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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
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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.
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Just How Small Are These Needles?
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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
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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
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Fire
Earth
Metal Water
Wood
Five Phases
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Metal – Transition, Preciousness, and Mystery
Effected by: • Grief • Early Childhood
Trauma • Genetic/Karmic
Symptoms: • Respiratory
Distress • Crohn’s Disease • IBS • Eating Disorders • OCD
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Fire
Earth
Metal Water
Wood
Five Phases
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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
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Carolyn Provencher Acupuncture
906-458-2565
www.carolynprovencher.com