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Are You a Portland Runner? Acupuncture and Zero Balancing May Be Just What You Need.

At Inner Works Acupuncture, Five Element acupuncture and Zero Balancing (hands-on bodywork) are used to free up and balance energy flow in the body. From chronic pain to fatigue, sleep disorders, and headaches, acupuncture and Zero Balancing can be lifesavers. Did you know that acupuncture and Zero Balancing also have amazing health benefits for athletes? Here are some reasons why

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Messengers of Healing: How Pain Pushes Us Beyond the Ordinary

 Pain Is the Wake-Up Call Nearly everyone who shows up for Five Element acupuncture arrives with a “symptom,” typically pain. Understandably, it takes something extraordinary and often disagreeable – like an injury or illness – to compel us to seek treatment. Pain has a way of getting our attention, very quickly. What We Resist Persists No matter the symptom —

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Fear, Anxiety & Survival in Dark Times

Winter & the Water Element in Five Element Acupuncture The qualities of the Water Element in the human body/mind/spirit allow us to overcome fear, heal anxiety, and survive through the most difficult life challenges.  In Five Element acupuncture, Winter embodies the qualities of the Water Element. Winter, Water & the Will to Survive There are many kinds of Winters. First,

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Immune Boosting in Chinese Medicine: East Meets West (Part III)

Immune boosting in Chinese medicine and Western biomedicine differs.  The two medical systems treat colds, flu and other illnesses differently.  They are based on different ideas of the body, health and healing. For immune boosting, how does theory affect the practice of medicine, East and West? Immune Boosting:  The Microbe and the Terrain “…The microbe is nothing. The terrain is everything.” —

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Immune-Boosting in Chinese Medicine: Therapeutic Strategies (Part II)

Immune Boosting is a Two-Step Process Boosting the immune system in Chinese medicine is a two-step process. Immune stimulation includes everything we do to kick your immune response into high gear when it is actively fighting off “the bugs.” Immune tonification includes everything we do when you are well to strengthen your immune system and your metabolism as a whole.

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Immune Boosting in Chinese Medicine: Wellness & Prevention (Part I)

Immune Boosting in Chinese Medicine: YOU Are the House Imagine a snug little house in a sheltered valley. The walls are solid, the windows are secure, the roof is tight. Inside, there’s a warm fire in the hearth and a hearty pot of stew on the stove. Everything is in good order. No matter the weather outside – cold, damp

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Acupuncture Doubles the Success Rate of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Great news for those considering acupuncture for IVF (in vitro fertilization)! Two recent studies suggest that acupuncture for IVF could dramatically increase the likelihood of successful pregnancy. Preliminary results from a new study of acupuncture for IVF, conducted at Homerton University Hospital in the U.K. were presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology.  In this random

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Twelve Tips for Seasonal Allergy Relief in Portland

Allergy Relief in Portland After months of dreary overcast, Portlanders joyfully welcome the arrival of warm, sunny weather and the opportunity to bask outdoors. Unfortunately, for some this weather brings a significant downside: runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, congestion.  It’s time for allergy relief in Portland! Seasonal allergies to pollen and other contaminants are a common complaint in the Pacific

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