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Travel Update: Shhh, Hear the Corn Grow?

Shhh, Hear the corn grow?…Listening meditation for Health

Travel Update: Shhh, Hear the Corn Grow?

Shhh, Hear the corn grow?…Listening meditation for Health

We are in Indiana now, surrounded by fields of corn.

We love their sweet corn (though not part of a low inflammation diet).

If ever in Indiana, try the sweet corn (if you don’t suffer from inflammation).

 

Peace and quiet.

You can hear yourself think… & see wind blowing through corn fields.

Must be where the saying came of “watching the corn grow.”

Yeah, yeah the saying is actually “watch the grass grow.”

I say instead, “Listen to the corn grow.”

 

 

Increase Awareness with Listening Meditation

One way to increase our awareness

And relax our nervous system (besides with acupuncture) is to meditate.

…(Try Listening Meditation)…

I like to do a listening meditation while on a hike.

You could do it just sitting (inside or outside).

 

We spend so much time noticing our surroundings as they are filtered through one of our senses; through our eyes visually.

We focus so much on what we see. We actually miss many sounds around us.

 

It always amazes me what I hear for the first time in a familiar place.

Just by noticing through focused awareness on only one sense; hearing.

One time I heard a train nearby (never noticed it before).

…Until I did the Listening Meditation during this hike.

I was quite surprised. 

 

It is also good for your brain to shift to paying attention in a different way.

Animals are much more in tuned with noises in their environment.

We can benefit from paying attention to the sounds around us, too.

Mindfulness meditation can help many things; Mood, Energy, Blood pressure. 

Want to increase Mindfulness through Meditation?…

Read on Mindfulness Meditation Here

 

Stay tuned for Health & Wellness info & travel updates.

Feel free to comment. If you are a past patient, feel free to email or call me.

 

Written by Aleesha Kaplan, LAc

Aleesha Kaplan, LAc is a licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture virtually cured her of 17 years of debilitating migraine pain caused by a collision with a semi-truck in high school.

This rich experience helps her to empathize with her patients. Aleesha specializes in treating acute and chronic pain and anxiety that can go with it.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.  

 

 

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Valentine’s Day Loving Kindness

Be Kind to Yourself this Valentine’s Day

With Loving Kindness Meditation

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, let’s learn something called Loving Kindness meditation.

I’m going to share an easy meditation technique to help you love yourself with more ease. It basically helps us to be kinder to ourselves.

 

Why practice Loving Kindness?

Less Stress and Anxiety

Improve our relationship with ourselves and others

Daily Loving Kindness meditation can lead to being kinder to yourself

Loving Kindness meditation can eventually lead to being kinder to others

Loving Kindness meditation can even lead to a kindness felt toward those who you may feel dislike or towards those whom you may even hate!

—Research has shown Loving Kindness to Improve Stress!—

 

Loving Kindness example (SELF):

1. You Start by showing Loving kindness to YOURSELF. 

You do this by saying a mantra and meditating on this for several minutes, several times per day…or whenever you catch yourself beating yourself up by using negative inward (or outward) self-talk.

The mantra that you say to yourself (out loud if alone) is simple.

The mantra should cover basic worries in order to set your mind at ease.

Loving Kindness example:

”May I be Safe, Healthy and Capable today.”

You can alter this as you see fit.

It may evolve over time for you.

 

2. Loving Kindness Example (OTHERS):

Eventually you may want to add this to others in your life in order to feel more kindness toward them. 

It can be “neutral” people in your life such as a mail carrier, cashier at your local grocery or anybody who you come into contact with but do not really know that well.

You can change the generic mantra above to:

”May they be Safe, Healthy and Capable today.”

 

3. Loving Kindness Example (OTHERS/DISLIKE):

Eventually you may want to add this mantra to those you dislike, using the same mantra as above.

You will think of an individual or more than one individual who you dislike while saying the mantra.

 

Results of Long-term Loving Kindness practice

After some time of saying this interchangeable mantra every day, you will start to notice a softening of the edginess that was once there… toward yourself and others (if you practiced loving kindness on others, too). 

Stress and Anxiety may lower and you may notice you are able to let more things go without giving yourself or others such a hard time.

For example,  you may less often call yourself names like, “stupid” when you forget an event or a name or “klutz” when you bump into something or someone. 

We have a harder time in the western world with self-hate or at least with being too hard on ourselves. 

This can be softened with a little daily Loving Kindness.

 

More information on Loving Kindness meditation can be found with meditation experts such as Pema Chödrön and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Read more on meditation references Here. 

