Acupuncture Relaxation Day
Hello all! I wanted to announce Uplift Health’s first event — Acupuncture Relaxation Day. It’s a time for people to reset and recharge by getting a short acupuncture treatment at our 3501 Lake Eastbrook Blvd SE location. I wanted to give people who haven’t tried acupuncture before an opportunity to see for themselves what it […]
Stress Reduction
Is stress good for us? The answer is – it depends…. There are several forms of stress: hypostress, eustress, and hyperstress. Hypostress is not having enough to stimulate or inspire you to perform at your best. Hyperstress is having too much pressure to a point you are no longer able to perform the best you […]
Forest Bathing and Wellness
Interested in a chance to get back in touch with nature? Need a break from the day to day bustle? Want an opportunity to practice mindfulness with a certified forest bathing guide? What is forest bathing? It is a practice originally developed in Japan that involves a complete immersion of all 5 senses in a […]
Happy Pride (LGBTQ) Month
A wonderful month of the year for allies and members of the LGBTQ community to express and celebrate their support for awareness of the rainbow of gender identity and sexual orientation in our society. In celebration of the month, I sought out my favorite rainbow photo to post above. I had a conversation with my […]
Acupuncture Doctor in Grand Rapids
Dr. Zhiling Trowbridge is trained in several different styles of medical acupuncture. Dr. Trowbridge was a clinical preceptor for the Japanese Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians at Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education. She has also lectured at local and national conferences, teaching about the use of acupuncture for medical conditions for patients. Acupuncture […]
What is mindfulness therapy?
Mindfulness is a conscious meditative practice involving awareness of one’s body, mind and spirit. A famous example of mindfulness is of the Buddha eating an orange. If you don’t think much about eating an orange, it is gone before you know it. Instead, if you involve all five senses (smell, taste, vision, hearing, and touch) […]
What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
Complementary medicine used hand in hand with mainstream medical treatments enhances or augments care to improve health outcomes and or quality of life. Alternative medicines are considered treatment modalities not considered standard of care in allopathic medicine but may have known benefits historically, and are valued in many cultures of healing not recognized by Western […]
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a holistic approach to health assessment that analyzes the biological underpinnings, functional or organic, root cause of the presenting health condition. Review health conditions from the point of view of gut health, hormonal/endocrine/immune balance, energy and metabolism, and or exposure to environmental toxins. Elimination diet is often practiced if food sensitivities have […]
