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At the Florida Health Academy’s Acupuncture Center, Dr. Cen keeps a good supply of high quality herbs that she uses to complement acupuncture treatments. Herbs can be applied to the skin or ingested.

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At the Florida Health Academy’s Acupuncture Center, Dr. Cen keeps a good supply of high quality herbs that she uses to complement acupuncture treatments. Herbs can be applied to the skin or ingested.

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  • At the Florida Health Academy’s Acupuncture Center, Dr. Cen keeps a good supply of high quality herbs that she uses to complement acupuncture treatments. Herbs can be applied to the skin or ingested.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • Walter Hayley takes the pulse of his patient as part of the evaluation process. A practitioner of TCM feels for six pulses in each wrist. They note the quality of the pulse in terms of frequency, rhythm, and volume. Pulse taking requires years of training to master.
  • Observation, taking the pulse and a detailed intake interview help the practitioner to establish a diagnosis. In a relaxed atmosphere, Walter Hayley’s patient waits for the needles to do their magic.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • Acupuncturists use special, disposable needles to restore the flow of chi in the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.
  • According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, restoring balance in the body is the key to health.

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