Acupuncture Works LLC

11/05/2025

MCAS turns your life into a daily guessing game. Will you be able to go to work today? Will this meal trigger a reaction? Can you commit to plans next week or will you have to cancel again?

You can't make reliable plans because you never know when your body will decide that something perfectly safe yesterday is a five-alarm emergency today. It's exhausting and isolating.

People stop inviting you to things because you cancel so often. Your boss gives you looks when you call in sick again. Your family stops understanding why you can't commit to simple activities.

The unpredictability might actually be worse than the symptoms themselves. At least if it were consistent, you could plan around it.

Here's what makes MCAS treatment different from just managing symptoms: we're not trying to suppress your mast cells with endless medications. We're resetting why they're overreacting in the first place.

The goal isn't managing MCAS forever. It's resolving why your mast cells became unstable so you can live normally again.

What activity have you stopped doing because MCAS makes it too unpredictable?

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now
💚 Specializing in the treatment of Alpha Gal Syndrome, tick diseases, MCAS, and many other allergies

11/03/2025

You know that feeling? Waking up and your knees just... don't work?

You roll out of bed, and it feels like you aged 40 years overnight. Walking downstairs feels like you're 80, not 35. Your hands are stiff, your knees ache, and you're just... sore.

This kind of pain is often misdiagnosed as "just arthritis" or fibromyalgia. You might get pain medication, but no one answers why a healthy person suddenly feels like their body is betraying them.

It's frustrating and scary when you can't do the things you love—whether that's gardening, hiking our Blue Ridge trails, or just opening a jar.

But here’s the thing that changes everything: That Lyme joint pain usually isn't permanent damage. It's inflammation caused by the bacteria and your body's (over)reaction to it. And that means it can be addressed.

Instead of just chasing the pain, our approach focuses on finding the root cause. We work to address the underlying infections and calm that body-wide inflammatory response, allowing your body to heal.

Winter is just around the corner, and we all know that cold, damp weather makes joint pain so much worse. If you start addressing the root cause now, imagine how different January could feel.

What's the one activity you've had to give up that you miss the most?

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now
💚 Specializing in the treatment of Alpha Gal Syndrome, tick borne diseases, MCAS, and many other allergies

11/03/2025

This Saturday, share with the veterans in your life 🫶

We’re honored to celebrate our local heroes at our annual Veterans Breakfast on Saturday, November 8, at 8:30 a.m., hosted at the Bedford Moose Lodge.

In gratitude for your service to our country, veterans and their families are invited to enjoy a complimentary breakfast.

To help us prepare, please call the Bedford Parks & Recreation Office at 540-586-7682 if you plan to attend.

11/03/2025

Stop by and wish Joe Bean's Express Espresso a fabulous anniversary and grab some of the best coffee in the world!

💚 25 YEARS!💚

We are so so thankful to our loyal customers who have supported us and made this milestone possible! 25 years and 8 stores later, this is a dream come true for us!!

🎉 Come celebrate with us today and enjoy 2000s throwback prices, a free sticker, gift card deals, and more!!

10/30/2025

Raise your hand if your "can't eat" list is longer than your grocery shopping list. No dairy, no eggs, no nuts, no soy, no gluten... at some point you're basically living on rice and hoping for the best.

People start with one food allergy and watch their safe food list shrink month by month. Each new reaction means crossing another food off the list, until they're down to maybe five things they can eat without worrying.

The standard approach treats each allergy like it's a separate problem. You avoid dairy for one reason, eggs for another reason, nuts for a third reason.

This is where SAAT's approach makes so much sense. We can treat multiple food allergies simultaneously. Each allergen gets its own specific needle placement in the ear, and they all work together during the 3-4 week treatment period.

When you address the underlying immune dysfunction instead of playing whack-a-mole with individual foods, people often get multiple foods back at once. By treating the root cause - immune system overreaction - rather than avoiding individual triggers, you can restore tolerance to entire food groups within 2-3 months.

Most people with multiple food allergies need 2-3 treatment sessions spaced a month apart to address everything. But that's still just 3-4 months total to potentially get your entire diet back.

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
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10/27/2025

Pet allergies are heartbreaking in a way that other allergies aren't.
It's one thing to avoid certain foods, but having to give up your dog or avoid your friend's house because of their cat?

That cuts deep.

People have to rehome beloved pets, kids can't have the puppy they've been begging for, and families can't visit grandparents because they have cats. It's not just a physical reaction - it's cutting you off from relationships and experiences.

And the advice is always the same: get rid of the pet, take allergy medicine forever, or just suffer through it. But what if those weren't your only options?

SAAT treats pet allergies the same way it treats any other allergy - by addressing the immune system's overreaction at its source. During treatment, your immune system stops recognizing pet dander as a threat. The success rate for pet allergies is exceptionally high - most people can be around animals again with zero symptoms.

