Dr. Riley Smith
What better way to celebrate and support the mothers in your life this year than with an acupuncture appointment? As a one-time mother’s day gift, acupuncture is a relaxing, revitalizing hour all for herself. As a regular part of her health routine, acupuncture can keep her from getting sick frequently and offer a holistic treatment […]
For many of the afflictions acupuncture can treat – allergies, back pain, headaches, the list goes on – reducing inflammation in the body is a primary reason acupuncture is successful. For decades now, doctors and medical researchers have been trying to learn what the biological mechanism is that allows acupuncture to reduce inflammation in the […]
I think we all know someone, or maybe it’s even ourselves, who lives by the refrain, “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” Often used to put off replacing outdated tools or technology, the phase can be connected to how we view healthcare as well. It can be hard to think about our physical health […]
Anger is the emotion associated with springtime in Traditional Chinese Medicine. For most of us, we consider anger a bad emotion, something to avoid or get rid of, so why would it be one that TCM would shine a light on? Well, no emotion is inherently good or bad, it’s how we deal with challenging […]
Everything would check out ok with my doc, but I still wasn’t feeling better. ✅Crazy insomnia ✅Mind racing ✅Palpitations ✅Sweats ✅Sudden feelings of overwhelm that made me want to scream ✅Etc, etc etc… Can anybody else relate? I was tired of being told to go on meds (NOT med shaming here.. there […]
More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90 percent of them have type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Type 2 diabetes, while its exact cause is unknown, develops when the body becomes resistant to insulin or the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin. Because of this, treatment often […]
5 Scandinavian secrets to a happier, healthier life Scandinavian winters are dark, cold, and long. Depending on the city, a typical day could have little to no sunshine, freezing temperatures, and lots of snow. Some people might see those conditions as a recipe for seasonal depression. But despite their harsh winters, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, […]
“At a time when people are so conscious of maintaining their physical health by controlling their diets, exercising, and so forth, it makes sense to try to cultivate the corresponding mental attitudes too.” – HH the Dalai Lama, 1963 It can be easy to forget how much our mental state can affect our physical well-being. […]
Don’t understand what you’re looking at? Don’t worry.. thats my job. Don’t understand WTH this has to do with anxiety? Don’t worry.. I’ll break it down. What we are looking at here my friends is the amazing friend in our colon called Butyrate. Butyrate belongs to the families of short […]
What is this concept of radical accountability? At its core is communication. Especially those conversations you have with yourself. It can be a slippery one because there are so many enemies of accountability- most of them we don’t even realize we are doing because they become habitual: ✅ Blaming ✅ “I’m sorry” […]
Dr. Riley Smith, LAc · DACM · DiplOM
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