Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical practices in the world. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, the purpose of acupuncture is to balance body energy by increasing or decreasing the flow of Qi, or Vital Energy, through judicious selection of appropriate acupuncture points. By puncturing the skin with extremely thin needles at strategic locations on the body, TCM practitioners seek to promote optimal health and relieve specific sympto

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Every month or so, I like to treat my facial skin to a clay mask. So what if I wind up looking like Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West? ;-) Clay has been used to treat the skin for thousands of years. It loosens clogged pores and draws impurities to the surface without dissolving the protective epidermal layer. It absorbs excess oil, refines and softens fine lines and wrinkles, and fades the appearance of hyper-pigmentation and scarring. Clay sourced from mineral-rich soil