Within 2 months of treatment completion, you can hug dogs without wheezing, visit cat-owning friends without antihistamines, and even adopt that pet your family has been dreaming about.
Pet dander sensitivities aren't a life sentence. They're an immune system overreaction that can actually be addressed at the source.

What pet-related activity do you miss most because of allergies?

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
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10/23/2025

One day you're fine with everything, and the next day walking down the laundry aisle at the grocery store feels like being hit with a chemical weapon. What the heck happened?

Chemical sensitivities can literally develop overnight, usually after some kind of stress on your immune system. Maybe you had a virus, or went through a divorce, or were exposed to mold - and suddenly your body started treating normal everyday chemicals like they were poison.

The really frustrating part is that everyone acts like it's in your head. "Just use natural products!" they say, as if you haven't already tried every organic, chemical-free alternative on the planet.

But what if it's not about the chemicals themselves? What if it's about your immune system's reaction to them?

SAAT can eliminate chemical sensitivities by treating them the same way we treat food allergies - by resetting your immune response. We test for specific chemical sensitivities, then place a tiny needle that corresponds to that sensitivity.

The treatment period is 3-4 weeks per allergen. During this time, your mast cells and immune system stop treating these chemicals as threats. Most people can handle normal environments again within 2-3 months of comprehensive treatment.

You can go shopping, use regular products, and visit friends' houses without planning escape routes.

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now

10/20/2025

Halloween is basically Alpha Gal's worst nightmare rolled into one night, isn't it? All those "fun size" candies that are anything but fun when you're trying to figure out which ones contain gelatin.

How do you explain to a 7-year-old that a tick bite changed the rules for your whole family? It breaks your heart.

And don't even get me started on the well-meaning neighbors who insist their homemade treats are "totally safe" when you have no idea what went into them. You're standing there trying to be polite while internally calculating escape routes.

But you know what? I've worked with families who went from dreading Halloween to actually enjoying it again. Not because they found better candy alternatives, but because they didn't need alternatives anymore.

Imagine next Halloween being the first one where you're not playing food detective with every piece of candy that comes through your door.

What holiday tradition has been most challenging to navigate with Alpha Gal?

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now

10/17/2025

Lyme brain fog is not like "oops, I forgot where I put my keys." It's more like "I can't remember my kids' names" or "I started this sentence but I have no idea how it's supposed to end."

People say they felt like their brains had been replaced with cotton balls. They'd be in the middle of a conversation and just... stop. Not because they were distracted, but because their brain literally couldn't access the words.

The scary part is that it affects your sense of self. When you can't think clearly, you start wondering if you're losing your mind. Some people think they're developing dementia or Alzheimer's because the cognitive changes are so dramatic.

But here's what's really important to understand - Lyme brain fog isn't permanent brain damage. It's inflammation, and inflammation can be treated. I've watched people go from barely being able to function to feeling sharp and clear again.

Your brain isn't broken. It's just inflamed.

What cognitive task became most difficult when Lyme brain fog hit?

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
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10/14/2025

Can we talk about how much Alpha Gal Syndrome sucks when you're a teenager? Being a teen is already hard enough without having to explain to your friends why you can't eat pizza at sleepovers.

I've seen parents whose kids went from social butterflies to hermits because every social activity seems to revolve around foods and recipes they can't eat.

Homecoming dinner? Nope.

Birthday parties? Complicated.

Even school lunch becomes this whole thing.

And teenagers don't want to be different. They definitely don't want to be the kid with the allergy that nobody understands. Teens are supposed to be gaining independence, but Alpha Gal Syndrome makes them dependent on parents for food safety in ways that feel really frustrating at that age.

The teenage years are hard enough without food restrictions controlling your social life. Nobody should have to choose between fitting in and staying safe. Book an appointment today and let's start the process of reclaiming the fun of the teen years.

Please note: We will be closed October 1-15.

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now

10/12/2025

Real healing starts in the soil.

Happy National Farmer's Day to the people who understand that growing real food is growing health. Your work matters more than you know.

Please note: We will be closed October 1-15.

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
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10/10/2025

MCAS is like that small snowball rolling downhill - it starts tiny and somehow turns into an avalanche before you know what hit you.

It usually starts innocently enough - maybe you react to strong perfumes or cleaning products. No big deal, you just avoid those things. But then you start reacting to weaker scents. Then all scents. Then you're that person who can't go to Target because someone six aisles over used fabric softener.

I've worked with people whose safe food list went from 50 items to 5 items over the course of a year. They're basically living on rice and sweet potatoes and wondering how their life got so small.

Here's what's frustrating - the standard advice is always "just avoid more things." But avoidance doesn't stop the progression. If anything, it seems to make the problem worse because you're not addressing why your mast cells are freaking out in the first place.

The goal isn't to live in a bubble forever. It's to stop the cascade before your world gets any smaller.

What was your first MCAS trigger, and how many have been added since?

Please note: We will be closed October 1-15

🌿 Acupuncture Works
📍 114 Duncraig Dr, Lynchburg, VA
💻 Book your consultation online now