Wellness for all, naturally

Acupuncture & Herbs

Acupuncture for the treatment of Shin Splint Pain
Ever the bane of many athletes, shin splints are caused by very thin stress fractures in the tibia. They can be characterized by pain, tenderness, and sometimes warmth along the anterior portion of the lower leg. Generally, shin splints will go away on their own if you just [...]

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Bette Kaplan reports on a study of  the usefulness of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue. Read the full article here.  
“Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a pervasive component of the cancer spectrum that affects patients before, during, and after treatment. For example, as many as 90% of patients who have had a bone marrow transplant or some type of [...]

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Does acupuncture work? Acupuncturist Jeremy Rothenburg uses an integrative approach to migraine treatment at his San Francisco clinic. Read more here.

New approach: focusing on the automatic nervous system to treat migraines.

A recent San Francisco Chronicle release detailed the new approach of Jeremy Rothenburg, MS, Dipl.OM, L.Ac., in treating migraines and chronic headaches. While continuing to use [...]

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Chris Kresser L.Ac.write in his blog about the dangers of plastic containers. Read the full article here.
 
There is a dangerous environmental toxin called bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is a chemical that is found in several plastics and plastic additives. It’s in the water bottles some folks carry to gyms, the canned tomatoes and coconut milk they [...]

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What is WATSU?
Kelly is a great friend of the clinic and we are huge fans of Watsu therapy to help with muscular and skeletal conditions as well as soothing the nerves and relaxing the mind.  Please read the article and then navigate over to her website.  ‘Dave McKinnon L.Ac.’

WATSU® is a gentle form of body therapy [...]

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Sustain Community Acupuncture offers wellness for all, naturally. Located in San Diego between the Hillcrest and North park Neighborhoods, Sustain Community Acupuncture offers affordable Acupuncture, Herbal Therapy and Medical Massage. For questions about this article or for a consultation please call 619.358.9508 or contact us here.

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In this article (here) by Bruce Kennedy, he examines the long road acupuncture has traveled to legitimacy in the U.S., and how much further it has to go to be accepted in mainstream medicine and by insurance companies.  Thankfully , more Americans, are choosing to use the effective medical therapy offered by Acupuncture and Chinese herbal therapies. At Sustain Community Acupuncture in [...]

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This article, published by the Henry Ford center shows how acupuncture manage the side effects of breast cancer treatment better then pharmaceuticals.  I am glad to see that more medical research is demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of our medicine.  From my experience, and that of many of my mentors, those undergoing treatment as well [...]

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Master Tung’s Acupuncture for
Male and Female Disorders
Download the flier here.
- Category One CA CEU’s pending 7.5 CEU’s per day
26 – 27 March 2011: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
taught by: Robert Chu, L.Ac., QME, PhD

Improve your acupuncture skills
Increase your clinical efficacy
Speed your clinical diagnosis utilizing the classical acupuncture methods and get instantaneous results
Expand your [...]

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This traditional Ayurvedic food is used for internal cleansing in the ancient healing rite known aspancha karma.  Dia learned this wonderful recipe from an Ayurvedic healer in Oregon; the recipe had been subtly adapted to balance all three doshas and more importantly, nourish the soul. This recipe is guaranteed to satisfied both vegetarians and meat-eaters [...]

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