Road To Wellness

In the realm of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many different types of styles and one of the most popular is Japanese acupuncture. Here you’ll get a snippet of what Japanese acupuncture is and how the gentle approach may be a good fit for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-truong8/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-truong8/support

A common question I get is why a MPH (Master's in Public Health) as an acupuncturist? There are some complexities within healthcare that impacts our patients significantly. This is just my take on why it is important or the application that is available to me with a MPH.

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Acupuncture improves circulation in the reproductive organs and have shown to be effective by more than 50% in fertility patient and chronic pain, including pelvic pain, and pain associated with endometriosis, period pain, and the like. But don't just hear it from me. Listen in to Allison Locke, an acupuncturist and integrative health practitioner based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine and member of the Obstetrical Acupuncture Association. She has specialized training in treating fertility and reproductive health. As a stage 3 endo warrior herself, Allison is extremely passionate in helping treat the pain and symptoms of endometriosis.

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There are many different types of care providers, occupational therapists are one of them. Occupational therapist are found in various settings of healthcare and has an integral part in sharing the recovery, healing, and wellbeing of a patient. As an acupuncturist, I share many patients with occupational therapists. A few questions Mr. Batstone Raja, an occupational therapist in Los Angeles, CA will answer includes:

What is an OT or occupational therapist?

What do they do?

How can you access care?

How does OT relate to public health?

How is care access affected through housing and health system gaps?

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Got Questions for Batstone? Shoot us a message at [email protected]

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A perspective on why you need to set realistic expectations on your recovery. Here's a quick reminder what that means.

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Sometimes we forget the most important person in the room. That person is you. Autoimmune conditions can arise from external factors like stress and other external factors. Hear about Melinda’s experience and how The Five Element theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine can explain the reasoning of the interrelationship of digestive health issues, respiratory issues, stress, chronic fatigue, pain, emotional and mental well-being. Melinda is a former clinical nurse, now a public health consultant, sharing her story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amy-truong8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amy-truong8/support

Ever wonder why people use red light, blue light, or green light on their face? What about laser? 

How are any of these light sources helpful in your beauty and pain management?

Our office utilizes light therapy in conjunction with acupuncture and microneedling to help with various concerns like cystic acne, pain and inflammation, to learn more visit our website at www.road-to-wellness.com.

Link to photobiomodulation studies

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A blurb of what this podcast intends to be about:

A podcast meant to help you be: 

• Healthier happier and pain free. Where you’ll be learning ways to connect with others and to yourself so you can live a more fulfilled life. 
• You will gain knowledge of acupuncture and other modalities in health care to help you take better care of yourself and your loved ones.
• A platform for you to ask questions and get answers.

Connect with me at Road To Wellness or my blog 

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Meditation can be challenging and if you're new to it, this is for you. Your mind may wander and you may lose sight of what you're doing and why you're doing it. I'll guide you through the process in this intro to meditation focusing on self love.

As you know, you'll never be able to give and receive love, if you are not loving yourself.

A recording from our 8 AM PST Monday Guided Meditation class.

To learn more about us visit: Road-To-Wellness.com

Read How Does Love Affect Your Health?

To Join our 8AM Monday Meditation, contact us and we'll add you to our list.

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Heard a lot about "Complementary Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine" and the whole gamut...but not sure what it means? Been told what to do your whole life and now you can't decide what to do with your health? Or, you're being thrown in different directions and not sure what you're supposed to do next in your healing process? 

Medicine isn't just ONE thing. Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Ayurvedic, and other forms of modalities like EMDR, Reiki, Qi Gong, are not the only option.

This is where integrative medicine is powerful and on this episode you'll learn the benefit of an integrative, team approach, to care that presses on the importance of being open to other modalities of care to reach your desired wellness level. The key to living a healthy, happy, and pain free is OWNING your health. So many great nuggets in this episode and you can learn more about Dr. Gina Serraiocco, MD a dual board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine as well as a certified Functional Practitioner. 

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Books:

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Research Resources:

Pubmed 

CDC

World Health Organization

Cleveland Clinic - Melatonin

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