Catawba Natural Healing

10/28/2025

Best sale of the year for microneedling and serums! Don't sleep on this sale!

This is perfect for treating yourself to natural anti-aging techniques that work!

Special rates:
5 monthly facial rejuvenation sessions $875 ($125 off!)
5 months of scalp treatments, treatments every 2 weeks $1700 ($1050 off!)
Buy any 3 serums, get 20% off!

Here are the serums I make in-house for purchase (you can read all about them on my website!)
Anti-aging serum
Dark spot corrector serum
Brightening the undereye area and wrinkles around the eyes
Scar serum
Scalp serum

These serums work great alone, but they work even better when you have had microneedling sessions. Ideally, microneedling should be done monthly for the face and every 2 weeks for the scalp. The number of sessions needed really depends on several factors and we can discuss that at your assessment session.

If you are already a client, you can take advantage of this offer!

If you are interested and new to my Chinese facial rejuvenation program, you can message me directly to schedule for your assessment appointment if you're interested in microneedling.

10/18/2025

“Our findings add to the growing evidence that high intake of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages is linked to depression risk and severity, potentially through gut-brain mechanisms,” lead investigator Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, told Medscape Medical News.

Soft drink consumption is linked to a higher risk for depression and greater symptom severity, potentially by altering the gut’s microbiome.

10/01/2025

I have an opening for a 60 min treatment at 12:30 today. Message me to book this appointment.

09/25/2025

All those "alternatives" for healing should always be at the forefront of medicine. However, pharma has made it difficult for our nation to get healthy. Thank you for continuing to fight for all of us RFK Jr.

09/21/2025

Listen to this!

09/18/2025

Do you know someone who is experiencing chronic low back pain (CLBP) and feels like they won't be able to find a long term solution?

Have them try acupuncture!

"... acupuncture needling is an effective and safe treatment option for older adults with CLBP."

This randomized clinical trial assesses the effectiveness of acupuncture needling (both a standard course and additional maintenance sessions) for older adults with chronic low back pain.

09/16/2025

Insomnia, depression and anxiety affects so many people. Two co-morbidities of insomnia is depression and anxiety.

A review of the data pulled from 34 cohort studies (for simple terms meaning observational study over time) involving 150,000 participants showed, "..the presence of insomnia doubled the relative risk of developing depression. A noteworthy finding was that insomnia was positively associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation. Studies of patients have shown a degree of association between sleep problems and depression, and in a study of 5481 hospitalized patients, it was found that more than half of the 3108 patients whose depression was in remission at discharge still had a substantial degree of sleep disturbance."

Insomnia is a sleep disorder which severely affects patients mood, quality of life and social functioning, serves as a trigger or risk factor to a variety of diseases such as depression, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, obesity and ...

09/15/2025

Chinese medicine is always individualized medicine, even if it's for depression. It's common to have 2 patients with depression, yet they both get treatment with an entirely different set of acupuncture points and herbal formulas.

When a patient comes in for assessment and treatment with a Chinese medical practitioner, treatment is always individualized. Effective treatments relies on correct Chinese medical diagnosis. Very commonly, there is more than one diagnosis.

In this research article, Schnyer states that "..depression is twice as common in women can be explained, in part, by the relationship between Liver depression and the menstrual cycle. Qi Deficiency (Lung and/or Kidney), Blood Deficiency (usually Liver and Spleen), Blood Stagnation (Liver), Cold Invasion causing Qi and Blood Stagnation, as well as Jing and Yuan Qi Deficiency are all part of the constellation of findings associated with depression, and all affect the Shen or Mind."

He also goes on to state that, "..depression relies upon the diagnosis of each individual patient and on formulating use of a distinct group of acupoints unique to each individual, along with a strategy that may also include other recommendations, including, but not limited to, exercise, herbal therapy and lifestyle modifications."

Anxiety and depression are high in prevalence, especially in the female population, whose incidence is approximately double that of the male population. In addition, these conditions are difficult to treat and have high relapse rates and medication ...

09/14/2025

Depression can significantly decrease one's quality of life.

This study included the review of 20 randomized control studies over a 10 year period.

"Acupuncture, when compared to conventional pharmacotherapy, exhibits significant efficacy as a standalone treatment after four weeks of intervention, with fewer side effects and adverse reactions."

Introduction: Depression is a pervasive mental health challenge with substantial global ramifications. Contemporary therapeutic strategies predominantly cons...

09/13/2025

Experiencing major depression during pregnancy and you are wanting to avoid using medication? Give acupuncture a try.

"With respect to six reviewed studies, there is high-level evidence to support the use of acupuncture for treating major depressive disorder in pregnancy."

With respect to six reviewed studies, there is high-level evidence to support the use of acupuncture for treating major depressive disorder in pregnancy.

09/12/2025

Suffering from anxiety, depression, and insomnia?

"Acupuncture can significantly improve the sleep quality, efficiency, and latency of chronic insomnia patients, and it can alleviate anxiety and depression in such patients. Compared with the sham acupuncture group, the acupuncture group showed a stable long-term efficacy."

Chinese Clinical Trials Register ChiCTR1800020298.

09/11/2025

Is acupuncture effective in addressing anxiety and does it have fewer side effects than pharmacological therapy? YES!

Acupuncture technique aims to redirect and harmonize energy flow. We all have 14 main energy channels. One or more of these channels can be imbalanced thus leading to symptoms. Making a Chinese medical diagnosis and choosing specific acupuncture points to stimulate will help to harmonize energy flow within the affected channel.

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health concerns with a major contribution to the global burden of disease. When not treated, anxiety can be aggravated to more serious and complicated health problems. Pharmacology and psychotherapy stand for the conventional treatment for anxiety....