Let's Get Ready to Rumble! - Suffering with irritable bowel syndrome or other digestive issues?
Acupuncture effectively treats IBS and a host of other digestive ailments In the US, 60-70 million people have some type of digestive...
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Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Lemon-Aid
Lemon-Aid - learn how lemons aid in our health, and useful ways to use lemons
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- May 7
- 4 min
The Best Supplement Money Can Buy
Americans spend over $30 billions dollars each year on supplements. However, according to a study published on the NIH website, nearly...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- May 1
- 2 min
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
It's estimated that 1 in 8 people globally live with a mental health illness, and in some areas, this number is higher. Living with any...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Apr 24
- 4 min
Does Ibuprofen Slow the Healing Process?
Away in England for the London Book Fair and a 3-Day Writer's Retreat, I suffered a slip and sustained a rather brutal direct impact...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Mar 24
- 3 min
How to Speed up the Healing Process
Acupuncture is a wonderful treatment to health the body. How long does it take? How can you aid in restoring your health?
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Is Your Soap Putting You at Risk for Autoimmune Disease?
Washing your hands. Laundering the clothes. Cleaning countertops. These chores are completed on a regular basis. But what is the body...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Why Isn't Acupuncture Mainstream?
For that matter, why isn't all natural medicine the go-to when one isn't well? Ready for a history lesson? The past affects the present....
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Feb 2
- 2 min
How Long Has Acupuncture Been Around?
Decades? Hundreds of years? Thousands? One of my biggest disappointments of acupuncture school was that I never had this question...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
What Does it Take to Become an Acupuncturist?
Acupuncturists complete years of extensive training. The current hour requirement in Connecticut to apply for an acupuncture license is...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
How Does Acupuncture Work?
For many, the idea of acupuncture is foreign, mysterious, and unclear. However, it is relatively easy to understand. The energy flowing...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Acupuncture Does That?
What one thing treats: Gastritis, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, general lack of energy, aging, nervousness, stroke,...
Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac.
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Why I Became an Acupuncturist
Many have asked me over the last 17+ years in practice why I became an acupuncturist. Learn my story, my introduction to acupuncture -...
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