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C a r o l y n P r o v e n c h e r, R . A c
Enhancing Your Life With Acupuncture
What Is Acupuncture?
A complimentary medicine that uses very fine needles inserted into the skin & tissues at specific locations to activate “acupuncture points” which can help alleviate pain and bring balance to the body.
Just How Small Are These Needles?
Okay…So how does it work?
• Modern Medicine is based on use of the principle that A + B = C • Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine is based
on the poetry of Taoist Philosophy and the patterns seen in the natural world • Yin & Yang • 5 Elements
When in Balance Yin & Yang create Unity and Harmony
When they are Out of Balance it creates illness
• Light • Rising • Active • Noon • Summer • Fire
Dark • Sinking • Stillness •
Midnight • Winter • Water •
Yin
Fire
Earth
Metal Water
Wood
Five Phases
Water – Wisdom, Courage, and Potential
Effected by: • Overwork • Chronic Illness • Addictive
Behaviors • Excessive Fear
Symptoms: • General Aging • Forgetfulness • Urinary Distress • Bone Disease • Hormonal
Imbalances • Chronic Fatigue
Wood – Growth, Action and Flexibility
Effected by: • Lack of Protein • Emotional Stress • Prescription &
Recreational Drugs
• Over Exercise • Lifestyle Choices
Symptoms: • Irregular Periods • Painful Periods • PMS • Raynauds • Tendon Injuries • Some Digestive
Distress
Fire – Expansion, Protection, and Passion
Effected by: • Many types of
recreational drugs • Anxiety • Trauma/System
Shock
Symptoms: • Anxiety • Sleep
Disturbances • High Blood
Pressure • Unexplained
Weight Gain • Leaky Gut
Earth – Mother, Nurture, and Intention
Effected by: • Food Choices • Eating Habits • Self Care • Excessive Worry
Symptoms: • Digestive
Imbalances • Food Sensitivities • Nausea/Vomiting • Eating Disorders • ADHD
Metal – Transition, Preciousness, and Mystery
Effected by: • Grief • Early Childhood
Trauma • Genetic/Karmic
Symptoms: • Respiratory
Distress • Crohn’s Disease • IBS • Eating Disorders • OCD
Fire
Earth
Metal Water
Wood
Five Phases
The Poetry
• Modern Medicine is based on use of the scientific inquiry • A + B = C
• Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine is based on the poetry of Taoist Philosophy and the patterns seen in the natural world • Yin & Yang • 5 Elements
Carolyn Provencher Acupuncture
906-458-2565
www.carolynprovencher.com