 

Written by Aleesha Kaplan, LAc.

Aleesha specializes in treating acute and chronic pain. She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain many years after an auto collision in high school with a semi-truck. 

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

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Our First Christmas (Not Home)

Don’t Get Stuck (unless it’s Acupuncture)

I know, I know my humor is bad.

Stick with me, here.

Sorry, moving on. We all get stuck…

 

Stuck in the movie inside our minds

of how “it” should be.

Whatever “it” happens to be at the time. 

 

Canceled Flights

Remember all the canceled flights in December 2022 over the Christmas holiday?

It affected most of us.

Some of us could not get a flight out.

Some of us could not see our loved ones.

 

Our First Christmas

My husband Mark and I looked forward to traveling home to see our family together for our first Christmas as newlyweds.

After the fifth flight delay

came the final flight cancellation.

We had to call and say I’ll (Not) be home for Christmas.

It was our first Christmas and we were pretty upset about not being able to see our family, especially our kids.

 

Finding Peace

We decided after calling family and feeling really bummed out that we would make the best of our first Christmas together- alone. 

”Accepting what is” proved important in keeping our stress down and our moods up.

We can all get caught-up in our expectations of how life “should be.”

Acupuncture, Meditation and a Healthy lifestyle with appropriate movement and food can help us to get un-stuck more often.

Well, with acupuncture you get stuck, then un-stuck. Okay, okay. Moving on…

 

New Traditions out of Old

We had a lot of fun playing games, singing, talking and cooking delicious food together!

Silver lining: More time to get to know each other’s holiday traditions!…

We learned each other’s food/ celebration traditions and the ethnic roots of these for Christmas and New Years Eve and day.  

We came up with our own traditions, including baking our (still) favorite cake. It’s the BEST apple and walnut cake. We only revised it a few times. We prepare it for family and they love it, too.

 

Feeling Love 

We all have an “apple cake” that makes us happy just thinking about it.

Memories of preparing it, smelling it, tasting it, but most of all sharing it.

Sharing our hearts with our favorite people is the essence of love.

Food is just one way to bridge that connection.

We can all find ways to stay connected, even when apart.

 

Stay in Touch

Let’s continue finding ways to connect.

If you are an ex-patient of mine,

Reach out if you would like to meet for coffee when we are in MN or call for a chat sometime.

Feel better, Move forward, Stay in Touch…

 

Written by Aleesha D Kaplan, LAc

Aleesha Kaplan is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Masters degree in acupuncture. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha specializes in helping others find relief of pain and suffering.

After a severe auto accident from high school, she experienced severe, constant pain for 17 years.

Though recovered from chronic pain, this rich experience allowed Aleesha the ability to empathize with others in pain. She remains focused on relieving the pain and suffering of others.

 

 

 

 

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Lingering Symptoms After COVID-19?…

Do You Have Lingering Symptoms of COVID-19…LONG after Testing Negative?

You could have “Long Covid”

Acupuncture helps Symptom

 

Some who contract COVID-19 feel the following symptoms long after they are no longer positive:

  • Anxiety
  • Fatigue
  • Difficulty Concentrating
  • Low Appetite/ Nausea/ Reflux/ Abdominal cramps/ GI issues

 

Did You Know This Can Last 3 Months?

Even though no longer contagious and tests prove negative for COVID-19…

-Some are still sick for weeks or months after no longer testing positive.

-Symptoms can include G.I. issues like acid reflux and no appetite.

-Some doctors call these long-term symptoms, “gastrointestinal sequelae.”

 

Acupuncture helps with digestive issues, even for some long haulers.

 

Possible Risk Factors (Long Covid)

  • Diabetes
  • Auto Immune 
  • History of Epstein-Barr virus (Mono)

 

Did You Know Acupuncture Can Help?

It is true.

I have been helping some of my patients who have “long COVID” and it is helping…

 

We have seen marked improvement in:

-Energy

-Anxiety 

-Appetite

 

If you are in the area, contact Aleesha D Acupuncture to get on the schedule.

By the way, ginger tea may be helpful for nausea. Just be sure it is not too concentrated or it can actually cause a stomach ache for some.

As always, check with your doctor first before adding ginger tea to your diet regime, if you have a condition or take medications that could interact.

 

Read How Acupuncture Helps Chemo-induced Nausea

 

Thank you for Reading!

