Slow Paths Wellness

12/31/2025

Sleeping on only one side? Flinching when you reach for your seatbelt? Your shoulder isn't being dramatic—it's asking for gentler help.

NHS Scotland reports that acupuncture can ease stubborn shoulder pain and help you move more freely, with very few side effects (NHS Scotland, 2021).

We love combining acupuncture with Softwave treatment. Acupuncture calms overprotective muscles and quiets pain signals, and Softwave quickly reduces inflammation and stimulates healing, leading to less guarding, more "wow, I can move again."

Call Slow Paths Wellness at +1-804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to learn more.

Source: NHS Scotland. "Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain." NHS Inform, 2021.

12/31/2025

Ever notice how tension affects your temperament? Traditional needle therapy helps restore emotional balance by calming the nervous system and releasing natural mood elevators. When your body finds equilibrium, irritability fades and serenity takes its place. Slow Paths Wellness specializes in helping you rediscover your best self through time-tested holistic methods. Ready to feel better? Contact us at +1-804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to schedule your appointment.

12/29/2025

Many people have reservations about trying acupuncture, but this ancient therapy is scientifically proven to relieve pain and balance the body. At Slow Paths Wellness, treatments are tailored to your unique needs, whether you're struggling with chronic pain, women's health issues, or stress. Book a consultation today at https://www.slowpathswellness.com or call +18046832979 to start your healing journey.

12/29/2025

As people in functional health have been saying for years, chronic inflammation is a huge factor in health problems from heart disease to cancer.

https://www.wboy.com/news/national/c-reactive-protein-outranks-bad-cholesterol-as-leading-heart-disease-risk-marker/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAO_TDZjbGNrA79MCGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi0dcCezLMlwlx53zI_se07G8Am9Q0jPTnd0QMOIOm7sX9ybi9k-WPrfGCTn_aem_bxxjBg8I8NPds0wcZwWUQg&sfnsn=mo

(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in th…

12/28/2025

I eat sweet potatoes every morning for breakfast. It's one of the most enjoyable changes I made in my diet post-cancer, along with the lifestyle change to consciously enjoy life.

Sweet potatoes are among the healthiest common whole-food sources of potassium, which every cell in our body requires to function. In fact, they can be considered a superfood and are ranked as one of the healthiest foods on the entire planet. Eighty percent of the protein in sweet potatoes is a type of protease inhibitor that may have cancer-fighting properties.

When picking out varieties at the supermarket, remember that a sweet potato’s nutritional content is tied directly to the intensity of its color. The more yellow or orange its flesh, the healthier it may be, and purple sweet potatoes are even healthier.

The traditional diet in Okinawa, Japan, one of the longevity Blue Zones, was based on vegetables, beans, and other plants. Less than 1 percent of their diet was fish and less than 1 percent was other meat, and the same with dairy and eggs, so it was more than 96 percent plant-based. And, as they ate very few processed foods, it was more than 90 percent whole food plant-based. And, it wasn’t just whole food plant-based in general. Most of their diet was made up of vegetables with one in particular—the sweet potato. How delicious that the Okinawan diet was centered around purple and orange sweet potatoes!

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See the following resources on NutritionFacts.org to learn more.
Sweet Potato topic page at https://bit.ly/3BWvdxv
“Anticancer Potential of Sweet Potato Proteins” at https://bit.ly/3niNLR3
“The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100” at https://bit.ly/2or2Xyg

PMIDs: 26094264, 17425943, 22306516, 23745032, 23784800, 36139723, 20234038, 24316687

DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.07.008, DOI: 10.4236/fns.2015.61017

12/26/2025

Don't let arthritis steal the dexterity from your hands. Acupuncture is clinically shown to reduce inflammation, ease pain and stiffness, and improve range of motion - without any adverse side effects. By precisely placing needles along the hand, wrist and fingers, this therapy restores flow and function.

Slow Paths Wellness also offers Softwave therapy, which has given thousands of people lasting relief from acute and chronic pain.

Ready to reclaim your grip on life? Call Slow Paths Wellness at (804)683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to schedule an appointment.

12/24/2025

Scar tissue can form deep below the surface after any surgery, leading to restricted mobility and chronic pain. But acupuncture can help! By breaking up gnarled fibers, boosting circulation, and activating the lymphatic system, this therapy smooths away adhesions. The key is to start treatment and gentle movement ASAP post-op. Learn if acupuncture is right for your healing at https://www.slowpathswellness.com or call +18046832979.

12/24/2025

Blast from the past. Here's an old blog post of mine that really resonated with me today.

The information presented on this web site is not intended to take the place of your personal acupuncturist or physician’s advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Discuss this information with your own physician, acupuncturist or other healthcare provider to det...

12/24/2025

Dr. Hyman, like many doctors who move into functional health practices, are so excited to learn "new" ways of treating disease. Those of us in the Asian medicine world welcome them to the way medicine has been done for thousands of years. Great insights!

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12/22/2025

On average, people getting acupuncture report about 1–2 points less pain on a 10-point scale compared to those who don't (Towler, 2020). That might not sound like much—but it's the difference between "I can't" and "I just did."

In real life, those couple of notches matter. It's the difference between barely making it through your day and actually being present. Between skipping your evening walk and strolling comfortably around the block.

How it works: acupuncture improves circulation and activates your body's own pain-relief system—endorphins and serotonin—so your system does what it's naturally designed to do (Towler, 2020).

Small wins add up at Slow Paths Wellness. Curious? Call +1-804-683-2979 or visit https://www.slowpathswellness.com to learn more.

Source: Harvard Health Blog.

12/22/2025

I have taught and encouraged mindfulness practice for my entire 20+ year career in holistic health. The benefits in reduced pain, reduced anxiety, and better sleep are great. But what I emphasize to my patients is something even more important. A mindful brain is much more likely to be a wise brain, because instead of reacting to what happens in your life, you can respond. You have the calm to evaluate a situation before saying something you later regret, or making a decision you realize later caused more problems than it helped (and when you do react, you are able to look at it more clearly, with less distress, and move more quickly to solutions).

12/22/2025

Chinese medicine has valued gut health for millenia. Now that modern science has caught up in understanding how digestion affects everything else in the body, the tools offered to evaluate gut health can be helpful. At Slow Paths Wellness, we use tools like GI Effects within the lens of Chinese medicine to help you improve gut health, which improves overall health when part of a good health restorative plan.