Great Tai Qi Relaxation Video

Gary Barlow uses Acupuncture to stay Healthy

"I take exercise more seriously now and I'm big on well-being.  I eat well, do an acupuncture session a week and I try to sleep well and do things to aid good sleep"

Read the full interview here:

http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/the-x-factor/news/gary-barlow-reveals-secrets-of-five-stone-weight-loss

Pregnant Gwen Stefani Gets Acupuncture

Pregnant Gwen Stefani was spotted last week leaving her Acupuncture appointment.  But why get acupuncture when you are pregnant?  Acupuncture is a very safe during pregnancy and can help with the following;

• To support the pregnancy in the early days
• Help relieve nausea and morning sickness
• Helps with backache
• Help prepare the body for labour

Pregnancy Acupuncture is available at Elmes Acupuncture If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at ursula (at) elmeacupuncture.ie 

Sustainable Beauty Award Winners Announced - Beauty Packaging Magazine

Sustainable Beauty Award Winners Announced - Beauty Packaging Magazine

The surprising scoop on essential oils | MNN - Mother Nature Network

The surprising scoop on essential oils | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Ursula Elmes contributed to this interesting article about Essential Oils

Premium Beauty News - Organic Monitor announces winners of the first Sustainable Beauty Awards

Premium Beauty News - Organic Monitor announces winners of the first Sustainable Beauty Awards

Great Review of Elmes Acupuncture on Google Map!

"Had my first acupuncture experience with Ursula and honestly say i'll be back for more, very relaxing, Ursula really makes you feel at ease and explains whats she's doing thoroughly, didn't try to oversell any treatment the way some places would try to recommend a course of treatments, I tried the cosmetic acupuncture and while I don't have lines I did feel I looked tired a lot and i'm bright eyed today and very happy indeed. already booked my next appointment and if I could give the review more the then 5 stars I would :-)"

- Gillian Byrne, Clondalkin


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Research: Acupuncture is as effective as counseling for patients with moderate or severe depression

Acupuncture is as effective as counseling for patients with moderate or severe depression, according to a new study from the University of York, England

Louise Redknapp gets Cosmetic Acupuncture on Channel 4's How Not to Get Old

Channel 4's series How Not to Get Old explores all the options available for anti-aging.  Facial Acupuncture was featured as a natural and budget option.  Louise Redknapp received the painless treatment and said she felt so relaxed after the treatment.  The next day when she dropped the kids to school said all the mothers were commenting about how great her skin looks! A great result after one treatment, but to get the best results, a course of 10 is recommended.  To see the series, you can watch it here on 4oD 

Cosmetic Acupuncture is available at Elmes Acupuncture.  We also offer a bespoke and relaxing Acupuncture Facial, using YouOrganic Natural Skincare and facial rejuvenation massage.

Power of Reflexology

According to a study at the University of Portsmouth, Reflexology can raise pain thresholds as well as tolerance.  It can used on its own  or alongside medication for pain relief.

Reflexology is available at Elmes Acupuncture for €30 for 30 minutes and is covered by private medical insurance.  For more information check out http://www.elmesacupuncture.ie/acu.html

Tiger receives Acupuncture treatment

Chinese Olympic Swimmer Wang Qun with Cupping marks on her back

Sea Turtle receiving Acupuncture

DIY Natural Body Scrub Tutorial

This incredibly simple body scrub is so easy to make in just 3 steps and is the most effective scrub I 've every used!

Tip: Rub the scrub thoroughly onto dry skin and then rinse off in the shower.

You will need:

Brown Sugar

White Sugar

Sweet Almond Oil

Orange Essential Oil (or the essential oil of your choice)

Step 1. Put 1 x cup of Brown Sugar and 1 x cup of White Sugar into a bowl

Step 2. Add enough Sweet Almond Oil until it starts to look like a paste

Step 3. Add 10 drops of Orange Essential Oil, or other oils like Lavender, Rosemary, Geranium, whichever is your favorite! 

Make sure you use pure essential oils, you can find these in you local health shop.  Don't use fragrance oils as these will irritate your skin and don't squeeze fresh juice into your mixture as this will make your scrub go rancid very quickly.  

Put the scrub in a nice jar and give it as a gift!

