Ah, yes, it's that time of year again.  Everyone around you is getting colds, some have already had a flu, and you want to do everything you can to avoid being ill.  While some viruses will be unavoidable and you probably will have at least one cold before the season is out, following these simple steps may help keep you healthier this winter:

1. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!  Cliché but true, washing your hands is the single best way to stop the spread of germs.  Scrub ...

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Fertility vs. Infertility

The word infertile means unable to conceive.  Unless you know for sure that you cannot ever conceive a child, we think it's important to begin focusing on your potential to conceive, rather than on the lack of potential.  Western fertility clinics will tell you what percentage of their patients get pregnant and won't accept you as a patient unless they believe you can get pregnant with the help of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or other procedures.  In a Chinese medic...

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The Integrative Health Center will be hosting a Business After Hours networkin event on Thursday, October 21st from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in our Peterborough office, 174 Concord St., Suite 250.  Please join us to sample organic cheese, wine and chocolate, sip mulled cider, hear more about what we do, win door prizes that will improve your health and connect with other local small business owners.  RSVP to the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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So you've been having consistent acupuncture treatment and you are feeling so much better - good for you! However, your summer vacation is coming up and you are worried about missing your regular treatment(s) and inviting those troubling symptoms back into your life. What should you do?

1. Don't panic and don't cancel your vacation!  The health benefits of vacation, both mental/emotional and physical far outweigh the ill effects of a small gap in treatment.
2. Ask your acupuncturist if he/sh...

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Check out this clip from CBS News about acupuncture! Acupuncture is rarely shown realistically on television and acupuncturists are rarely interviewed about what we do every day. Feel free to post a comment here if you have questions about what you see or call me at 603-924-6624.

Enjoy!

Make an appointment online with Christina Wolf, Lic Ac or call 603-924-6624.

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With all the talk about Qi (Chee) and Energy, acupuncture often gets relegated to the status of New Age quackery, but science begs to differ!  There is actually quite a bit of scientific evidence out there that acupuncture has a real, measurable effect on the human body, and, at 2500 years old, there's nothing "New Age" about it.  Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal, "Finding the Science in Acupuncture".

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Ahhh, spring. Can't you smell it in the air today? The sun is beaming, the temperature is rising, the snow is melting and it's easy to imagine crocuses and daffodils pushing their way up through the thawing soil.

Then, someone sneezes, reminding us that allergy season is just around the corner. Some are allergic to molds, which are abundant in damp, spring weather, and some are allergic to the various pollens that will begin flying through the air in just a few short weeks. Allergi...

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As of today, March 16, 2010 we are able to bill MVP for acupuncture treatments.  Not every MVP plan covers acupuncture, so if you have MVP you might want to check your benefits before making an acupuncture appointment.  We will also verify your coverage, just to make sure you don't unintentionally get stuck having to pay out-of-pocket.  For more information, please call 603-924-6624, to make an appointment online, please visit our website at www.nhacupuncture.com.

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Yesterday, we in the Monadnock Region of NH received over a foot of heavy, wet snow which got heavier and wetter as the snow turned to rain.  Everyone was out shovelling, snowblowing, plowing or otherwise moving snow around, just to get in and out of the driveway and create walkways to wood piles, cars, etc.  It had to be done!  But how many of us woke up this morning with sore back, elbows or shoulders?  Even after running my snowblower, a device designed to eliminate the physical work of sh...

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Valentine's Day is traditionally when we celebrate our love for one another: couples, families, friends, what have you. Qualities of selflessness and giving to others are highly valued in our culture, while paying attention to one's own needs and one's own care is not so highly valued.

I want to challenge you to send some of that love to yourself in 2010. If you're worried that that sounds too selfish, think of it this way: how can you care for your family and friends if you aren't taking goo...

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I'll admit it, most of my patients are women.  Maybe women are more proactive about their health, or maybe because I myself am a woman, women are more likely to seek treatment with me.  Whatever the case may be, I want men to know just how effective acupuncture can be for them too.  Check out this recent article in Men's Health to learn more about the conditions best treated by acupuncture.

Ready to make an appointment?  Click here to make on online or call 924-6624.

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Maybe you've seen that television commercial in which a woman walks up to a line of grocery carts on the sidewalk outside the store and tries to pull one free.  Within seconds she is so frustrated that she begins smashing her cart into the others over and over again.  I think most women who've experienced the irritability associated with PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome) will chuckle as I did, seeing a bit of themselves in that scene  The ad was actually meant to promote the use of a popular antid...

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Whether you suffer from chronic pain or from the pain of a recent injury, acupuncture can be incredibly effective at reducing pain levels and inflammation as well as triggering the body's relaxation response.   Acupuncture will not interfere with your medications or with other therapies that you are receiving, and our treatments are tailored to your individual needs.

I'm already in so much pain, will the needles hurt?

This is a common question!  Acupuncture does not have to hurt you to provid...

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