Kara Acupuncture & Wellness

12/24/2025

Wishing you an ease-filled transition into the New Year. With so much appreciation and love to you all from Kara Acupuncture & Wellness. My heart is filled with gratitude 🙏❤️

12/19/2025

Brain fog is a term I’m hearing from patients lately. It is a common yet frustrating condition characterized by mental fatigue, poor concentration, forgetfulness, and a general feeling of mental cloudiness. There are many reasons for brain fog, and we’ve all had mental cloudiness at some point in our lives, but here are the main reasons; Brain fog can occur during periods of stress, hormonal changes, poor sleep, illness, or inflammation. Keep in mind, symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are very different from common brain-fog and should be treated differently.
From an acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, brain fog is not a standalone diagnosis but a sign of underlying imbalance. Acupuncture offers a gentle, effective way to restore mental clarity by addressing the root causes rather than masking symptoms.

Read more in my blog below!
https://www.aculaura.com/blog/2025/12/19/acupuncture-for-brain-fog-clearing-the-mind-naturally

Acupuncture for brain fog helps improve mental clarity, focus, and cognitive function by regulating the nervous system, reducing inflammation, and restoring balance naturally.

12/12/2025

The holiday season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year.” I have to admit, I don’t love it. For many people, it becomes one of the most stressful times of the year. Between travel, family dynamics, financial pressure, disrupted routines, and an ever-growing to-do list, the nervous system can become overwhelmed long before the festivities begin. While we may expect joy and connection, what we often experience is tension, irritability, muscle tightness, digestive fluctuations, and fatigue.

This is where acupuncture offers a powerful opportunity—to pause, reset, and support your mind and body during one of the busiest seasons of the year.

Learn more in my latest blog

https://www.aculaura.com/blog/2025/12/11/finding-calm-in-the-holiday-rushnbspwhy-pausing-and-resetting-with-acupuncture-matters

Discover how holiday stress impacts the body and why pausing and resetting with acupuncture is essential during the busy season. Learn how acupuncture lowers cortisol, regulates the nervous system, and restores balance.

12/11/2025

Give the gift of health this holiday season! Acupuncture and massage gift certificates available upon request.

12/04/2025

Thank you Gail Hill Williams for sharing your awesome muscle balm for me to try! I absolutely love it for doing guasha and from the video, you can see that my patient loved it too!
For those interested, I will be selling this at my office. The smell is amazing!

11/21/2025

I love Thanksgiving, the celebration, the connection, and of course, the food! But the traditional holiday meal, while comforting, often includes rich, heavy dishes that can leave the body feeling inflamed, sluggish, or out of balance. From sugar-laden desserts to high-fat comfort foods, the Thanksgiving table can trigger inflammatory responses that affect digestion, sleep, energy, and even pain levels.
Thankfully, acupuncture offers a gentle, effective way to support the body before and after the festivities. By regulating inflammation, improving digestion, calming the nervous system, and supporting detoxification, acupuncture can help you enjoy Thanksgiving traditions without the physical consequences lingering into December.

Learn more in my latest blog below https://www.aculaura.com/blog/2025/11/21/thanksgiving-foods-inflammation-and-how-acupuncture-helps-restore-balance

Discover how Thanksgiving foods can trigger inflammation and how acupuncture helps restore balance before and after the holiday. Learn the science behind inflammation and the TCM perspective on digestive health.

11/14/2025

As the temperatures drop, many people notice their chronic aches, especially low back pain. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, this is no coincidence. Cold is considered a pathogenic factor that can invade the body, constricting the flow of Qi (vital energy) and Blood, leading to stagnation and pain.

In TCM, the low back is governed by the Kidney meridian, which is especially sensitive to cold and deficiency. When exposed to cold or damp environments—like sitting on cold surfaces, walking barefoot on tile floors, or living in drafty spaces—the cold can “penetrate” deeply into the meridians of the lower back. This results in stiffness, heaviness, and aching sensations that worsen with cold weather or inactivity.

Learn how cold weather contributes to low back pain from an acupuncturist’s perspective. Discover how acupuncture, moxibustion, and TCM principles help restore warmth, balance, and lasting relief.

11/08/2025

Happy beautiful Saturday!
My mood is very much governed by the weather...
I don't know about you, but since turning the clocks back, I've been a little sad. Some of my patients experience something more severe - Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) —a type of recurrent depression that occurs at specific times of year, most commonly in fall and winter. It affects many individuals who find themselves experiencing low mood, fatigue, increased sleep and appetite, and reduced motivation as the seasons change. Bright-light therapy is an excellent treatment, as is acupuncture! Read here to learn more. https://www.aculaura.com/blog/2025/11/7/acupuncture-for-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad-supporting-mood-amp-rhythm-through-the-seasons

Explore how acupuncture supports those with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) by balancing mood, regulating sleep-wake rhythms, and enhancing resilience during seasonal transitions.

11/01/2025

Lots of foot and ankle issues coming to my clinic lately! Whether it be repetitive strain, stress fractures, sports injuries, sprains, or chronic conditions like plantar fasciitis and arthritis, electro-acupuncture can really help. Foot and ankle pain can significantly limit mobility and quality of life. Electro-acupuncture (EA)—a modern adaptation of traditional acupuncture—has been gaining recognition as a powerful therapeutic method for enhancing healing, improving circulation, and reducing inflammation in the foot and ankle. Read more in my blog below!

Discover how electro-acupuncture supports foot and ankle recovery by improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and enhancing nerve healing—backed by modern scientific research.

10/24/2025

In the world of sports medicine, recovery is just as important as training. Athletes—from professionals to weekend warriors—are increasingly turning to acupuncture to accelerate healing, reduce pain, and improve performance. Acupuncture offers a natural, evidence-supported method to promote the body’s self-repair mechanisms, making it a valuable complement to conventional sports rehabilitation.

Learn more in my latest blog (link in bio)

Discover how acupuncture enhances athletic recovery, reduces pain, and supports performance in sports medicine. Explore the scientific evidence behind acupuncture’s role in muscle repair and inflammation control.

10/20/2025

So grateful to have been at this three day intensive studying sports medicine acupuncture in Mesa AZ. Thank you to all the experts!

10/10/2025

I am often asked where acupuncture came from and how it pertains to illnesses today. I hope this article clarifies those questions.
Acupuncture, one of the oldest healing arts in human history, has continually evolved while maintaining its philosophical and energetic roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). From there, it branched out to different Asian countries who have their own traditional styles in acupuncture like Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and even Indonesia.
Acupuncture was brought to this country in 1971, after journalist to Nixon, James B. Reston had an emergency appendectomy in China and Chinese doctors used acupuncture to manage his post-operative pain. He wrote about his experience in The New York Times.
Today, acupuncture seamlessly bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, creating a comprehensive approach to health and healing that addresses both body and mind. It is not only used to treat stress and pain, but inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, metabolic and hormonal disorders and other modern lifestyle-related diseases such as hypertension, insomnia, digestive disorders, etc, etc.

Learn more in my latest blog (link in bio)

Discover how acupuncture blends ancient healing philosophies with modern scientific techniques to support balance, pain relief, and holistic wellness in the modern age.