Updated 08/28/2009 05:00 AM
Healing with acupuncture
When it comes to health, more and more people are going organic and a popular treatment that is natural is acupuncture.
"I was irritable. I was not happy," said Betty Haseltine, an acupuncture patient.
Haseltine is describing what it was liked the last time she tried to quit smoking. She's been smoking for nearly 33 years.
"I enjoyed smoking. I smoked a least a pack a day," Betty said.
She was ready to try to quit again. Wanting to avoid patches, gums or chemicals she went natural, acupuncture. The art of placing needles into the body, changing the pathways of energy.
"We are trying to change the energy flows of the body. With the needles, I am not actually putting putting energy in or talking energy out. I am just changing the way your body uses it," Kevin Campopiano, Acupuncturist said.
For the last three months, she's been treated once a week. Up to twenty needles are placed in specific sites on her body. Not only is she cigarette free, her moods are better and hasn't gained a pound. Her PMS symptoms are also gone.
"Maybe not as snippy," said Gary Haseltine, Betty's husband and also an acupuncture patient.
Noticing how well she was feeling, her husband decided to go for shoulders pain but got more than he bargained for.
"Helped me control my thoughts. Helped me get on a more even keel," Gary said.
"He's calmed down and he is happier. He's not stressed," Betty said.
Once the stainless steel needles are used they are tossed and because they are so tiny, once you he puts them in, you hardly feel a thing.
"While the needles are in for instance waves of energy some people feel light some and floating in a chair," Campopiano said.
Acupuncture has been for stomach disorder, muscular problems, even migraine. To keep the fees down, Kevin has introduced a community treatment approach, where individual patients are treated in a group setting.
"It's powerful to have lot so people healing in that same room the great thing about it is people other people in the room don't know why you are there to health and you don't know why they are the to head and all in it together," said Campopiano.
"You do your own thing you let your thoughts go to where you want to be your happy so you are relaxed you find a zone and go there. Community is a great idea great concept," Gary said.