Tai Chi in July and August at Hugh Lane Gallery

Acupuncture help breast cancer patients | AlberniPortal.ca

Acupuncture help breast cancer patients | AlberniPortal.ca

9000 Needles

I just watched this award winning Documentary 9000 Needles and I highly recommend it to all acupuncturist or anyone interesting in watching a movie about acupuncture, love and determination.  The documentary is about Devin Dearth, a forty year old successful businessman and champion body builder who suffers a devastating stroke. The stroke leave Devin with paralysis, double vision and difficulty speaking. After spending time in ICU, he is transferred to in-patient rehabilitation, but to the limitations of the US health insurance system, his treatment is cut short.  With no other choice, the family decide to bring Devin to a TCM Hospital Tianjian, China where he receives a three month rehabilitation programme with progressive results.

In the documentary, we see Devin receiving quite intense Acupuncture treatments daily.  The use of points we rarely use in day to day practice such as Renzhong Du 26 with very strong stimulation and needling directly into his tongue.  He also received daily Physiotherapy treatment and herbal medicine.

This documentary is heartbreaking, it will make you cry, but Devin's determination is inspiring and the loving support he received from his family and community all contribute to his rehabilitation.

When I studied in China, I spent time on a Stroke ward in Beijing Hepingli Hospital and witnessed at first hand how effective an integrated approach of western medicine, physiotherapy, Traditional Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture is for a progressive recovery after such a debilitating illness.  In China, after the patient has spent a week in ICU, they begin their rehabilitation with acupuncture in the morning and physiotherapy in the afternoon.  The key is to start the acupuncture treatments as early as possible after the stroke for the most effective recovery.

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Jennifer Aniston with Chinese Cupping Marks on Her back

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2310295/Jennifer-Aniston-shows-cupping-marks-Call-Me-Crazy-premiere.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Early Acupuncture

Straight to the Point of Pain

Great article by my colleague Rory Hafford about his experience treating Depression with Acupuncture

http://www.healthnewsireland.com/straight-to-the-point-of-pain/

Study finds Hair Stimulation Following Laser and IPL - Intense Pulse Light Treatments

A study published in "Lasers in Surgery and Medicine"2007, carried out by Oregon Health & Science University on *the effects of hair stimulation following Laser and IPL treatments, concluded that 10.49% of the 543 patients treated suffered an increase of hair growth in the area that was treated by the laser and the area bordering the treated area. Also the hair appeared thicker and darker then the hair initially treated.  An additional 8.10% of patients demonstrated no apparent reduction of hair and only 2.5% were discharge with near completion of hair reduction.

I have found this to be true in my Electrolysis clinic.  Many clients have had many Laser treatments and are not getting the permeant results they desire and some see very little hair reduction or burns on their skin, while others have an increase in hair growth.  Electrolysis is still the only method of permanent hair removal that is scientifically proven.  Viewed as "old fashioned" and an out dated treatment in recent years, I'm finding many people are now returning to Electrolysis for a permeant result.

*Source Hair Stimulation Following Laser and Intense Pulse Light
Photo-Epilation: Review of 543 Cases and Ways to Manage It By Willey, Torrontegui, Azpiazu, Landa.  Oregon Health & Science University.
Published 2007 in lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

For more information about Electrolysis visit our website here; http://www.elmeselectrolysis.com

Acupuncture For Heel Pain

 A new study concludes that acupuncture is beneficial in treating heel pain. Read more about the study here;

Acupuncture For Heel Pain

To view the research article click here;

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/154108/

Pregnant Kim Kardashian Get's Acupuncture to Relieve her Morning Sickness

Pregnant Kim Kardashian seen here relaxing during an Acupuncture treatment to help relieve her morning sickness.  Acupuncture is safe and effective to use during pregnancy and gives great relieve for morning sickness, back pain and low energy levels commonly experienced during pregnancy.

To read the full article click here;

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4858609/kim-kardashians-relaxing-acupuncture-session.html

Getting to Elmes Acupuncture IFSC

Elmes Acupuncture is located in The Clarion Hotel IFSC in the heart of the International Financial Service Centre, IFSC, Dublin Docklands.  We are conveniently within easy reach if you work in CITI Bank, PWC, Google, GoodBodies, Ulster Bank, or studying at NCI.  From Grand Canal Dock area and O'Connell street it is just a 5 minute walk and we are well served by buses, darts, trains, Dublin Bikes and the Luas.

