Why pay thousands of dollars each year for prescription medicines when you can take advantage of Chinese medicine and natural therapies? When asked if a patient would rather take a pill or get an hour massage, the answer is a no-brainer. While some Westerners shun things like acupuncture or herbal supplements as placebos, these Asian remedies are part of a respected culture that has been perfected over centuries, passed down from generation to generation.

Acupuncture treatment: “I would go to a hospital for an emergency, but for pain, there is nothing better than acupuncture,” states Dr. Teri Powers, dean of the Los Angeles Samra University of Oriental Medicine. Some people feel nervous when they think of long filiform needles being plunged into certain “acupuncture points” on the body to relieve pain.

However, many patients compare the feeling of acupuncture to the natural high from exercising. While the needles don’t hurt going in, they say, there is some activity that can be felt around the entry-point, whether it’s Qi energy, as Chinese medicine acupuncture teaches, or the body’s natural endorphins. This may feel strange at first, but most visitors feel better than ever, prompting them to return for more treatments.

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