Allergies

Acupuncture for Allergies

It’s that time of year again! Spring is bursting with blooms of color and fragrance, dancing in the sunlight and giving us all a show of just how beautiful Mother Nature can be when she gets a chance to rest in Winter.

As human beings, we are a part of nature. We often forget we are not machines or robots, but rather, organic, beautiful expressions of nature. Just as we are getting into the full swing of Spring, many of us find ourselves reacting to pollen by way of Allergies.

Itching, Sneezing, Watery Eyes… Oh My! We know how you feel. As acupuncturists, many of us were led to study Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture because once upon a time we also had symptoms and conditions that were uncomfortable like Allergies, or Chronic Pain, for example. Acupuncture can help by boosting your immune system with very specific acupuncture point protocols that have literally been tested over thousands of years to cultivate the most successful outcomes.

Each acupuncturist is trained thoroughly meeting requirements of Maryland state licensure that includes formal study concluding with a Masters degree in Acupuncture or Chinese Medicine after hundreds of hours of training over the course of 3+ years.

We look forward to sharing with you what acupuncture can do to boost your immune system and get rid of your allergies for good! We now have full coverage for hours at our White Marsh location: Monday through Saturday (closed Thursdays), 9am-7pm, and most of our hours in Timonium Monday through Saturday as early as 7am, and open as late as 8pm.

New Staff, New Services & New Hours for You!!!

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes!

We’ve added two New Acupuncturists to serve our patients in our White Marsh office. Read about Ms. Jaeok Lee and Ms. Nancy Smith below. They will provide full coverage of all of our White Marsh office hours so you can get the care you need, when you need it the most.

Nancy is Available in White Marsh:
Monday … 9am-2pm
Tuesday .. 2pm-7pm
Wednesday… 9am-2pm
Friday … 2pm-7pm

Jaeok is available in White Marsh:
Monday … 4pm-8pm
Tuesday … 9am-2pm
Wednesday. 2pm-7pm
Friday … 9am-2pm
Saturday …9am-1pm (every other Saturday)

We are also adding New Services you’re going to LOVE!

In addition to our new herbal topicals our patients are raving about that have been kicking pain’s butt – Hello Bone Water & Tiger Mom! – We are super excited to tell you we’re adding Tibetan Herbal Foot Soaks to our Acupuncture sessions at no additional charge. Tibetan Herbal Foot Soaks are profoundly effective for chronic pain & inflammation, infertility and neuropathy, and much more. Our foot soaks use high quality Chinese Herbs sourced directly from Tibet, sustainably harvested by Tibetan Priests. Read more about our Tibetan Herbal Foot Soaks here: http://www.soulsproutacupuncture.com/blog/2017/10/10/tibetan-herbal-foot-soak-how-does-it-work
Or listen to a really awesome podcast about these one of a kind foot soaks here: https://botanicalbiohacking.com/blog/herbal-foot-soaks-2

You’ll also notice our new Rainbow Infrared PEMF Mat that treats Pain! The PEMF Mat may be added to your acupuncture session at no additional charge *based on availability.* PEMF stands for pulsed electromagnetic fields. To your body, PEMF functions at a cellular level, enhancing your body’s overall functioning. The process of receiving PEMF involves sending energy waves towards pained areas of the body. The waves pass through completely and increase the spin of the electrons. As a result, wellness levels are improved and the body may function more efficiently.
Read more about our Rainbow PEMF Mat, the Infrared Stone therapy and all the other benefits here: https://healthyline.com/product/rainbow-chakra-cleansing-and-balancing-mat-l/

Pardon our Progress as we get our new services set up in Timonium & White Marsh! We can’t wait to send you pics of our new Foot Soaks and the new Rainbow PEMF Mat.

