Why Eat A Plant-Based Diet?

When it comes to eating food, there are a lot of different diets available. Many diets aren’t sustainable over time, typically resulting in the patient returning to their old ways. At Dawn Potter Acupuncture, we highly recommend a plant-based diet. Plant-based diets are highly sustainable and have various benefits for your overall health. Today, Dawn Potter Acupuncture in Clearwater, Florida is discussing these benefits. Have questions? Interested in scheduling an appointment? Simply reach out today.

Boost Your Immune System

With the pandemic getting worse again, now is a better time than ever to be boosting your immune system. Eating plant-based foods can increase vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants in your body, keeping your body more healthy and ready to fight.

Reduce Inflammation

Inflammation in the body has been linked to a variety of illnesses and diseases, making sure you reduce inflammation as much as possible is highly important. When eating a plant-based diet, phytochemicals and antioxidants go around your body neutralizing toxins that enter your body.

Increase Fiber

Eating a plant-based diet typically results in more fiber in the body, this improves the health of your gut and allows your body to absorb nutrients from the foods you consume. Along with this, fiber is known to stabilize blood sugar, low cholesterol and even improve bowel movements.

Healthy Weight

For many people, weight can be a struggle, resulting in cycles of “dieting” that result in weight loss that often returns quickly after. With a plant-based diet, patients are more likely to lose weight and maintain it.

Lower Disease Risk

Research has shown that consuming a plant-based diet can actually lower your risk for various diseases and illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, diabetes and even certain mental health disorders.

Schedule Nutritional Guidance in Clearwater

Are you interested in starting a plant-based diet? Need professional nutrition advice in Clearwater? Dawn Potter Acupuncture would be happy to help, reach out today to schedule your appointment.

What Exactly Does Acupuncture Do?

Have you been considering acupuncture in Clearwater, Florida? Wondering what exactly acupuncture is? Concerned about how acupuncture may feel? Curious as to how it affects the body? Today, Dawn Potter Acupuncture is discussing what exactly acupuncture does. Have additional questions? Interested in scheduling acupuncture treatment nearby? Feel free to reach out, we’d be delighted to help with any of your needs.

What Is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient practice of Traditional Chinese medicine which utilizes thin, solid, sterile needles which are used to penetrate the skin. These needles stimulate specific points on the body. Various studies have shown that acupuncture can be a wonderful treatment option for many conditions.

How Does Acupuncture Feel?

As mentioned above, acupuncture is done using thin, solid, sterile, metallic needles which are penetrated into the skin. Most patients report very limited pain as the needle is inserted, however, there is a sensation of pressure. Quite a few patients report feeling energized after treatment, others say they are more relaxed.

How Does Acupuncture Affect The Body?

When acupuncture needles are inserted into acupuncture points in the body, from a western scientific viewpoint, it is shown that they stimulate the peripheral nervous system, stimulate digestion, release endorphins, trigger the "relaxation response" and trigger the release of feel-good chemicals into the spinal cord, brain and even muscles. This in return helps to stimulate the natural healing abilities of the body and promote well-being. Research has shown acupuncture to be effective for a range of conditions from asthma and headaches to cancer-related nausea and addiction.

Schedule Clearwater Acupuncture Today

Ready to schedule your acupuncture in Clearwater, Florida? Dawn Potter Acupuncture would be happy to help, simply reach out, let us know what is going on and we’ll get you added to our schedule for an appointment.

Acupuncture For Depression-Related Coronary Heart Disease

Did you know that depression has been associated with cardiovascular disease & coronary heart disease due to physiological mechanisms and lifestyle? Patients who suffer from depression are more likely to suffer from sleep problems, have poor exercise habits and tend to eat more poorly, among other things.

Elevated heart rate and blood pressure along with reduced blood flow to the heart and increased cortisol production has also been noticed. Luckily, newer research has shown that acupuncture treatment can actually lower the risk of coronary heart disease (a common form of cardiovascular disease) in patients that suffer from depression.

A recent study by Chia-Yu Huang, et al. has found that patients who have been diagnosed with depression and received acupuncture treatment actually have a lower risk of coronary heart disease in comparison to patients diagnosed with depression that didn’t receive acupuncture at all. The results of this study were independent of medication use, comorbidities, sex and even age.

The study conducted by Chia-Yu Huang, et al. involved more than 43,000 patients and were divided into two groups, an acupuncture group and a non-acupuncture group. During the study, manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture were both used. Manual acupuncture was far more common (including 88% of patients), while 9% of patients received both and 3% only received electroacupuncture.

On average patients suffering from depression received about 9 acupuncture treatments each, with treatment occurring more than 3.5 years after the diagnosis of depression.

At Dawn Potter Acupuncture we proudly offer acupuncture treatment along with a variety of other treatment options that can help with a range of conditions, including depression.

Contact Dawn Potter Acupuncture in Clearwater Today

Do you suffer from depression? Worried about coronary heart disease? Considering Clearwater acupuncture treatments? Dawn Potter Acupuncture would be delighted to help. Simply reach out, let us know what is going on and we’ll get you added to our schedule for an appointment.