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If you love fall colors but dread allergy and flu season, rest assured that your immune system can change just like fall foliage. With consistent effort, you can strengthen your baseline immunity resulting in less illnesses with shorter duration and milder intensity. In other words, you do have some control over airborne pollen and…
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Your Emotions on Acupuncture
Treating Emotional Health with Chinese Medicine Many people seek acupuncture for pain relief, but Chinese medicine can profoundly support emotional health as well. Stress, anxiety, grief, frustration, worry, and emotional overwhelm can affect not only your mood but also physical well-being. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) recognizes that emotions and the body are deeply interconnected, and…
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Know Your Body; All About Muscles
Muscles are the foot soldiers of every action in your body. Whether it’s moving your eyes, chewing your food or walking, muscles transform energy into motion. Most of the time, our muscles are working together to create life-sustaining function without us even noticing. Every inhalation and exhalation involves the coordination of a variety of…
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Welcome to Our New Office!
We’re just getting settled in our new Durham office and would love to share it with you! It’s peaceful and quiet with a great view — the perfect space for acupuncture and esthetic services. You can find us just five minutes from the old location on the second floor of 2828 Pickett Road in…
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Heritage named Best of Durham in Acupuncture!
Heritage Acupuncture made the list of Best of Durham for 2024, and I’d like to thank each and every one of you who voted! I love the idea of this list as it’s a great way to showcase local businesses. One of the first things I noticed about Durham upon arrival in 2014 is the…
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Not All Pain is the Same
What Your Body is Trying To Tell You When it Hurts Being in pain is not unlike being hangry (hungry + angry) — you’re not in the mood to reason and you just want it to stop. While that’s understandable. there’s a lot to unpack when it comes to pain. And the more you know,…
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Heritage Now Offers Telemedicine
Heritage now offers Traditional Chinese Medicine from the comfort of your own home in the form of telemedicine. Now that many of us are staying home, this option removes the stress and time of travel to a medical office. With telemedicine consultations via videoconferencing, we can address health concerns as general as stress relief or…
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No Need to Suffer: Why You Don’t Need to Live with Chronic Pain
If you have a chronic health problem, whether it’s pain or a digestive issue, you’ve most likely made the rounds from your primary care M.D., specialist physician and physical therapist. You might have tried supplements or stretches. Somewhere along the way a friend suggested acupuncture. As is often the case, acupuncture may be a…
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The Healthy Way to Rejuvenate Skin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8VJM7TPPxw Are you looking for a holistic and effective way to rejuvenate your skin? Check out the Revitapen Facial available at Heritage Acupuncture. (Read more about it here: https://heritageacupuncture.com/skin-care/). The Revitapen, a gentle, yet powerful wand with a sphere-shaped tip, creates microchannels for the delivery of targeted serums to awaken the skin’s collagen-producing cells. While…
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Happy Year of the Dog!
Even if you don’t believe in astrology, the Chinese New Year is an opportunity to consider your goals for the year and the best ways to invest your precious energy. On Feb. 16, the passionate Rooster ends the zodiac year, yielding to the loyal, straightforward Dog. Famous dogs include Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin, Confucius, Mother…