Kristen Sparrow MD Acupuncture

Kristen Sparrow MD Acupuncture Dr. Sparrow combines ancient Chinese medicine with the latest Western scientific research to provide

Physician Anesthesiologist specializing in Acupuncture and Stress Reduction

11/05/2025

A new breakthrough is changing the way we think about inflammation — and it doesn’t involve drugs.
It’s all about the vagus nerve, the body’s hidden healing switch.
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube to see how it works.

When you improve vagal tone, you don’t just heal inflammation — you shift your whole system toward peace and balance.You...
11/04/2025

When you improve vagal tone, you don’t just heal inflammation — you shift your whole system toward peace and balance.
Your nervous system is the bridge between science and self-healing.”

The vagus nerve is the body’s longest cranial nerve, running from the brainstem down through the heart, lungs, and gut. It acts like your body’s internal communication highway — constantly sending messages between the brain and the organs.

When it’s activated, it turns on your parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) system — slowing the heart rate, calming inflammation, and restoring equilibrium to the immune and digestive systems.
When it’s underactive, your body stays in fight-or-flight mode, leading to chronic stress, poor sleep, gut issues, and inflammation that never fully switches off.

Through acupuncture, breathwork, chanting, cold exposure, or gentle movement, we can train the vagus nerve to fire more efficiently — helping the body return to safety, balance, and natural healing.

✨ True healing happens when the body feels safe enough to rest.

The vagus nerve is like the body’s hidden superpower—stimulating it can reduce inflammation throughout the entire body, ...
11/03/2025

The vagus nerve is like the body’s hidden superpower—
stimulating it can reduce inflammation throughout the entire body, not just one area.
It’s the biological link between the brain, the immune system, and healing itself...
💡 When you calm your vagus nerve, your whole body listens.

Science is catching up to what ancient wisdom has known all along — healing begins with the nervous system.A new implant...
11/03/2025

Science is catching up to what ancient wisdom has known all along — healing begins with the nervous system.

A new implant that stimulates the vagus nerve is helping patients with autoimmune disease reduce inflammation without drugs.
But here’s the beautiful part:
you don’t need surgery to access this healing pathway.

Acupuncture, ear stimulation, and even breathwork can activate the same nerve—
helping your body remember how to heal itself.

✨ The body speaks through the nervous system. When we listen, it heals.

Most people worry about what food does to their waistline — but your skin reacts even faster...Research shows that refin...
10/17/2025

Most people worry about what food does to their waistline — but your skin reacts even faster...
Research shows that refined carbs and sugars can trigger inflammation and collagen breakdown, thinning your skin over time. ..
One donut might not show up on the scale, but your skin will remember...
👉 Curious what else makes the biggest difference for skin aging? Watch my full video — link in bio.

10/17/2025

Want firmer, youthful skin without falling for hype?..
I put the science to the test — from supplements to sleep to Andrew Huberman’s top 3 picks. ..
👉 Full video is on YouTube — tap the link in my bio to watch.






Address

2000 Van Ness Avenue Ste 310
San Francisco, CA
94109

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14157750117

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