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

 

Read How Acupuncture Helps Nausea during the First Trimester

 

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain-many years after an auto collision with a semi-truck during high school. Aleesha specializes in treating Pain, Digestion and Women’s Health by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual. Women come to her everyday with Infertility, mood imbalance, low libido and low energy. Every month, Aleesha helps women get and stay pregnant!

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Dellwood, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Mounds View, North Oaks, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55109, 55110, 55112, 55127, 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55126, 55127, 55128, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025,

 

 

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Fall Allergies? Better Call Your Acupuncturist…

Do you suffer with Seasonal Allergies?

Does your asthma or allergies get worse during the Spring or Fall?

Better call Your Acupuncturist…

—-Yes, Acupuncture can help!

 

How Many Acupuncture Sessions?

Many of my patients either come in for 1-4 acupuncture treatments with allergies fully resolved, others come in seasonally.

 

At Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka, Patients report relief of the following:

Symptoms Relieved:

  • Sinus Pressure Headache/ Face
  • Chest Tightness*
  • Wheezing
  • Sneezing
  • Cough*

*If chest tightness is new to you, or the type of chest tightness feels different from the past, ask your primary medical care physician or calling a nurse line to help rule-out any cardiovascular issues before seeking out acupuncture.

*If cough is new to you or is different than a cough you have experienced with asthma or allergies before, be sure to get screened by your Western medical health care provider for COVID-19 before coming in for acupuncture.

*These are some crazy times for sure…

–Thank you for doing your part in helping keep everyone a bit more safe by re-scheduling if you know you are ill,

have been in close contact with anyone who is ill,

or who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 14-days.

 

Thank you for Reading!

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain-many years after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute, chronic pain, digestion and Women’s Health by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual. Women come to her everyday with Infertility, hot flashes, mood imbalance, low libido and low energy. 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Dellwood, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Mounds View, North Oaks, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55109, 55110, 55112, 55127, 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55126, 55127, 55128, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025,

 

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How Many Acupuncture Treatments Will I Need?

How Many Acupuncture Treatments Will You Need?

This question of how many acupuncture treatments comes up all the time.  The answer has to do with many factors AND…

In general, 6-10 treatments will help significantly. 

Whether you seek acupuncture for chronic pain issues, digestion issues or women’s health issues like fertility, 

Acupuncture will generally improve your main complaint in a noticeable way after 6-10 appointments.

 

What You Can do 

Be sure to follow your acupuncturist’s advice on frequency of appointments.

This allows you to see results faster. If time and or money is low in the budget, you may need more patience with acupuncture. This is because you will get better, it will simply just take longer…

This is called the Slow Medicine-And-It Works!

 

Be open to your licensed acupuncturist’s suggestions on lifestyle factors such as diet, sleep and other tweaks that may help improve your main complaint.

Remember, you are paying this practitioner for their expertise.

They do have a Graduate degree in Acupuncture and are motivated to help you heal and to feel better.

So, open your mind and let the healing begin.

 

Other Factors to Consider

  • Age
  • Lifestyle 
  • Overall Health
  • Compliance (coming in as recommended)
  • Body mechanics (Are you re-injuring treated area with overuse activity)

Some respond better than others to acupuncture. Some prefer acupuncture more than others. This is true with all modalities. 

One thing I love about treating patients using acupuncture is that it is an individualized treatment and we are all so very different.

What works with one, does not always work on another.

 

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

 

Thanks for Reading!

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain-many years after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute, chronic pain, digestion and Women’s Health by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual. Women come to her everyday with Infertility, hot flashes, mood imbalance, low libido and low energy. 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Dellwood, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Mounds View, North Oaks, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55109, 55110, 55112, 55127, 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55126, 55127, 55128, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025,

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Ashwagandha for Anxiety!

Ashwagandha for Anxiety!

Ash-what?

Ashwagandha is an Adaptogen herb.

It has been used within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurvedic Medicine for quite some time.

 

What is an Adaptogen herb?

An adaptogen herb helps the body adapt to stress.

 

Ashwagandha helps…

  • Anxiety
  • Sleep
  • Stress

 

Why I like Ashwagandha…

Safety

Ashwagandha is very safe.

Compared with other adaptogens such as Ginkgo or Ginseng, which one should really take a break from using from time to time, Ashwagandha is not like that. Ginseng works somewhat like an upper-Ashwagandha is not like that at all. In fact, some women even take it while nursing, which of course is between the individual and their primary care doctor/ OBGYN doctor. 

Effective

Ashwagandha works. It is very effective.

