Mental illness is becoming more and more common amongst us. In 2013, there were an estimated 43.8 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. with any mental illness in the past year. This represented 18.5 percent of all U.S. adults. That’s almost one in five of us struggling in this way. In my […]

NATURAL HEALTH CORNER Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist Menopause is a natural, sometimes unwelcome, hormonal changing of a woman’s body. It is the ending of the ability to reproduce, the end of the woman’s supply of eggs. Mood swings, anxiety, sleep disturbance, hot flashes, night sweating, decreased libido, dryness, and constipation are some of the

Welcome to Natural Health Corner. This is a new monthly column dedicated to presenting ideas on various health topics. Since I’m a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of Oriental Medicine, this will mostly be coming through the lens of Chinese Medicine. My hope is that there is something in here that may lead you toward a

NATURAL HEALTH CORNER Joshua Singer, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist More and more people are recognizing the broader options available when it comes to their health care today. Instead of going straight to their primary care provider when having acute back pain, for example, people are initially calling the acupuncturist, chiropractor, or massage therapist. There is an

Most days of the week, as an acupuncturist in central Vermont, I am asked if health insurance covers acupuncture. As with any choices that we each make, finances have to be considered when deciding about our health care. When paying the premiums for your insurance each month, you hope that your plan will pay for

Are you familiar with that feeling soon after eating of indigestion, bloating, belching, gas, acid reflux, fatigue? You may get frequent loose stools or diarrhea. Some of us notice this more commonly than others and I wanted to share some thoughts to help you possibly avoid some of this discomfort. This is coming both from

Have you taken advantage of any of the few days of sunshine we’ve had so far this summer? Many have been hesitant to take their usual hike because of the increased number of ticks in our woods this season. If you have ventured into Vermont’s incredible greenery, I wonder if you’ve found any ticks on

As a health care practitioner, I closely observe my patients seeking the source of the problem. This is the same with other professionals addressing an issue, whether you’re an auto mechanic, a plumber, a programmer, or an accountant. The car battery may be dead, not because there’s a problem with the battery itself but because

As one of our five senses, vision is depended upon for interacting with the world around us. When the health of our eyes is compromised and our vision is limited in some way, either acutely or chronically, it can be very scary. Most of us take it for granted that we see clearly, but for

A friend and colleague of mine sent this along in an email recently. With his consent, I thought I’d send it further onto the community as I feel that it’s a good lesson to consider for all of us: Do you ever feel drained? Many of us have times when we feel drained of energy.