Stacy DeMarco Acupuncture

10/27/2025

As we head into the fall and winter, let’s remember the importance of supporting serotonin. Ways to increase serotonin in the body naturally include working out for at least 20 minutes each day, spending time in direct sunlight, meditating for 20 minutes a day, and including complex carbohydrates in your meals. Here’s a brief article on serotonin from Harvard Health

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07/14/2025

https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/acupuncture-for-menopause-how-this-alternative-therapy-brought-me-relief

For some people, alternative medicine like acupuncture can be a viable option for relief from menopause symptoms.

07/05/2025

“Love is the way messengers from the mystery tell us things.” -Rumi

04/21/2025

How to calm the mind and body

04/10/2025

“5 Lessons-Embrace simplicity, prioritize time in nature, normalize rest and relaxation, invest in lifelong learning, build trust in your community.”

For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the world’s happiest country. Here's what we can learn from Finland to make our own lives that little bit happier.

04/01/2025

“Nothing but uncertainty is certain. Circumstances come together, only to fall apart moments or months later. And then, in a flash, we must rise up and regain our footing. In the rearview mirror, I now see so clearly what escaped me then: It’s not that the ground underneath me was suddenly shifting; it’s that it is never still. That’s part of the work of my journey—getting comfortable with life’s groundlessness.” -Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

03/27/2025

“Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.”-Remez Sasson

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03/19/2025

Acupuncture to support the vagal nerve. What else helps? “Breathing, movement, meditation, balancing the gut, omega 3’s, laughing, friendship.” https://acupuncturetoday.com/article/33792-vagal-nerve-toning-clinical-pearls-for-pain-stress-trauma-much-more-pt-2

01/15/2025

Everyone seems to be experiencing the effects of less sunlight these past few weeks. Try to get outside even for a bundled up midday walk if possible. The biochemical relationship between the sun and our human bodies is a powerful one. Here’s an informative article.

A mood boost isn’t the only reason to get increased amounts of sunlight. There are several health benefits of sunlight. Adding a little sunshine to your life by getting outside can relieve anxiety, reduce depression, and help with other conditions. We explain all about the health benefits of getti...

01/06/2025

Snow day today. Great day to spend some time in rest and digest mode. I talk about the importance of the parasympathetic side of the nervous system often. Here’s a great article that discusses its significance. “The ‘rest and digest’ system helps the body maintain homeostasis, or a relatively stable internal state, by balancing out the activity of the sympathetic nervous system that triggers the ‘fight or flight’ response.”

The parasympathetic nervous system is the housekeeping manager for the body.

12/18/2024

“Peace on Earth, Good Will to All.” Happy Holidays everyone!

10/28/2024

Spotlight on an acupuncture point…LR 3! https://www.acupuncture.com/education/points/liver/liv3.htm