Vitamin supplements – expensive urine or life-saving insurance? By Dr. Andrew Godenick ND L.Ac As a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, I have found that the great majority of my patients with chronic pain and health concerns, that do not respond well to acupuncture (even when they are committed to acupuncture 2x week and home exercises),
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Why eating a standard american diet is risky and nutritional supplements are necessary – Part I By Dr. Andrew Godenick ND L.Ac As a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, I have found that the great majority of my patients with chronic health concerns, that do not respond well to acupuncture (even when they are committed to
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Hypertonia, or increased muscle tone, is muscle overactivity that occurs when communication of the brain and/or spinal cord is affected by injury or illness. When muscle tone is increased, it is often a sign of a central nervous system disorder such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, and diseases such as multiple sclerosis and
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Why has treating scar tissue with acupuncture been an essential component to healing chronic pain for centuries in East Asian Medicine? We see pain as a disruption in the flow of blood and energy through the muscles, skin, and underlying tissues in the body. Scars are a malformation in normal skin tissues, collagen, blood vessels
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