It is the beginning of a new year and, once again, a time to reflect on what changes we can make to improve our lives.If you are intent on improving your health this year, acupuncture may be the very thing you need to “stick” to those resolutions. Here’s how:

Resolution: Stay Sharp

Your New Year’s resolution may be to learn a new language or take a class at the local college. How ever you choose to exercise your brain, acupuncture can help. Numerous studies suggest that acupuncture can help improve memory, mental clarity, concentration and cognitive function.

One recently published study showed how acupuncture can be used to help patients with vascular dementia. Cerebral functional imaging before and after acupuncture treatments showed a significant increase in the cerebral glucose metabolism of the brain which is associated with improved cognitive function. Other studies have looked at how acupuncture affects the performance of student taking an exam, Alzheimer’s disease and memory impairment induced by diabetes and cerebral ischemia. All results, thus far, have been positive.

Resolution: Relieve Pain Naturally

Increasingly, people are looking for more natural approaches to help relieve painful conditions instead of relying on medications. Acupuncture has no side effects and can be helpful for all types of pain, regardless of what is causing the pain or where the pain is located. Some studies have shown the pain relief it provides can last for months.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain before and after acupuncture treatment for pain shows dramatic decreases in brain activity — up to 70%. This decrease in brain activity in certain areas of the brain is thought to be the reason for the reduction of pain caused by the acupuncture treatments.

In addition to reducing pain, acupuncture also hastens the healing process by increasing circulation and attracting white blood cells to an injured area.

Resolution: Eliminate Stress

Stress reduction is always on the top ten list for New Year’s resolutions and for a good reason. Stress is often the cause of illness and the deterioration of health. Numerous studies have demonstrated the substantial benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of stress, anxiety and lowering blood pressure

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1. WHAT IS INTEGRATED MEDICINE: REDEFINING THE PROGRESSION OF DISEASE AND BECOMING SELF EMPOWERED

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Taught by Margery Wells, BA, Dipl. OM, L.Ac., AHG

• Licensed by the MN Board of Medical Practice
• Board Certified by the National Certification Commission For Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Professional member of Peer Reviewed American Herbalists”s Guild
• Functional “Medicalist”: Optimizing the biochemistry of cell function.
• Integrative Medicine Educator, Speaker, Lecturer / CME provider
• Consultant: Health Care Solutions For Health Care Professionals
• Originator of the “Integrated Approach to Medicine For A Complete Approach to Medicine”

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**Certificate of Attendance and Course Completion will be provided.

Preregistration: Health Care Solutions Integrated Medicine for costs and times

651-699-9876

Information about Margery Wells, course provider, above.

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