Acupuncture Blog

The season full of “fun and sun” are upon us but so are the unfortunate sunburns and bug bites! Have you wondered what natural remedies are in your home to cure the complaints? Here are a few for sunburns:

1. Apply undiluted apple cider vinegar to sunburn by cottenball..

2. Apply mayonnaise as a skin cream to sunburn.

 3. Apply peanut oil to sunburned area(s).

 4. Apply thin slices of cold cucumbers, apples, or potato directly to the skin.

 5 Apply cold, plain yogurt then rinse with cool water.

Our contemporary contribution for bug repellent is DEET (N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide), a powerful insecticide found in over 400 repellents.  DEET can peel paint, damage rayon and spandex, and melt plastic.  Up to 56 percent of DEET applied to the skin enters the bloodstream, and reactions to it include skin rashes, lethargy, muscle spasms, nausea, and irritability. It’s hardly worth using DEET to deter insects unless you’re someplace with high rates of insect-borne disease or you experience severe allergic reactions to bites and stings. (www.naturodoc.com)

There are natural alternatives to DEET, made primarily from plant essential oils, which can protect you in less threatening circumstances.  Look for products containing any of the following: lavender, eucalyptus citriodera, litsea cubeba, geranium, rosemary, peppermint, cedar, and/or tea tree oil. For more information on properties of essential oils, go to www.crescentmooncreations.biz and click on “Learn About-Plant Oils” button.

Not only does massage make you feel great, massage is a wonderful addition to your approach to golf. Massage will help relax and tone muscles, increase flexibility, rejuvenate and increase muscle sensory mechanisms.  All of this adds up to better balance and body awareness, key factors in playing good golf.

Massage is beneficial for lots of reasons, but the most important one is circulation. Several massage strokes increase the movement of blood and lymph.  If a muscle is stiff because of a long day on the course, getting oxygenated blood to the area improves the condition rapidly. Massage can help relax muscles and return them to normal health and physical condition. With your golf muscles relaxed they will function efficiently, reducing the risk of “strain,” and producing consistently better shots. Massage can also relieve pain, due to its encouragement of endorphin release, especially if it is caused by muscle tension.

Post-round massage increases circulation in the muscle tissues, helping to prevent build-up of harmful “fatigue” products resulting from strenuous exercise and competition. So when you are ready to take your golfing performance to a new level.

Has been put on hold for a moment of time but since we are never too old to learn, please check out the Assabet Valley Center for Community Education’s Assabet After Dark program! Every season, John MacKenzie and his staff compile an amazing array of class topics and adult learning modules to interest anyone! The program is located at the located at the Assabet Valley Technical High School in Marlborough, MA and you can receive their class catalog by mail (if you don’t already) by calling 508-485-9430 or by going to their website at www.AssabetAfterDark.com to see what interests you! Guaranteed you will find something to enlighten your mind this year!

The Marlborough Wellness Center is located at 331 Boston Post Road East, Ste. 7, and provides a place for medical wellness and education.  We believe that there are two worlds: one with experts who fix people, and the other world of wellness that educates and empowers them to fix themselves. It is here where you will find professional practitioners who can meet all your health and medical needs. Jodi Eldridge, Jennifer Smith, and Joyce Clancy, our licensed massage therapists, are going strong! Julie Dalbec, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, continues to focus her practice in the areas of Japanese style, non-insertive pediatric acupuncture techniques and women’s health issues. Diana Fernandes, MAOM, Lic.Ac., also a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, has written the focus article on summer heat for us! Our monthly community education series titled “Alternatively Speaking” has gone on hiatus but community education is never too far away and we are never too old to learn something new! Take a moment to look into the Center! We offer a variety of treatments that can be found on our new and improved website and active blog at www.MarlboroughWellnessCenter.com!

The Marlborough Wellness Center’s “Alternatively Speaking” Series is teaming up with the Northborough Chiropractic Center to sponsor Mrs. Christine Conway, a certified Feng Shui practitioner, as she introduces us to the Basics of Feng Shui! The event will be held at the Northborough Chiropractic Center on November 13^th, from 7-8:30pm .

In the beginning of October, I was the instructor of the Introduction to Acupuncture, Acupressure and Chinese Medicine class which them morphed into the “Acupuncture Hands-On Experience” class a week later! The students who attended were amazing and quite interested in learning as much as they could! So, keep your eyes open for the Spring catalog in your mailbox for more opportunities to learn about these fascinating topics! You aren’t going to want to miss them!

WOW! I was scheduled to be on the Hank Stolz show on WCRN 830 today at 2:50pm! Not knowing what to expect, I called early, waited on the line, and suddenly, Hank was talking to me! VERY COOL! To start, Hank was very professional and asked very complimentary questions about acupuncture and how I got into it. He even asked about the concept of “preventative” medicine and how our culture is accepting it slowly. We talked about the painless needles, the sterile needles, and when to contact an acupuncturist! Needless to say, the Hank Stolz Experience was exactly that…a fabulous experience on the radio! Thank you Hank and thank you WCRN!

Come join us as the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Nancy Stevens help us cut the proverbial red ribbon at the Marlborough Wellness Center! We will be celebrating the event at 331 Boston Post Road East, Ste. 7 in Marlborough at 4:00pm. Food and healthy herbal-themed drinks will be provided! Come one, come all and meet the staff of the Center!

The Marlborough Wellness Center Presents The “Alternatively Speaking” Series on

Western Herbs In your own Backyard
Part One: History and Harvest

Have you ever wondered what the difference between Western Herbology and other herbal medicines is? Have you ever asked yourself what that “weed” was in your backyard, as you pulled it from the ground? This presentation will open your eyes to a world that is right underneath your feet! You will learn about the history of Western herbs while highlighting a few common herbs for you to harvest yourself!

The evening’s presentor, Leanne L. Dias, is an Energy Medicine Practitioner, Intuitive Counselor, and an herbalist at heart. She became a Reiki Master in 2000, and her practice has evolved to working primarily with the chakra system. She is currently working part time as a school nurse in Natick.

Date: April 15th, 2008
Place: “60Nobscot”, 60 Nobscot Road, Sudbury, MA 01776; www.60nobscot.com
Time: 7:00 – 8:00pm
RSVP: to Leanne Dias at 774-279-0985, by April 11th, 2008!

Western Herbs In your own Backyard
Part Two: The Garden Tour

So now that you have the basic information about Western herbal medicine from Part One of the series, it is time to take a walk! This is your opportunity to find out what really grows in your backyard and how you can use it for health and healing!

The evening’s presentor, Leanne L. Dias, is an Energy Medicine Practitioner, Intuitive Counselor, and an herbalist at heart. She became a Reiki Master in 2000, and her practice has evolved to working primarily with the chakra system. She is currently working part time as a school nurse in Natick.

Date: May 13th, 2008
Place: “60Nobscot”, 60 Nobscot Road, Sudbury, MA 01776; www.60nobscot.com
Time: 5:00 – 7:00pm, to maximize the sunlight!
RSVP: to Leanne Dias at 774-279-0985, by May 9th, 2008!

Food will be provided! Come one, Come all! Bring a friend!

If you are interested in learning more about the sensory processing theory, the child-centered individualized treatments, and how to integrate the activities into your classroom or daycare, contact Julie Dalbec at the Marlborough Wellness Center at 508-460-3399! There are 1, 2, 5, and 8 hour classes available for CEU’s for teachers, day care providers, and families to learn about how to help their children develop their sense to their maximum potential!!