Jaeok Lee, M.Om., L.Ac., NCCAOM

Acupuncturist Ms. Jaeok Lee, M.Om., L.Ac., NCCAOM

Nancy B. Smith, PA-C, MPH, M.Ac., L.Ac

Acupuncturist Ms. Nancy B. Smith, PA-C, MPH, M.Ac., L.Ac

Ms. Jaeok (pronounced “Jay-Oak”) Lee A quiet and humble wife of a church minister, Jaeok has considered herself as a servant who cares about mental, physical, and spiritual health of people. She graduated from the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine and achieved a Master’s Degree of Acupuncture & Oriental medicine. She has a passion for treating people with physical suffering, and being an acupuncturist offers her the opportunity to help people in need. Jaeok is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) with the state of Maryland and has a Diploma of Oriental Medicine by National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Originally from Korea, Jaeok is fluent in Korean and English. She began her journey into acupuncture by giving Auricular Acupuncture (initially in Korea) for nearly 20 years.

Read more about Jaeok here: https://cloud9acuclinic.com/jaeok-lee-acupuncturist/

Ms. Nancy Smith is an acupuncturist whose medical experience spans 34 years as a Physician Assistant (P.A.) prior to studying acupuncture and becoming a Licensed Acupuncturist as of 2017. She has served as a clinical Physician Assistant at Johns Hopkins Hospital while coordinating research for clinical trials. Nancy graduated from Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2017 with her Masters degree in Acupuncture. Her passion is treating Pain Management, Anxiety, and Neuromuscular conditions. She was trained in 5 Element style acupuncture and she is National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA) certified. Due to Nancy’s medical background, she is well-poised to collaborate care with your medical providers, especially regarding difficult cases. Nancy also has a Master of Public Health degree in International Health Communications and has had several editorial positions at several Baltimore-area hospitals, the Hopkins School of Public Health, a USAID project, and the US Naval Institute.

Read more about Nancy here: https://cloud9acuclinic.com/nancy-smith-acupuncturist/

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Earth Constitutional Factor

By Kelly Ferguson, L.Ac.

You may hear your practitioner speaking about your CF or Constitutional Factor, and you are probably asking yourself what that means? In Five Element Acupuncture Theory there are five elements or seasons that we use to help diagnosis and understand our patients. We have each of these elements within us, but we prefer one to two of them over the others. Those elements that we unknowingly prefer or align with are what we would call a person’s Constitutional Factor or CF. Within each CF there are the meridians, colors, odors, sounds, emotions, personality traits, seasons, etc. that go along with it.

One of these Constitutional Factors is called Earth. The season for this element is Late Summer which we are getting ready to head into. This element is very grounding or centering. It allows us to nurture ourselves and those around us. Earth CF’s can sometimes sound like they are singing as they are speaking. They tend to have a yellow complexion to their skin around their eyes, and their odor can be a bit sweet smelling. The meridians that go along with Earth are spleen and stomach meridians.

Kelly sees patients on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12p -8pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm in Timonium, and Wednesdays 12:30pm-7:30pm in White Marsh. Read more about Kelly at https://cloud9acuclinic.com/kelly-ferguson-acupuncturist/

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse and Tongue Diagnosis

By Kelly Ferguson, L.Ac.

Looking at someone’s tongue is a helpful tool for Acupuncturists. The tongue allows us to see what is going on in a person’s body. When we are looking at your tongue we are checking the color, texture, coating, shape and markings on the tongue. By seeing what the tongue looks like we can see if we need to build qi or energy, help the flow of qi throughout the body, clear phlegm or heat, or build fluid in the body.

In addition, there are different locations on the tongue that correlate to the meridians. While we are looking at the color, texture, shape, marks and coating of the tongue; we are also looking at how they look on the different areas of the tongue to determine which meridians to use during treatment. The tongue does take time to change, so after you’ve been getting treatments for about a month take a look at your tongue and see the difference.

Pulse Diagnosis

During your acupuncture treatments, your practitioner will take your pulses on both wrists. We are looking for six pulse positions on each wrist. These pulses connect to the meridians or pathways that move qi or energy throughout your body. These pulses help us to diagnosis which meridians might need to be flushed out or strengthened.

The analogy that comes to mind is with Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In the story the porridge can’t be too hot or too cold, it had to be just right. This is what we are looking for with pulses. The pulse can’t be too high or too low in strength. We want the pulse to find a happy median.