by Dr. Margie Navarro | Mar 1, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Medical Science, Pain, Prevention
My patients often ask me about what they can do at home or in the workplace to keep the tension and stress that acupuncture alleviated from coming back. In recent years, internet capable devices have become indispensable to modern life yet that comes with certain...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Feb 1, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Nutrition
In the last few years there has been quite the hype around a buzzword shaping into the #1 food trend in 2018– plant-based. With Patriot’s QB Tom Brady, one of the major league proponents of this diet, heading into his 8th Superbowl let’s take a...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Jan 25, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Depression-Anxiety Spectrum, Medical Science, Pain
To continue exploring scientific findings on acupuncture, this post will cover its effects on the brain itself and structures of the central nervous system. Primarily through Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies, we know that acupuncture activates...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Dec 28, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Medical Science, Pain
Many of the patients coming to my office are seeking acupuncture for the first time, and one of the frequently asked questions in that first appointment is how acupuncture works. I’ll sum it up here for all interested. Since the medical research on how acupuncture...
by Dr. Margie Navarro | Oct 25, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Medical Science
October is Pit Bull Awareness month, so as it comes to a close I want to take the opportunity to share some reflections on wellness benefits of companion animals including the much stigmatized American Staffordshire Terrier, commonly known as the Pit Bull. I...
