]
September 2008 Laurel Binder L.Ac., RNCNP 1322 2nd Street, Suite #36 Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-564-4325 Treating Common Skin Conditions Acupuncture and Oriental medicine can be very effective at treating skin conditions. Treatments can provide quick relief for acute symptoms and can provide significant and lasting relief from recurrent or chronic skin conditions. The skin [...]