I do like others, such as Rhodiola. Though, Ashwagandha seems to work more often with my patients than Rhodiola.

 

Long-term

Ashwagandha is safe to use long-term.

Unlike some adaptogen herbs, Ashwagandha does not need to be stopped for a brief period of time, as others like Ginseng do.

 

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

Thanks for Reading!

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain-many years after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute, chronic pain, digestion and Women’s Health by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual. Women come to her everyday with hot flashes, mood imbalance and low energy. 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55109, 55110, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55127, 55128, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025,

 

 

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Tired of Ups and Downs in Mood?…

Tired of Ups and Downs in Mood?

Many Women Suffer with Mood Changes during Hormonal Shifts

Whether due to Hormonal shifts or situational life changes (or both at once)…

Acupuncture can help with balancing your mood and energy.

 

Hormonal shifts

Many women feel overwhelmed around perimenopause and menopause.

This can show up as feeling frazzled and tired or “wired & tired.”

You may feel like your mood is not in balance; one minute feeling fine, the next feeling low.

 

Perimenopause is lasting longer for many these days; sometimes longer than 5 years!

Not to worry-Acupuncture can help balance mood and energy-even sleep!

 

Read How Acupuncture Helps Hot Flashes Here

 

Life Changes (Situational)

Many of us find ourselves new empty-nesters, newly divorced or helping with elderly parents. Sometimes we are facing this at the very time when our own hormones are shifting. This can be a real challenge.

Do not worry- Acupuncture can help manage the stress.

 

-Acupuncture helps the body adapt to stress-

 

How Often Will You Need Treatments?

Treatments start closer together; about once per week.

Then after the mood improves, appointments can be spaced out further.

Most return patients eventually come in regularly, once per month. 

 

Tips For Better Mood in Menopause Here

 

Schedule with Aleesha Here

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

Thanks for Reading!

 

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain-many years after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute and chronic pain and Women’s Health. Women come to her everyday with issues such as hot flashes, mood imbalance and low energy. Read more about Aleesha and what she specializes in Here.

 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Aleesha treats pain, energy, and digestion successfully by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual.

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55109, 55110, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55127, 55128, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025, 55371, 55398, 55308, 55960

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Tips for Better Mood & Energy in Perimenopause…

Tips for Better Mood & Energy in Perimenopause…

Perimenopause is lasting a while for many women.

…Sometimes Perimenopause lasts longer than 5 years.

 

Common Symptoms:

  • Easily stressed
  • Hot flashes
  • Mood swings
  • Weight gain
  • Low Energy 
  • Poor Sleep
  • Mind fog

 

Stressed out more?

Hot flashes can start happening during the daytime, night time or both. 

 

Mood swings may look like depression or anxiety or both.

Weight gain usually occurs-especially around the middle (the cardiovascular “danger” zone).

 

Energy may decrease.

Sleep can get worse and feeling “tired and wired” can make it hard to fall asleep.

 

Brain fog can make it hard to concentrate at work or in keeping track of appointments, etc.

 

 

Prevention can go a long way…

So, you may as well take care of yourself early-on…

 

Tips for Self-Care:

  • Easy-going Movements
  • Avoid Alcohol
  • Acupuncture
  • Meditate
  • Herbs
  • Diet

Easy-going movements like Walking, Yoga, Tai chi/ Qi gong can help ease us out of Fight-or-Flight mode. Yoga, especially relaxing types such as Yin Yoga can prove helpful during Perimenopause. 

 

Avoiding alcohol, especially if it causes hot flashes or disturbs sleep is a good idea.

I am not saying you need to remove it forever. Just edit it out for a bit to see how you feel.

Maybe you add it back in once the storm has passed.

I routinely like to remove things from life when they are not working for me.

Try it out and see!

 

Meditation is proven, like acupuncture to move you from the Fight or Flight Sympathetic Nervous System,

to the Rest and Digest Parasympathetic “Relaxed” Nervous System.

In fact, both are proven through research to help lower high blood pressure!

Both Meditation practice and Acupuncture are able to help relax the Nervous System!

 

Many herbs can be helpful for balancing the body’s hormones and diet is of course, always key to health.

I try to eat a “Low Inflammation” diet as much as possible.

 

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

Thanks for Reading!

 

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute and chronic pain and Women’s Health. Women come to her everyday with issues such as hot flashes, mood imbalance and low energy. Read more about Aleesha and what she specializes in Here.

 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Aleesha treats pain, energy, and digestion successfully by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual.

