Classical Acupuncture & Wellness Center
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Warmest wishes,
Classical Acupuncture & Wellness Center
Here’s a time of THANKS again! Gobble, gobble…
Hi Everyone!
I would like to thank everyone who stopped by this Halloween. It was great to see you all. I hope everyone had as much fun on Halloween as we did. It was a blast seeing my daughter run around tick-or-treating with her friend, Sean, hand in hand.
I would like to start out by saying ‘Thank You!’ to everyone who has come to our Wellness Center over the last few years or months. We greatly appreciate you letting us help in your quest for ultimate health. Thank you also referring your friends and family too! To me, this is the truest measure of our success when people refer their loved ones to our Wellness Center; so thank you very much!
I hope you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!
For those of you with great ideas about topics we can discuss in the monthly newsletter or what services we can add in our center please fax them to 949-340-0159 or email them to classicalacu@att.net.
CHECK THIS OUT … The newest update we have is to our website. We added gift certificates. Now anyone can go to our website at www.AcupunctureOC.com and purchase a gift certificate for any amount between $25 – $1000 for the ones you love and it will be mailed directly to them. Cool, hey? That could be a hassle-free gift for the coming Holiday season or a wonderful Birthday present. (Isn’t it absolutely wonderful to not only wish Health to those you love, but also give it as a gift? Health is the BEST possible gift!)
ALSO, In the next few days we will be sending out an important email to those who have been receiving email updates from us in the past. It will require you to re-subscribe to our newsletters. We are in the process of changing the companies that we use for newsletters and other updates. Plus we want to make sure that you are still enjoying our correspondence.
IF you have not been receiving our emails in the past and would like to start receiving them (e-newsletters, health tips, and special promotions), please visit www.AcupunctureOC.com and sign up.
See you soon!
SASHA’S WORLD
(Actually dictated by our 4-year-old, not edited)
I goed trick-or-treating with Sean, my boyfriend.
I ate one candy at his house.
I was the Butterfly Princess.
Next year I am going to be Snow White with a crown. And I am going to see Sean again. And we will go trick-or treat again.
Sasha
ACUPUNCTURE DURING PREGNANCY (part 2)
The best thing to do when pregnant is to get regular acupuncture treatments from start of the conception to the delivery and beyond.
Acupuncture can reduce low back pain and nausea, boost the immune system, etc. It can also assure the mother and the baby of a safe pregnancy … See the testimonial on the next page.
With regular treatments most of the complaints women have during pregnancy are abated before they even begin.
And on top of that, there is “the beautiful baby point” to be used on the mother during the entire pregnancy. You cannot go wrong with that! They believe that stimulating that point will make the baby even more attractive. I have not seen a mother who did not want that 🙂
Once delivery comes. There are Chinese herbal formulas to restore the health of the mother’s organs. There are also herbs for the baby to take to expel all the bile built up in their system through the bowels (this will make a baby less likely to develop jaundice and some childhood skin conditions like eczema).
HEALTH MATTERS!!! Do you think anti-bacterial is good for you?
Wherever you go nowadays you see anti-bacterial cleansers (soaps) everywhere.
Not many people know that they may pose risk to your health and the health of your loved ones.
For one, they do not protect you against the viruses. Some state that they kill bacteria similar to regular soap and warm water.
But there is more than that: a recent report found that 2 active ingredients (triclocarban & triclosan) used in anti-bacterial personal hygiene products may pose health risks. Scientists found that the first chemical disrupts reproductive hormone activity, which could potentially affect your child’s fertility and other hormone-dependent processes like puberty onset. Other findings show that the second chemical interferes signals in brain and heart cells.
These inexpensive chemicals have accumulated in the environment over the years and are increasingly detected in human breast milk and urine.
Also, remember that we have good and bad bacteria on our hands. A person will stay healthy as long as good bacteria prevails. Anti-bacterial soaps kill both, leaving you exposed and unprotected.
We found a wonderful soap that we are using at home and in our center, ask us if you are interested to find out what it is.
Healthy Recipe of the Month:
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Ginger & Honey
Ingredients:
3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 tablespoons of grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons walnut oil
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
2. In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes, honey, ginger, walnut oil, cardamom, and pepper. Transfer to a large cast iron frying pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Stir the potatoes to expose the pieces from the bottom of the pan. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and caramelized on the outside.
If you are not used to ginger taste, feel free to reduce the amount of ginger as it will give strong ginger flavor. If you love it, then you can increase the amount. Walnut oil can be substituted by olive oil. This amount of honey will add just a little of sweetness, it can be increased if you would like it sweeter.
Let us know how you liked it!
FROM A PATIENT IN THEIR OWN WORDS …
“Edmund, I just wanted thank you again for your assistance in my fertility journey… here is a picture of my twins!!
Denise Calkins” (email from a patient)
As you recall from last months’ testimonial. Denise ended up having twin girls. We placed their picture in the hard copy of the newsletter we forwarded you by mail. Aren’t they adorable?!
Statically speaking, acupuncture improves pregnancy success rate by 50% in women undergoing IVF.
That is an incredible increase!!!
PETS RULE!!!
Meow. That’s feline speak for “hey!” My name is Mishka and I am the neighbor friend of Edmund and Natalia.
One day I overheard them discussing with my daddy and mommy what they would write in their next newsletter and I offered my help. I am sure everybody on the other end would enjoy to find out how the cats live and what interests them in life. My life is extremely hectic. Everybody wants to play with me or pat me or just snuggle. They never asked what the cats like the most-dish full of food, water and enough beauty sleep.
You see, I need 19 hours of sleep a day or I become cranky.
Plus, the hot temperatures lately are making me very tired. People, I need air-conditioning when it is above 70F!
Till next time! Purringly yours,
Mishka
Thank you for your loyalty and trust. Happy Thanksgiving again!
Sincerely,
Edmund Erickson, L. Ac.
Classical Acupuncture & Wellness
