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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Friday, October 28, 2011 5:45 AM
One of the questions I am most often asked in my practice is, "Why does your office smell like pot?" (The second most asked is, "Can I have some, too?") Yes, at times my office does smell like a Dave Matthews concert, but unfortunately there is nothing illegal going on at Healing Point Therapeutics. I'm simply lighting up my stash of moxa. What is moxa, you ask? Well, in my eyes, it is nothing short of magic. Moxa is an herb called mugwort that is dried and used in various ways by acupuncturists. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:13 AM
I fully admit, I'm a Facebook addict. I check it as soon as I wake up, even though I know that the odds of anything life-changing showing up on my status feed are slim. Usually all I end up finding out is what most of my friends have had for breakfast, and how much they hate traffic (yawn). Yet still, I am obsessed with the desire to peruse it regularly. When I was a kid, I would never, ever sleep if company was over, because I was convinced that I would miss something exciting. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:28 AM
Recently, I had a new patient ask me a very good question: do you need to believe in acupuncture for it to work? This particular patient did, in fact, believe wholeheartedly in alternative medicine, but she still wondered if a closed mind would equal a poor treatment. The answer? No, you do not need to believe in this medicine for it to work. There is a lot of debate these days about the placebo effect, and how much this has to do with the efficacy of acupuncture. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 5:53 AM
Today I'm going to deviate from spooky Halloween stories and tales of pranks gone awry, and get back to what this blog is really all about: educating the public about acupuncture. During my intake, I always ask about headaches. If a patient is prone to severe headaches that interfere with his life, he will offer up lots of information. Otherwise, he will say that he never gets headaches. There never seems to be any middle ground. I always respond with, "okay, when was the last time you had one? |
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Marisa Fanelli: Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 9:48 AM
Yesterday's medium party was a big hit, and I think our lovely psychic will be getting lots of referrals soon. She blew everyone away with the accuracy of her readings, and everyone left happy. In fact, if anyone in the Boston area needs a referral for an insanely talented psychic, contact me and I will give you her info. She does all sorts of readings, from medium to tarot to medical. Halloween is only a week away! Readers who follow this blog know about my love for this holiday. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:21 AM
Several years ago, I met a patient while interning in grad school. We clicked instantly, but it wasn't until several sessions in that she told me she was a psychic. She was the last person you would expect to reveal this. She just seemed so...straight-laced and normal. I'm ashamed to admit that I had fed into my preconceived notions about what psychics were supposed to be like, which was quite hypocritical of me, considering that I am always preaching about this very same thing regarding my own career. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Friday, October 21, 2011 6:42 AM
As my friends and readers know, as soon as I hear of something new or exotic, I need to try it immediately. Which I why I find it strange that it has taken me so long to get down with ear coning. I heard of this several years ago, and remember thinking, "Oh! I need to try that!" For some reason, though, I kind of forgot about it until recently. A friend of mine incorporated coning into her practice, and I decided to pay her a visit. (By the way, the name of her practice is Wise Healing Owl, and I highly recommend her. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 6:58 AM
It was a dreary day much like this, several years ago, when I found myself tracing the raindrop trails down a window looking out onto a gray, lifeless parking lot. I was on my break at the not-to-be named restaurant in Connecticut where I was working as a server, and I just couldn't shake the bad mood I was in. Lunch was slow, I had another nine hours to go, and it was an overcast, depressing day. All that had less to do with my mood, however, than the discontentment that was slowly pervading my entire outlook. |
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Leigh Ann Stewart: Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:07 AM
How Eastern Medicine Changed My Life in Ten Minutes
Around the summer of 2007 I began noticing a change in my body and the way
I felt on a day to day basis. At first I thought I was just getting older. I
was approaching thirty and I had always heard people talk about how your
thirties are the time when you begin to develop real health issues and things
start to decline a bit. Joints, metabolism, energy levels, etc. So I brushed
off the symptoms as being a normal part of the aging process and continued on. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:46 AM
I will never forget the first time I treated a couple with acupuncture. I had treated the wife in the past, with great results. At one point, she asked me if I could start seeing her husband as well, and I was happy to oblige. Upon meeting him, I was surprised at how soft-spoken and reserved he was compared to his very extroverted and opinionated wife. After the introductions were made by his wife, I sat down and prepared to do his health intake. Normally the intake process is done privately, but my new patient's wife insisted on being in the room with us. |
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