Acupuncture openings now available
Japanese style acupuncture Have you ever been curious whether acupuncture could be helpful for your health condition but aren’t sure if it could be right for you? Dr. Zhiling Trowbridge practices Japanese Style Acupuncture and provides a palpation based acupuncture approach. Acupuncture is based on the theory of meridians or 12 major channels of the […]
New Location
Uplift Health has moved into a new space! Acupuncture will now be upstairs at the Flow Chiropractic office on 4945 Cascade Rd SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546. I will be conducting integrative medicine consults at both the 3501 Lake Eastbrook SE site and at Flow Chiropractic. Our phone number and email contact information is still […]
Acupuncture flash sale!
Hi all! In celebration of spring, Uplift Health is offering 50% off your initial acupuncture treatment. The initial visit is 90 minutes and includes an assessment followed by a treatment. That’s just $75. If you are already a patient you can refer a friend for a 15% discount off your next visit (other discounts and […]
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 […]
