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Red Leaf Wellness Mother’s Day 2017 Gift Basket Draw!

By Red Leaf Wellness|2021-02-18T21:27:13+00:00April 1, 2017|Blog, Mental Wellness, Pain Management, Prevention, PTSD, Reproductive Health, Sleep, Wellness|

The best medicine in the world is a mother’s hug! Second best is having your wellness needs taken care of by our skilled team here at Red Leaf Wellness. In honor of Mother’s Day this year we are giving away a gift basket sampling some of our best pampering products for moms. The retail value of all the included products is well over $150!

What are the entry rules?

Your name will be entered in our draw once for every booked (and confirmed) new patient referral.
Your referral must be the one to contact us and mention your name in order for Read more …

Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue

By Red Leaf Wellness|2021-02-18T20:15:17+00:00January 17, 2017|Blog, Mental Wellness, Prevention, Sleep, Wellness|

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized as an excessive tiredness and fatigue. It’s considered a complex disorder because it cannot be explained by a specific medical condition. Physical and mental activity can worsen this condition while rest doesn’t seem to make things better either. So how can one tackle this? Here is a little more information about the cause and effects of CFS and how acupuncture can play a key role in addressing symptoms.

Causes

While there is very little to explain the cause of CFS, there are many theories that point to a combination of factors like viral infections, digestive malabsorption, Read more …

Acupuncture and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

By Red Leaf Wellness|2021-02-18T20:25:28+00:00May 5, 2016|Blog, Mental Wellness, PTSD, Sleep|

Anyone can get PTSD at any age. This includes war veterans and survivors of physical and sexual assault, abuse, accidents, disasters, and many other serious events.

Acupuncture’s fundamental goal is to bring balance to the body’s Qi (or chi). The concept of Qi can be described as our body’s life force or energy, which is responsible for carrying healing releases from one point to the affected areas in the body. Our overall health is guided by Read more …

Effect of combined acupuncture and Shen Zao An Shen Tang on sleep quality of insomnia patients due to deficiency of the heart and spleen.

By Red Leaf Wellness|2021-02-18T19:45:22+00:00February 27, 2015|Blog, Sleep|

Acupuncture and Insomnia

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with Shen Zao An Shen Tang for insomnia due to deficiency of the heart and spleen, investigate the law of treating insomnia based on syndrome differentiation, and thus provide evidence for treatment based on differentiation of insomnia in traditional Chinese medicine.

Methods

A total of 62 cases with insomnia due to deficiency of the heart and spleen were randomized into a combined acupuncture and Chinese herbal formula group and a Western medication group, 31 Read more …