Patients ask me sometimes what I take and do on a day to day basis in order to stay healthy. I believe that we need to live in a way, at least to some degree, that promotes better health in our body and lives. I am talking about physical health here but there are many types of health like emotional and financial. As far as what I take daily, all I take is 2000 IU of vitamin D3 + K2 and one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. A vast majority of us are low in vitamin D as well as K2 and if we are then our immune system is almost surely weaker than it should be. The K2 supplement assures that any calcium that is in our diet (or supplemented) is deposited in the bones (instead of the arteries). Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to lead to acute as well as chronic illnesses. If our immune system is weak we cannot fight off disease. It is as simple as that.
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I get asked this a lot by my patients. Actually it is very simple. What these 2 modalities have in common is that they both are stimulating acupuncture points. Acupuncture points are just places on the body that have been found to have healing properties. These points were mapped out over thousands of years by the Chinese and continue to be added to and modified to this day. The main difference between acupuncture and acupressure is that the stimulation by the needles is usually much stronger. Another difference is that with acupuncture many needles can be stimulated simultaneously and this can give a more complete treatment. With acupressure only one point at a time is being stimulated so generally less points will come into play in an acupressure session. But there are many acupuncture points that can be pressed on at home that will yield good results. You will just get better results in an acupuncture clinic where several points can be combined to make a stronger treatment.
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AuthorMonte Jackson, owner Acupuncture Center of Richmond Archives
February 2025
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