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55109, 55110, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55127, 55128, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025, 55371, 55398, 55308, 55960

 

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Relief from Grief…

Grief Relief

Relief from Grief…

Grief Relief

Ways to Find Relief During Grief

All of us deal with grief, eventually.

Grief is a difficult journey.

The only way through, is through.

Here are a few healthy tools to help us deal with it…

 

One tool is Acupuncture treatment…

 

Acupuncture treatments can be tailored to help You handle Grief.

Acupuncture can help lower the intensity of our raw emotions, can help with anxiety and with more sound sleep.

This is because Acupuncture helps our bodies move out of Fight or Flight within the Sympathetic Nervous System

-into Rest and Digest within the Para Sympathetic Nervous System.

 

Other ways to deal with Grief:

  • Books on Grief
  • Talking with a trusting friend with good listening skills
  • Joining an in-person or online support group 
  • Movement: Yoga, Qigong/ Tai Qi and Walking 
  • Music 
  • Talk therapist (some specialize in Grief)
  • Meditation

 

Books on dealing with Grief that I recommend:

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss  -Kubler-Ross and Kessler

 

Love Pain: Stories of Loss and Survival-Lynn Jaffee

 

It’s OK That You’re NOT OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand -Megan Devine

 

Comfort for the Grieving Parent’s Heart -Gary Roe

 

-What I like about the book On Grief and Grieving by Kubler-Ross and Kessler is used by many psychotherapists and does not adhere to the outdated idea of having to go through the stages of grief in a particular order.

 

-The book Love Pain: Stories of Loss and Survival by Lynn Jaffee is written in a unique way and it quickly shines a light on what makes us human, what matters most to us all. Jaffee shows us that we can survive grief-though we feel that we will not!

-Devine’s book, It’s OK That You’re Not OK helps one to deal with others who don’t respond in helpful ways to our grief. They mean well, but may end up hurting us further with their well-meaning comments. It also gives us permission to take the time we need to go through the grieving process. Yes, it is a process.

 

Other Grief Resources to try:

If you belong to a church, university, or other community group,

reach out to them and ask about resources they may have available to you.

Many have free grief counseling. 

Meditation is a life-long tool that is free to us. More info on Meditation Resources Here.

 

–Remember, we are social creatures.

We need help once in a while to get back up.

That is O.K.

In fact, it is healthy to ask for help in this case.

 

Written by Aleesha Ackerman, LAc

Thanks for Reading!

 

Aleesha Ackerman is a certified and state licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in acupuncture. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University. Aleesha owns and operates Aleesha D Acupuncture clinic for Pain and Women’s Health in Anoka, MN.

She became interested in acupuncture and holistic medicine when acupuncture cured her of debilitating migraine pain after an auto collision with a semi-truck. Aleesha specializes in treating acute and chronic pain and Women’s Health. Women come to her everyday with issues such as hot flashes, mood imbalance and low energy. Read more about Aleesha and what she specializes in Here.

 

Patients at Aleesha D Acupuncture report feeling cared for, listened to and are happy to get the much-needed pain and stress relief from their treatments!

Aleesha treats pain, energy, and digestion successfully by treating the root cause and by treating the whole individual.

Why wait? Start Your Relief Today- contact Aleesha D Acupuncture in Anoka today to schedule your appointment!

 

Feel Better, Move Forward

Aleesha D Acupuncture is located in historic downtown Anoka at 229 Jackson St.

 

DISCLAIMER

This article is not intended to replace any health care. No information on this site should be relied on to determine medical diagnosis or treatment for a medical condition. As with any health concerns, always be sure to consult your health care provider with any health concerns.

Licensed Acupuncturist in Anoka Serving Andover, Anoka, Big Lake, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Dayton, East Bethel, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Ham Lake, Isanti, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Now Then, Oak Grove, Osseo, Ostego, Ramsey, Saint Francis, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.

Zip codes we treat: 55304, 55303, 55309, 55014, 55316, 55433, 55448, 55327, 55330, 55432, 55040, 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55410, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55416, 55418, 55419, 55421, 55422, 55011, 55311, 55369, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55101, 55109, 55110, 55111, 55113, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55120, 55124, 55125, 55115, 55118, 55119, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55126, 55129, 55130, 55146, 55127, 55128, 55133, 55144, 55145, 55155, 55164, 55165, 55166, 55166, 55168, 55170, 55175, 55187, 55188, 55171, 55172, 55014, 55025, 55371, 55398, 55308, 55960

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