By Foot From Grand Canal Dock and Barrow Street area

We are just a 5 minute walk across the Samuel Beckett Bridge

By Car

Parking in The Clarion Hotel Car park is €3 per hour

Luas

The Red Line - The Mayor Square Stop is directly beside The Clarion Hotel

Dublin Bikes

Station at Georges Quay

Buses the Services Elmes Acupuncture & Electrolysis Clinic Directly

90 - IFSC to Heuston Station

151 - Docklands Station to Adamstown

Swords Express

Abbey Street
Abbey Street is about a 5 minute walk to Elmes Acupuncture & Electrolysis Clinic.
The following buses terminate at Lower Abbey Street:

33 - To Balbriggan
41/41C - To Swords Manor
41A/B - To Beaumont Hospital
42 - To Sands Hotel Portmarnock
43 - To Sword Business Park
130 - To Castle Avenue, Clontarf

Eden Quay
Eden Quay is about a 5 minute walk to Elmes Acupuncture & Electrolysis Clinic.
The following buses terminate at Eden Quay:

20B - To Beaumont
31B - To Howth Summit
32A - To Malahide
32B - To Portmarnock
27B/C - To Harristown
29A - To Newgrove Cross
53A - To Northwall
127 - To Donaghmede
129 - To Baldoyle

Dart
Connelly and Tara Street are a 5 minute walk from the IFSC

National Buses
Busaras is adjacent to the IFSC and is a 5 minute walk to Elmes Acupuncture

Train
Connelly Station is a 5 minute walk from the IFSC

Study: Acupuncture Helps PCOS Patients

Study: Acupuncture Helps PCOS Patients

PCOS, Hirsutism and Electrolysis

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, (PCOS), and other chronic endocrine disorders frequently cause hirsutism, or excessive hair growth in females. While certain medications, (spironolactone, Vaniqua) can slow the future growth, existing hair must be treated by electrolysis.

If you suffer from a hormonal inbalance, you know that the excess hair growth is often one of the most difficult  and frustrating aspects to treat and manage. With truly caring and expert hands we can help you with this condition  by providing an effective method of hair removal as well as Acupuncture which studies show, can help improve the other hormonal symptoms of PCOS such as weight, testosterone levels and menstrual irregularities.  

For more information about PCOS, androgens and hirsutism please visit this link from the NHS http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hirsutism/Pages/introduction.aspx

To view a recent study by The University of Gothenberg, Sweden about how Acupuncture helps PCOS  click here: http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32386

Spinach, Coconut & Citrus Smoothie

This delicious smoothie is so refreshing and easy to make and will give your immune system a boost.

Blend the following ingredients in a blender;

Spinach

Slice of fresh ginger

Squeeze half a lemon

Squeeze half a lime

Glass of coconut milk

Glass of mango juice

Honey

Elmes Acupuncture at French Beauty Spa IFSC

Elmes Acupuncture is available on Mondays and Tuesdays in the comfortable and relaxing surroundings of French Beauty Spa, IFSC, Clarion Hotel, Dublin 1.  If you feel like treating yourself, you can avail of the many yummy treatments French Beauty offers; Hot Stone Massage, Payot Facials, Indian Head Massage, Luxury Pedicures, Skin Peel plus more! All provided by friendly and professional staff.  The Spa located in The Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1, beside the Mayor Square Luas Stop.  For more information please visit http://www.frenchbeauty.ie

Kristin Davis Embraces the Needle

In this interview with People Magazine, SATC Actress Kristin Davis reveals how acupuncture helps her de-stress

Acupuncture for Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal - New Study

http://www.healthcmi.com/acupuncturist-news-online/705-acupuncturedrugalcoho-withdrawal

NADA: The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

Development of the NADA protocol

The use of acupuncture for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency is a recent development in the history of this ancient art. For centuries, Asian cultures have placed needles in precise locations on the body to relieve pain and treat disease. Only since 1972, when a Hong Kong neurosurgeon, H.L Wen M.D., discovered that acupuncture could alleviate the symptoms of drug withdrawal, has this method been used for detoxification and relapse prevention.

