Surgery & Acupuncture

Having Five-Element Acupuncture after surgery can make a HUGE difference is healing rates and times. I always treat my patients as soon after surgery as possible and then continue care regularly while they are healing. Surgery, while often life saving, is a trauma to the body, mind, and spirit. It is not uncommon for people to get blockages in their energy after surgery - these can make healing much more difficult. Having good, regular acupuncture treatments is invaluable in these situations. For more information see The Center for Classical Five-element Acupuncture in Seattle - Queen Anne.

Acupuncture and Depression

One of the most amazing situations I see in my daily practice is how Classical Five-Element Acupuncture helps people who are depressed or anxious. It is so exciting to see so much progress in patients in such a short period of time. It is very common that I see a new patient who has not been feeling themselves in a long time - they might feel lethargic, inert, unmotivated. They talk about having lost their spark. they remember having energy, life, enthusiasm - but can't quite figure out how to get it back. This is where this medicine shines! Because the treatment can go straight to the deepest level of the imbalance, everything about a person's experience can change immediately. Sometimes just a few points are needed to completely revive the spirit - the person starts to feel energetic again, excited about something, wanting to DO things, to really live. Even after 8 years in practice, it still amazes me! The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle - on Queen Anne.

Acupuncture and Spirit

"If the mind is sick, the body and spirit will suffer from its confusion; if the spirit is sick, there will be no will to care for body or mind." - JR Worsley. For more information see The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle.

Acupuncture and Diabetes

"I have been an insulin-dependent diabetic for forty years and have a variety of long term complications in varying (and annoying) degrees. I began acupuncture a year ago in an attempt to avoid additional medications. At my last doctor visits, my blood pressure was normal, my foot pulses were strong, my diabetic control (blood) test was markedly improved, as were my cholesterol and triglyceride levels. My eyes are stable, and my doctors have encouraged me to continue my current treatment program. I am delighted by my improved attitude toward life." -a patient. For more information go to The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle.

Acupuncture and Depression

Classical Five-Element Acupuncture is incredibly effective for people who are feeling anxious or depressed. Because this kind of acupuncture can go directly to the source of the the trouble, people get better very quickly. It is amazing to watch someone who has been barely living - tired, stuck, inert - come to life. Or to see someone who has been feeling anxious, chaotic, chronically nervous find stability, peace, steadiness. To learn more go to The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle.

Five-Element Acupuncture Testimonial

"The benefits I have received from acupuncture treatment have been many and reach far beyond the reasons I first walked through the door. I was skeptical but sought treatment after my trusted doctor exhausted all of his resources to treat a case of adult-onset asthma. Suppressing the symptoms was not good enough for me—I wanted to be whole again. Once the asthma symptoms were gone and I was off all of the inhalers and pills, I continued treatment as I found relief in so many other areas: sleep, anxiety, grief, and overall health. My treatments have not only treated specific issues, but have also helped me reconnect with my body. I came in desperation and received the gift of wellness and wholeness." - a patient
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Acupuncture and Living Well

Living in harmony with nature means eating with the seasons - eating food that is grown in your area, in the season in which it is harvested. In Seattle right now we have an abundance of cherries, stone fruit and berries. Its time to eat them by the hand full! Our bodies are meant to have the food that is growing near us. For more information about acupuncture and living well visit The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle.

Acupuncture and Causes of Disease

“Another reason we are not winning the fight against disease is that going back perhaps 100, 200 years, ‘named’ diseases like arthritis, back pain, rheumatism were very often caused by people having to work outside, badly clothed, badly fed and badly housed. Being exposed to these harsh conditions affected the physical body. People got sick. Now, at least in the West, everyone’s pretty well housed, everyone is pretty well fed. If it rains and you have an outside job, now you can come inside. You don’t have to work up to your knees in mud like they did 100 years ago. You have all the facilities under the sun available. And yet there is still as much arthritis, back pain, rheumatism as there was 100 years ago. But now the cause is internal, not external. The disease is being caused now by worry, fear, grief, hostility, anger, hatred, jealousy: all of these are now manifesting in the physical body as rheumatism, etc.” - JR Worsley

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JR Worsley on Acupuncture & the Spirit

“There is more sickness today than there was fifty years ago, simply because we are abandoning and neglecting the most integral part of man and woman. If the spirit within us is deficient, we are much more susceptible to disease. The strength of each individual depends on this core.” - JR Worsley
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Acupuncture and Water

One of the most important things you can do to be healthy is to drink the right amount of water. Water is vitally important to the functioning of every cell of your body. One of the first things to happen in chronic dehydration - even if it is mild - is that our thirst indicators function less efficiently. So waiting until you feel thirsty will not work. How much water is the right amount? Divide your body weight in half and drink that number of ounces of pure water each and every day. For example - if you weigh 200 lbs. you need 100 ounces of water. We strongly encourage everyone who is receiveing acupuncture to drink the amount of water their body needs. It is amazing how many symptoms dimish simply by drinking enough water.

Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture

The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture (www.centercfea.com) was formed by April Hulvershorn and David Goodell 2005 in order to bring the highest quality acupuncture treatment and training to the Seattle area. The Center hosts patient consultations with Judy Worsley twice a year, as well as provides clinical training for acupuncture students. People come to the Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture for every reason under the sun - many come because they feel depressed or anxious and want to feel more peaceful and happy. Many come because they have a hard time sleeping, because they have asthma, because they have pain in their bodies. Most people continue treatment after their symptoms are gone and they are off of their medications because they find that treatment helps them to feel their best - peaceful, happy, free. www.centercfea.com

My name is April Hulvershorn and I practice Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Seattle, WA. My clinic, The Center for Classical Five-Element Acupuncture - www.centercfea.com - is located on the top of Queen Anne.