Alchemy Acupuncture

To be honest, I am not the «biggest fan» of Western medicine. I don’t discount it, I do believe it works, but for some reason it doesn’t resonate with me. It doesn’t ring true. To me it always feels like it can be a band aid rather than working on the true cause.
Eastern Medicine is wacky to many, many people. For a lot, it doesn’t work or they just don’t have faith in it. It doesn’t feel like it should work.
Yet, many times it works for me.
Enter the fall of ’09. I look to my left, a person coughing. To my right, someone sneezing. Straight ahead, watery eyes, red nose and misery seeping out of every pore. Cold and flu season had hit early and it is surrounding me on all fronts.
Who likes being sick? I don’t! I was very relieved to get through a majority of the year healthy and moving, however, one Saturday, I came in to work and felt fine. When I was done, I felt like a Mack truck had hit me, my sinuses were closing up and I was dragging butt. Korina, (who happens to operate her business by mine), asked if I was okay. Relaying my symptoms she invited me to try an «immune boost» acupuncture. Having had it before, I said sure. Anything from getting a cold. In and out in about 20 minutes. Yeah. I didn’t feel any better.
That night I was worried. I felt like I was going to wake up sick and unable to move. However… when I woke up the next day, I felt renewed and amazing wonderful. Energized and ready for the day.
Was this because I got sleep or because of the acupuncture? I say both. I’ve come back to her numerous times for various things, and her treatments have worked for me, keeping me moving and healthy.
Korina doesn’t just stick needles in you, she does much more. She is an herbalist and provides a caring, nurturing and welcoming environment. She cares and goes in to detail with your symptoms until she has a very clear picture of what is going on with you, then she talks about what she feels is best for you. Just being in that environment makes me feel better.
She even took care of my mom and her issues with her back. If I can recommend her to my mom, how can I not recommend her to anyone else?
Again, acupuncture and all Korina does, needs an open mind and a chance to work. If you come in with a «prove me wrong» attitude… well, you may want to keep walking. For me though, she has helped me keep healthy and moving and feeling good while everyone else has been hacking up a storm.
Mmm hmm… me being healthy. Its what I like!