Five Virtues Center for Acupuncture

I approached acupuncture as almost a desperate attempt — among other things — to improve my health and reduce stress in the intense demands of my life at a time when I had reached a critical level of nervousness, anxiety and stress which was affecting my health. I had not put much faith or expectation in achieving outcomes specifically with acupuncture. Jennifer took a careful stock of my health (via health and historical survey and pulse monitoring — see articles on this on the website), and designed an acupuncture treatment plan, herbal mixture, and dietary/​lifestyle recommendations (worth noting I have always been an active person and healthy eater prior to this). I have had regular sessions for 7 weeks now and have maintained lifestyle/​dietary recommendations for that time as well which I believe is an important component of these outcomes. My nervous /​stress levels are clearly down a notch (even though my stress inducers remain), which I attribute to the acupuncture based on how I feel before, an after each treatment (same day and following day). Interestingly for the first time since I was in my early 20’s (15 years) my hematocrit (red blood cells) are on the upper end of normal rather than below normal (which I attribute to the dietary changes and herbal mixture). The office is well maintained, clean, and relaxing. Jennifer passes along important nuggets of inspiration and instruction — like a life/​health coach. She is very well trained and continues to place a high priority on ongoing learning, which is an important distinction for this office. This has been an unexpected and important modification in my life.