One of My Secrets to Youthfulness and Health: “Needles and Pins-ah” My dear friend, Evelyn Ostin, turned me on to Acupuncture in 1977. I had just turned 30 and discovered I had a pinched nerve in my back. Also, I have had an asthmatic condition since age 3. Being a busy Mom of two at this time, I decided to try an Eastern approach to healing rather than the Western medicine that I considered a dead end. Evelyn recommended her doctor who had just rescued George Harrison from a comatose condition. My mind reviewed all the adrenaline I had consumed over the years which drained my adrenal glands and caused my kidneys to work overtime. That was just due to the asthma. For back pain it was common to be prescribed anti-inflammation and pain relief medications which I did not take well to. So, off to this strange world with exotic smells and a waiting room filled with faces awaiting their treatment, including Jane Fonda. Well, the mood put me at ease to go through with experiencing needles. My doctor, a 19th generation Chinese acupuncturist, told me to breathe in deeply before he put a needle in. That would expand and relax my skin to allow the needles to do their work. He must have put at least a hundred needles from my head to my toes and explained that I must rest until he returned in one hour. I repeated these treatments for one month and felt a surge of energy until the real healing began. For another three months I continued taking a downward trend and then I must have eliminated enough toxins in my body that I never felt better in my life. Consequently, I became pregnant with my third child and what a joy! Needless to say, acupuncture is my ‘go to’ for health and well being.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:11:50 +0000
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