The Big Announcement … Very Well: Optimal Living Is Coming Soon!
I've hinted, teased, and mused out loud about it for most of a year.
If you've been following our Instagram, Facebook page, blog, and email newsletter, you've seen logo changes, site redesigns, new employees, cryptic photos of paint chips, and other signs of something in the works.
Now what could that madcap acupuncturist be up to? you may have wondered. And what does it have to do with me?
Today it's time to open up the curtains and let the light shine in on the next phase of Very Well.
Wellness and Destiny: The Nature of Ming
There is a concept in ancient Chinese cosmology – and therefore in Chinese medicine, as the two are closely interrelated – called Ming, which roughly translates as destiny.
Notably, this doesn't quite align with our Western idea of destiny, which was has more to do with what happens to us in life overall, or in certain cases, whether or not we are meant to kill an evil wizard.
Wellness in the 2020s
When I was in graduate school, my dear friend and mentor, the infamous Bob Duggan, talked about wellness as distinct from health. Health, he proposed in the electrifying tones of a revolutionary in a beret, does not exist.
Something Completely Different
I feel I have been in an extended conversation with the universe in which we are both speaking different languages. I am using English, the dialect of Hollywood and Madison Avenue and the absurdities induced by their mesmerizing transmissions; she, the universe, communicates in a brogue of wind and nebulae and minor coincidences with earth-shattering ramifications.
What’s Going on at Very Well? (Part 2)
Mysterious photographs have turned up in our blog. What’s going on?!
What’s Going on at Very Well?
A logo refresh, with new typefaces and… an element missing? An entirely new website design? A new Instagram feed? A new acupuncture associate? Cryptic messages on our blog?
BEST OF BALTIMORE 2021
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Very Well Acupuncture (Dr. David Buscher, D.Ac.) for “Best Acupuncturist” in the 2021 Baltimore Sun Baltimore’s Best Reader’s Poll.
"When Will I Feel The Effects Of Acupuncture?"
Our series of detailed answers to common questions continues!
Of course "how long does it take for acupuncture to start working" would be a big one, but it requires some parsing.
“Is Acupuncture Covered by Health Insurance?”
Continuing my series of answers to common questions about acupuncture treatment is the one my assistants get daily: Is acupuncture therapy covered by my health insurance?
“How Long Do the Effects of Acupuncture Last?”
Acupuncture does not quite line up with the paradigms of other medicine that Americans are more familiar with.
The needles are solid stainless steel and don't inject you with medicine like a hypodermic needle. (In fact, about twenty acupuncture needles can fit into the hole of one hypodermic needle, so even if they could inject something, it wouldn't be very much.) So the effects are not as predictable as a chemical reaction in the body.
“What If I Feel Worse After Acupuncture?”
I've been using this blog space to highlight some of the concerns people have about acupuncture before they try it. I understand the anxiety surrounding this medicine. While heavily regulated, it's not a part of most Americans' experience. They think of "needles" and perhaps the natural response is a concern about pain or safety.
“Is Acupuncture Safe?”
Another very common question I get – possibly out of some form of “needle-phobia” – is: “Is acupuncture safe?”
“Does Acupuncture Hurt?”
It's one of the most common questions I get from people unfamiliar with what I do, or from people who would like to schedule an appointment but are afraid of needles.
Acupuncture Dosage and Frequency
When people ask how often they will need acupuncture treatments in order to make a difference in their symptoms, I usually answer four to six weekly treatments would be a good start. Acupuncture is a cumulative therapy, and regularity is key to getting results.
Spring Has Sprung in Our Bodies
Life has been a bit hectic lately for those of us keeping track of the seasons. Our warm Baltimore-area winter was unusual enough, but now as I type this, we are expecting a blizzard in mid-March.
Our bodies, however, are attuned to the true passing of the seasons, that natural cycle our species revolved around.
Rx: Awareness
I walk to work, about a mile each way (uphill both ways in the snow). About eighteen months ago, I made that journey twice each day because I would go home at lunch to take care of my sick dog, and after a few weeks of that, my left foot started to hurt. I could get the pain to go away with acupuncture, but it always came back after a few more days of walking on it.