CBD “CURES & RUMORS” is an ongoing health series about the comprehensive cannabis plant.
BIG NEWS: On December 21, 2018 CBD finally became Legal–at the Federal Level–in the United States. With this recent legalization, CBD–a non-psychotropic compound found in the Cannabis Plant (aka “marijuana”) —is set to make an even bigger […]
LOTUS BLOSSOM CLINIC EXPANDS TWICE IN ONE MONTH!
EXPANSION #1:
A SECOND HEALING LOCATION at Lee Health’s Regional
Cancer Center in Ft. Myers
“I am happy to announce that a vision and dream that started in 2008 has become a reality! My wife, Deb, and I began conversations with Lee Health regarding adjunctive acupuncture to help cancer […]
A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION
A CRITICAL FACTOR: MANAGING STRESS
Article #2 in a 3-part series
Read Article #1: Promoting & Honoring Nature’s Rhythms
Managing stress is key to cancer prevention. As the title of this article suggests, the best way to deal with cancer is not to get cancer in the first place. As with […]
A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION:
PROMOTING NATURE’S RHYTHMS IN YOUR BODY
Article #1 in a 3-part series
Read Article #2 A Critical Factor: Managing Stress!
A recent article by the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida states that Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading killer in America. This is quite […]
You likely already know that including holistic and natural medicine in most, if not all, medical treatment plans is a wise idea. In this article, we take a quick dive into the world of integrative treatments for breast cancer. The implications of all the research and clinical experience indicates the efficacy of integrative treatments […]
By Dr. David Martin, Acupuncture Physician, D.O.M.
The Opioid Crisis is making headlines these days. National leaders are beginning to pay attention to this ongoing and expanding situation of overuse of opioids, a class of substances which include heroin as well as prescription pain killers such as Oxycodone, codeine, morphine, or Fentanyl. Essentially the opioids […]
Boost energy and mood
It’s 3:00 p.m. Are you tired or having trouble focusing? In this article are some new ideas about easy ways to use Natural Medicine to help you. It’s using your intelligence and Food as Medicine. Oh, and lest I forget while I have your attention right now: Acupuncture helps energy and […]
Longevity & Vitality: A Brain Requirement, Ancient Wisdom & New “Reverse Aging” Science
Part 3 in the “Live Long and Prosper” Series
In our first two articles “How Gut Health & the Gut-Brain Connection Affect Your Health & Longevity” and “Chinese Medicine: Longevity Practices & Foods”, we covered a lot of territory in what is thought […]
Acupuncture and Back Pain
Back pain is common.
Almost all of us has experience back pain at one time or another. It is very common and one of the main complaints among Americans. It is from this complaint that we seek medical attention and lose days from work more often than almost any other. The statistic […]
Shoulder Pain is one of the maladies treated most often in our acupuncture clinic.
Shoulder pain and arm pain is often treated with acupuncture points on the meridians that traverse the arm, shoulder and neck. Six meridians go through this area. Some end at the armpit or in the chest and some go up to […]
Stories of Healing: Acupuncture
Did you know that Acupuncture is:
Highly effective for much more than pain and stress/anxiety? The full list is too long to write here.
These few examples give an idea of its breadth:
Acupuncture can help reverse the damage of strokes—the sooner treatment is begun, the better the recovery.
Acupuncture can help […]