The Lincoln Memorial Hospital

In the USA, the NADA protocol was first introduced on an outpatient basis in 1974 at the Lincoln Memorial Hospital, a city facility in the South Bronx area of New York City.  By the mid 1980’s the success of this unique procedure had become so evident that treatment facilities across the USA began incorporating acupuncture into their treatment programs.

NADA: The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, USA

In 1985, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) was established to promote education and training of clinicians in the use of the NADA protocol through the NADA five-point ear acupuncture protocol.

In 1987, Bullock, Culliton and Olander published research on its effectiveness in treating people with chronic drug dependency problems. Acupuncture detoxification evolved rapidly and is now used effectively for acute and prolonged withdrawal as well as relapse prevention.  Yale University, school of internal medicine, published a research report in the August 2000 (Archives of Internal Medicine) that showed the effectiveness of the NADA protocol in the treatment of cocaine, heroin and methadone addiction.

High Fiber Foods

What To Expect At Your First Acupuncture Treatment

Excellent article in the Huffington Post.  Click here to see full article:

What To Expect At Your First Acupuncture Treatment

Acupuncture Can Also help Children, Research Shows

Click here to read this recent article in The Huffington Post about How Acupuncture Can Also help Children

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month

ScienceDaily.com: Acupuncture can help with facial paralysis

Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy, study suggests

Spike Lee Knows Acupuncture

In a recent interview with Oprah magazine, Spike Lee revealed how Acupuncture made him feel less stressed and physically stronger.

Read the full interview here;

http://www.oprah.com/blogs/5-Things-Spike-Lee-Knows-For-Sure

Anatomical Wall Paper by Kari Modern

A yummy tea to warm you on these cold days

A tea to warm you on these cold days and to give you a boost if you have a cold. You will need: 

1 small slice of Ginger 

1 - 2 slices of Lemon 

A few sprigs of Mint 

Honey to your desired taste 

Just add freshly boiled water

Tilly-acupuncture miracle

This amazing video shows how Acupuncture got a cute little pug called Tilly back to a good life after a car accident brain injury caused total paralysis.

Acupuncture Awareness Week 25th February - 3rd March 2013

Hi everyone, Acupuncture Awareness Week starts on Monday 25th February 2013.  To celebrate this week, Elmes Acupuncture IFSC will be offering free mini Acupuncture treatments on Monday 25th February and Tuesday 26th February.  This is a great opportunity to try and experience the wonderful benefits of Acupuncture.  To book your Free 20 minute de-stress treatment call 085 1516201 or visit  www.elmesacupuncture.ie

Acupuncture on BBC1 Breakfast News - 14.01.2012 - 09.52 hrs - Maureen Cromey

Chinese lunar New Year-A Second Chance to get your New Year's Resolutions Right!

It's about a month into the New Year. Do you already wish you had a do-over for your New Year's Resolutions?

If so, you're in luck. You do.

February 10th is the Chinese lunar New Year. The celebration of the New Year, the Spring Festival, is China's longest and most important holiday. Because it is based on a different calendar, it falls on a different date between January 21 and February 20 every year.

You can think of Spring Festival as Christmas and New Year all rolled into one. Just like our holiday season, it's a time of celebration, visiting family and friends, giving gifts and preparing for the next year.

Chinese Lunar New Year: Spring Festival

In China, there are many New Year's traditions during the 15-day Spring Festival. Many people clean their homes to sweep away the past year and usher in the next. Oftentimes family members travel home for a visit.

Children receive red envelopes, called hóngbo in Mandarin, filled with money from their relatives. 

People hang red lanterns outside their homes to bring happiness and good luck. On Chinese New Year's Eve families gather for a huge meal and enjoy "lucky" foods together. And, of course, there are fireworks.

The Chinese zodiac has 12 years in its cycle, each one represented by an animal; 2013 is the Year of the Snake. Astrologers say that people born in the Year of the Snake are wise but enigmatic. They are very intuitive and size up situations well, but say little. 

Snakes are refined; they like to dress well and are usually financially secure. They are intense and passionate in relationships, but can become jealous and suspicious. Snakes prefer a calm, stress-free environment.

