Integrative Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Patient Care
In modern healthcare, patients and physicians alike are recognizing the value of integrative medicine—a holistic approach that combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. This model emphasizes treating the whole person, addressing the mind, body, and spirit to foster optimal health outcomes. What Is Integrative Medicine? Integrative medicine is the fusion of conventional medical […]
Feeling Overmedicated for Your Health?
Prescription medications when properly prescribed can improve many patient’s quality of life and act as a safeguard to lowering the long-term effects of common diseases or more severe mental health illnesses: such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, major depression, bipolar disorder, and panic attacks however, if individuals take multiple medications for various reasons at once […]
Understanding and Managing Menstrual Migraines
Written by: Zhiling Trowbridge MD Dr. Trowbridge is a medical acupuncturist and family medicine physician in Grand Rapids, MI. She provides medical consultation and treatments for patients struggling with chronic disease, pain, and or other mood disorders including, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Acupuncture for Headaches Menstrual migraines can significantly disrupt the lives of those who […]
Anxiety: An Integrative Medicine Perspective
This article is written by Zhiling Trowbridge MD Dr. Trowbridge is a medical acupuncturist and family medicine physician in Grand Rapids, MI. She provides medical consultation and treatments for patients struggling with chronic disease, pain, and or other mood disorders including, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. About 19% of the American population suffers from anxiety […]
5 Senses Practice – Incorporate Mindfulness on the Go
The 5 senses practice is a way to calm anxiety, improve pain control, and improve focus and concentration. We are often aware and actively use our senses of hearing, sight, and touch but the less common senses that also can influence our minds are smell and taste! This practice can be done in combination with […]
Healing Through the 5 Senses: Aromatherapy Basics and a ‘How-to Guide’
Smell and the 5 senses Aromatherapy is a very popular complementary and alternative method of healing that activates the olfactory centers of the brain. The olfactory “smell” centers have a close connection with the hippocampus and limbic system of the brain and certain smells may help create memories and elicit an emotional response. Essential oils […]
Acute Healing and Acupuncture – Can Acupuncture Help with Acute Injuries?
Above are photos (photo permission received) of patients at the Uplift Health Clinic (an integrative medicine and acupuncture clinic located in Grand Rapids, MI) who have been treated for acute injuries using acupuncture. A medical acupuncture clinic may not be the first place you stop at after sustaining such a major injury but it might […]
5 Steps to Gut Healing — The 5R Approach – Part 2
5R approach Replace The ‘Replace’ step is reviewing the digestive enzyme needs of the body. The stomach produces certain enzymes (pepsin, hydrochloric acid) to break down food to absorb important nutrients for the body. Hypochlorhydria is when the stomach is not producing enough hydrochloric acid. There are different causes for hypochlorhydria which include infections by […]
5 Steps to Gut Healing — The 5R Approach – Part 1
5R approach The 5 Steps to Gut Healing: Remove Replace Repair Reinoculate Rebalance/Relax 1) Remove The first step ‘Remove’ is focused on eliminating foods that may be contributing to gut irritation and inflammation. Food sensitivities and intolerances are not easily tested via blood work. Instead, systematic removal over a 21-28 day period is the easiest […]
Beyond Acupuncture Needles — Other Commonly Used Tools in Acupuncture
Are you a resident of Grand Rapids, MI curious about acupuncture and wanting to learn more about what it is? Here is a quick synopsis of what types of acupuncture equipment are used in my office. Acupuncture treatments typically involve use of needles but there are also several tools you may not recognize that are […]
