Stress is responsible for 75 percent to 90 percent of Americans’ doctor visits, according to the American Institute for Stress. It is no mystery why this insidious biological response has been called America’s number one health problem.
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If you would like to discuss the benefits of, along with techniques that assist with emotional health, please contact my office at (805)569-5000.
Doctors Comments:
When we treat a person with a whole person perspective in mind – holistic health – of course the emotional state will be one of the main factors we look at. When indicated, there are a number of techniques that I have been trained in that look to assist with the current or past emotional trauma that work on an energetic basis of rebalancing the acupuncture and nervous system to the situation versus more of a traditional talk therapy treatment. With these energetic techniques, one holds the stressful emotion in their mind while the doctor checks which circuits are disturbed and then resets them. The approach is easy and can be done in five to ten minutes.
There are a number of techniques that I do for this issue including emotional freedom technique, neuro emotional technique, thought field therapy, Callahans 5 minute phobia cure, Tapas Acupressure Technique, and several others depending on the situation at hand.The Tapas Acupressure Technique can be also helpful for assisting in reducing sugar cravings.
