Announcement
Janet Lee, Lic.Ac, M.Ac. is now offering acupuncture treatments at a second location on the South Shore. Appointments are now available at The Center for Stress Management located at 14 Central Square, Bridgewater MA - 508.697.3592. Appointments are also available at her office in Kenmore Square, Boston - 617.285.2336.

Janet Lee earned a B.S. from Boston’s Emmanuel College and a Master’s of Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), this country’s oldest and most respected teaching institution of Oriental Medicine. She is a licensed member of the Massachusetts Board of Medicine and is NCCAOM nationally board-certified. Janet is a teaching faculty member at NESA, where she teaches the theoretical and practical components and art of Asian medicine. She is an AAOM and ASM affiliate.

Janet specializes in Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture and healing techniques. She uses only the most advanced-made needles so that needle insertions are both painless and most effective. She also specializes in methods of acupuncture without needles: acupressure, tuina, okyu, direct moxa, and others. The most appropriate style and treatment plan is ascertained on an individual basis.

Center For Stress Management Introductory Special
Initial visit $55 through April 30th - $20 off normal $75 fee.

Your initial visit includes a thorough health history intake, Chinese diagnosis and your first treatment. This visit normally takes approximately 1½ hours. Each consequent visit generally takes between 45 minutes to 1 hour. Frequency of treatment varies person to person since each person is unique. You will be provided with an estimate as to the number of treatments recommended for you. After April 30, normal fees will apply: Initial Visit: $75 • All other visits: $55 • By appointment only.

Kenmore Square clients, fees are still: Initial Visit: $95 • All other visits: $65.

Acupuncturist Q&A
Q: Does acupuncture hurt?
A: Acupuncture needles are nothing like the hypodermic needles used to give injections. They are much thinner, about the width of a human hair. When the needles are inserted by a skilled acupuncturist, there is usually no pain at all; occasionally the sensation may be like a brief mosquito bite. Most of the time patients find the treatments extremely relaxing, and often fall asleep. Questions? email info@bostonacupuncturist.com

Smoking Cessation Program
If you or someone you know would like to stop smoking, acupuncture may be just what you need to kick the habit once and for all!

Our 4-visit program takes place over the course of 6 weeks and is only $225.00. Includes support literature and checklist, homeopathic remedy “prescription” and four acupuncture visits. You can quit – and acupuncture can help!

Spring Cleaning
Nutrition is a very important aspect of Oriental medicine often overlooked. There are same very simple ways in which you can enhance your own immunity and health by incorporating certain foods into your diet in accordance to the season.

In Oriental Medicine, each season is associated with an energetic quality of the internal and external environments of the human body. Spring is the season of new beginnings, rebirth, growth, change. And this is reflected all around us in the budding trees and flowers to our own growing excitement of warmer, sun-filled days. This increase in activity and shifted awareness is classically described as being yang in character – the active nature of Spring! It is the energetic quality that ascends, lifts us up physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Spring is associated with the “Wood” element which corresponds to the liver and gallbladder energetic channels within the body. This is the time of year that it is best to nourish these qualities within ourselves. Food is just one way to do this!

Recommended foods: beets, garlic, onions, carrots, seeds, legumes and grains
Cooking herbs: basil, marjoram, fennel, dill, bay leaf, rosemary

Spring is a great time to think about internal cleansing, as well. Talk to your nutritionist about cleansing or fasting techniques appropriate for you. Remember to talk with your doctor about any significant dietary changes.

Chinese Noodle Soup (4-6 servings)
2 cups noodles, cooked and drained
4 cups vegetable broth
1 carrot, chopped or sliced
1 green onion, chopped
2 cups spring greens, finely cut
½ cup of your favorite sprouts
salt to taste

Heat broth. Add carrots, onion, and salt. Simmer 10 minutes until almost tender. Add greens and cook until brightly colored.

Reading Corner
Want to learn more about Oriental medicine? People often ask for a book recommendation that will help them understand the basics of this incredible medicine. “The Web That Has No Weaver” written by Ted J. Kaptchuk is just that book. Kaptchuk has accomplished the feat of demystifying Oriental medicine in such a way that is understandable to the layman reader while articulating the beauty and complexity of this ancient medical practice. Pick up your copy in the Yoga Center Store.