Hiroyuki Nakamura Acupuncture Corporation

Secret #2 from 50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People by Sally Beare: Consume five to seven servings of fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh is always best. To maximize nutritional value, please have your fruits raw and your vegetables raw or lightly steamed. Over cooking your fruits or vegetables will destroy most (if not all) of the nutrients and enzymes.

Hope everyone had a wonderful TG. I've been reading 50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People by Sally Beare and thought I'd share secret #1: Eat until you are only eight parts full. The Okinawans call this hara hachi bu. After four days of feasting on turkey, I am reminded that the focus of the holidays should be making and building relationships instead of how many helpings I can stuff into my belly!

Psoriasis Awareness Month Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, genetic disease manifesting in the skin and/or the joints. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. For more information regarding psoriasis, please visit http://www.psoriasis.org/. Treatment for psoriasis begins with topical medications applied to the skin or phototherapy and can progress to ingested medications. Acupuncture may be effective in controlling psoriasis because of its ability to stimulate and balance the immune system.

I shared a patient testimonial yesterday at my SuperStarz Business Network meeting: "The pain started almost 5 years ago around my left ear lobe. Sharp, strong, painful. And my doctor adventure started. From family doctor to joint specialist, dentist to neurologist, eye doctor to unknown pain specialist... Cat scans, MRI's, blood tests. They all ended up with the same result: 'unknown pain'. Unknown means there are no medicines, no cures, waste of your hopes, time, and money.... Then the miracle comes, acupuncture with Dr. Nakamura. It took only an hour to feel relief. 2nd session was better, 3rd one was great, and now I am "reborn". If you suffer with pain, do not even think about it. Leave yourself to his experience and enjoy the rest of your life."

One of our massage therapists finished the half-marathon this past Sunday (www.ocmarathon.com). It was Jennifer's first half-marathon and she posted a very respectable 2hr 23min finish. Woohoo!

I held my second lecture on March 24 last month to my professional peers at South Baylo University English Alumni Association. The material reviewed minerals and vitamins. The photo here was taken when I was going over calcium in particular.

Sorry for the late post. I was very fortunate to be a guest on Steve McNamara's weekly radio show CAR HEAVEN (beachcitiesradio.com or 1680 AM in north OC). It's an hour show and can be accessed via their archives at http://beachcitiesradio.com/on-air/tuesday/car-heaven.

I hope everyone is staying dry. It's real easy this time of the year to neglect ourselves. A really great immune boosting product is Red Marine Algae by Pure Planet (available at your local Mother's Market or at Nakamura Acupuncture). Very effective especially when your body is fighting off viruses.

I was recently reminded about the power of marketing with regards to coral calcium. From wikipedia: "Living coral reefs are endangered and cannot be harvested without significant damage to the ecosystem, and because of this, coral calcium is harvested by grinding up above-ground limestone deposits that were once part of a coral reef." Having worked in the nutritional supplement industry for 6 years prior to becoming an acupuncturist, the aforementioned fact was relayed to me by calcium suppliers when coral calcium first hit the market. So what exactly is the difference between the calcium carbonate from coral calcium and the calcium carbonate from limestone? It's younger and about 2-4 times more expensive!

If you like how a hot pack feels, having warm needle technique feels even better.