Recommit to Your New Year's Resolutions

The Chinese do not traditionally make New Year's Resolutions like we do in the west, however this is a good time to reflect on the goals you set a month ago. Are you keeping your New Year's resolutions?

If you're having trouble, maybe it's time to take a lesson from the Snakes. Take a quiet moment and reflect on what is stopping you. Do you need to get serious? Do you need additional support? Are your goals genuine - do you want to do them or do you think you should do them? Why haven't you kept your New Year's Resolutions?

If your resolutions include improving your health in 2013, I can help you with that. Give me a call and we can arrange an appointment for anything from a tune-up to weight control to mood balancing.

If you need to make a deeper commitment to your resolutions, take a moment and think about what you need to do to keep them. Write down 3 easy action steps.

...and do them. Now.

Use the Chinese lunar New Year as a do-over. Commit to your New Year's resolutions.

Gong Xi Fa Cái. Happy New Year. 

Latest Acupuncture Research: Acupuncture and a Gluten-Free Diet Relieve Urticaria and Eczema in a Case of Undiagnosed Dermatitis Herpetiformis

The purpose of this case report is to describe the use of acupuncture and a gluten-free diet (GFD) for urticaria and severe eczema in a patient with undiagnosed dermatitis herpetiformis and atypical or extraintestinal celiac disease. 

CLINICAL FEATURES: A 48-year-old woman presented with intense urticaria, eczema, worsening heartburn, chronic constipation, headaches, and an intense feeling of heat for 4 months. Results of punch biopsies of the skin lesions and laboratory tests were inconclusive. After the acupuncture sessions reported here ended, human leukocyte antigen blood typing revealed celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis-associated human leukocyte antigen DQ-8. Results of an endoscopy and colonoscopy were negative. 

INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient received 3 acupuncture treatments a week for 12 weeks. The patient’s symptoms began in March 2008. She began using topical and oral steroids and felt that her symptoms were not responding. Acupuncture began in July 2008. At the end of the first 12 treatments, during which she was using topical and oral steroids, the urticaria and constipation resolved completely; and she had temporary relief from the heartburn. It is thought that the urticaria and constipation resolved because of the acupuncture as that was the only change. At the end of the second 12 treatments, during which time she had started Optifast, a GFD, the heartburn, headache, and eczema resolved. At the end of the third 12 treatments, all her symptoms remained resolved. Steroid treatment was discontinued after the first 12 treatments.

 CONCLUSION:Acupuncture and diet changes appeared to provide relief from the urticaria and eczema of dermatitis herpetiformis beyond that obtained by traditional treatment of a GFD alone.

J Chiropr Med.2011 Dec;10(4):294-300.

Source: PubMed

Electro Acupuncture may be effective for depression: Study

Electro Acupuncture may be effective for Depression: Study

Clare Nasir on her experience of acupuncture

Toyah Willcox on coping with insomnia using acupuncture

Finally Hope for Atopy Sufferers

http://www.altmeds.com/atopy/articles/alternative-medicine-treatments-may-be-best-for-atopy

Acupuncture does work as it stimulates a natural pain killer, scientists find

Acupuncture works by stimulating a natural painkiller in the body that swells arteries and allows more blood to flow through, scientists have discovered.

The identification of the chemical adenosine as a central player could also make the ancient Chinese therapy even more effective at relieving pain.

Scientists were able to triple the beneficial effects of simply sticking needles in mice by adding a leukaemia medication that increased their amounts of the molecule.

Dr Maiken Nedergaard, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester, New York, said: “Acupuncture has been a mainstay of medical treatment in certain parts of the world for 4,000 years, but because it has not been understood completely, many people have remained sceptical.

“In this work, we provide information about one physical mechanism through which acupuncture reduces pain in the body.

“What we found is that adenosine, a natural pain killer, is released during acupuncture and that adenosine may be the primary way acupuncture reduces pain.

Acupuncture's effect 'isn't just psychological'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8168134/Acupunctures-effect-isnt-just-psychological.html#

Quit Smoking with Acupuncture

If you really want to quit smoking Acupuncture can help break the physical addiction to Nicotine.  The treatment consists of one 30 minute treatment per week for two weeks, then a gap of two weeks followed by a third 30 minute treatment.  Right now we are offering a special offer of €130 for 3 treatment, was €150.