This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. You've probably heard many quotes about forgiveness throughout your life... "When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive." - Nelson Mandela "If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. "Microbiome" is a buzz word in modern health, but our ancestors kept their symbiotic microorganisms happy without having to think about it. While probiotics taken in supplement form can give you a large dose of "good" bac ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. How are you doing on your New Year's resolutions? If one of them was to increase your fitness levels, don't forget one small but mighty body structure almost always gets left out! The foot's anatomy consists of 26 bo ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. When we ask patients about their sources of stress, "finances" is a top response. Unfortunately money management is not taught in the American education system, which means many people feel completely lost when it comes t ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. When it comes to exercise, most people think of endurance activities like distance running or strength-training like weight lifting. While these two types of workouts are important, there are two others that tend to ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. What do you do for fun? That's an easy enough question, but it's much harder to answer it as an adult. When we're young we're naturally involved in a lot of different activities; as we grow up, time is consumed by work an ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy.  Everyone has gotten a muscle cramp in a hand, foot, or leg at some point, and even if they don't last very long, cramps usually range from annoying to excruciating. If you tend to cramp regularly, read on for diet a ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. Many women use the word "cycle" when discussing their period, but in reality a cycle reflects four phases, only one of which is menstruation. Think about other cycles that you know; how would you characterize them? An eas ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. While Traditional Chinese Medicine includes mindful movement in the forms of tai chi and qigong, the sister practice of the ancient Indian medicine of Ayurveda is yoga. Although practiced for thousands of years ..read more

This post contains affiliate links, meaning Beachside Community Acupuncture PLLC may receive a small commission for purchases made through certain links at no additional cost to you. (In other words, you support us in a small way when you buy the products that we highly recommend and would use ourselves!) Click here to view our full disclosure policy. Very few people go through life without encountering some form of acute trauma at least once. Whether it be something expected (like an elective surgery or childbirth) or unexpected (like an accident or infection), the bo ..read more