Acupuncture Treatment Blog
Feb 12, 2015, 10:30 AM
Did you know that acupuncture has been practiced in the United States for less than 50 years? In fact, most Americans had not even heard of acupuncture until the early 1970’s. In 1972, President Nixon traveled to China, accompanied by New York Times…
Feb 10, 2015, 4:28 PM
Did you know that 30%-50% of American adults suffer from some form of insomnia? People with insomnia may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or awakening too early.
I first saw Heidi as a patient in 2005, after I had stopped sleeping. I literally slept no more than an hour or two a night. My nervous system was a complete wreck. I was taking Ambien, however all it did was make me feel foggy in the morning. I don’t think it helped me sleep at all. Heidi treated me with acupuncture and gave me a Chinese herbal formula. Over the next few days, my sleep time gradually increased. After about fourteen days, I was sleeping about 5 hours a night. I continued to see Heidi for several more weeks, and now I get 8 hours of sound, restful sleep every night without using Ambien.