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Acupuncture for Mental Health and Wellness

The conversation around mental health has become much more prominent in recent years thanks in part to the pandemic. Depression, loneliness, anxiety have all increased for many people especially in the last couple of years. Sometimes a prescription medication is needed to deal with a particular mental health issue but often, people are looking for […]

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How Functional Medicine Found Me…

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 […]

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Anxiety

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, […]

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Anxiety – Gut Health Connection

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 […]

Dr. Riley Smith, LAc · DACM · DiplOM

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