Community Acupuncture Ukiah

04/27/2024

10/25/2023

01/25/2023

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR Of THE RABBIT. Below is a nice astro reading about the energies of the new ahead. Enjoy reading!
https://considerastrology.com/water-rabbit-year-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0WApfLCmms4ffTHZx1H4Dm_PLcPpNyY_vPhK9GXcX8NY1s50-UrFsBwIsH.

Explore the essence of the Yin Water Rabbit Year. Get intimate with Rabbit Qi and make the most of this powerful cycle of time.

12/21/2022

Our ancient connection and symbiotic relationship with bacteria... fascinating. Hope for ALS.

A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

12/17/2022

MINDFUL

I love my life without a care.
(Why do I feel so sad?)
I've so much love inside to share.
(Inside, I feel so bad)
I live each day so full with love
(So much I leave unspoken)
I'm guided by the stars above
(Why do I feel so broken?)

I am strong, I know I'm brave.
(Why don't I just give in?)
I will smile and ride each wave.
(My wounds hide deep within)
I dream my dream, I stand in faith.
(Please show me you are here.)
I love my life, I know my way.
(My death is still my fear.)

I compliment, I praise, forgive.
( Please, someone love me back.)
I've all I need to thrive, to live.
(Why do I feel such lack?)
I've places still to be and see.
(I want to hide away)
So many faces yet to meet.
(I'm scared I'll lose my way)

This love I hold will keep me strong.
(I feel a glow within.)
I know in faith where I belong.
(There's tingles on my skin.)
There's part of me that's still a child,
(I feel such warmth surround me.)
I'm with you now, just took a while.
(At last, I've finally found me.)

Heather Lea Poetry

10/26/2022

The mechanisms underlying how acupuncture relieves pain have been extensively researched for over 60 years.
Read the full evidence summary: 🔗 https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/acupuncture-scientific-evidence/

Sensory nerve pathways involving specialized nerve fibers (Aδ, Aβ and C, to be precise) and descending nervous system pathways have been mapped.
Numerous biochemicals have been identified including opioid and non-opioid neuropeptides, and neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, cytokines, glutamate, nitric oxide, and gamma-amino-butyric-acid (GABA).

Acupuncture analgesia has been shown to involve several classes of naturally produced opioid neuropeptides including enkephalins, endorphins, dynorphins, endomorphins, and nociceptin (also known as Orphanin FQ). Among the non-opioid neuropeptides, substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which plays a central role in the pathogenesis of migraine, have been investigated for their roles in both the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of acupuncture.

Acupuncture has been demonstrated to directly initiate a process called purinergic signaling, a primitive and ubiquitous system in the body using adenosine and ATP for signaling and regulation in all tissues and organ systems. It is now understood that all nerve transmission requires ATP as a co-factor and the that the body uses purine levels as a primary background signal of both healthy function and tissue damage.

Purinergic signaling has been demonstrated to play a central role in such diverse clinical areas as migraines and headaches, immune dysfunction and inflammation, cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, endrocrine function, embryological development, and gastrointestinal disorders.

In addition to biochemical actions, studies also demonstrate direct effects of acupuncture on the central nervous system.

Additionally, modulates parasympathetic activity, the branch of the nervous system associated with rest, relaxation, digestion and tissue healing.

09/14/2022