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ACUPUNCTURE.HERBS.NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING

Qualification Highlights

Treatment of simple and very complicated allergies (food, chemical, environmental) using the NAET method with the addition of herbal remedies as needed.

Treatment and control of every type of pain syndrome with modern and traditional acupuncture and nutritional supplements.

Treatment of gynecological disorders including infertility, pregnancy support, pre and post menstrual symptoms and pre, peri and post-menopausal symptoms.

Treatment of dependency including detoxification and recovery support with the NADA protocol as well as nuerotransmitter rebalancing using amino acids to prevent depression and relapse.

Cosmetic treatments using the Mei Zen method of "Acupuncture Facelift" as well as the use of Bioptron full spectrum polarized light to augment the treatments' efficacy.

Pediatric treatments using traditional acupunture where needles are tolerated and needle-free modalities inlcuding light, sound, laser, and skin surface therapies like TENS and Silver Spike Point treatments.

Employment History

Integrative Medicine on Union, San Francisco, CA1997 to Present

Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Nutritional Counselor

Education

ACTCM at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco CA

-2015 Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Meiji College of Oriental Medicine, San Francisco, CA

-1995 Masters of Science, Oriental Medicine

Skills

Electro-acupuncture through AC, DC, TENS, Microamper Electrostimulation.

Auriculotherapy for needle-free treatments and addiction recovery (Nogier and Chinese Styles).

Light treatments through multiwave lasers (between 407nm to 808nm) as well as monochromatic light applications.

Bioptron polarized, full spectrum therapy using single and multiple color waves.

Skin surface treatments with the use of Silver Spike Point therapy protocol of Japanese acupuncture.

Cometic acupuncture through Mei Zen "Facelift" protocol as well as Light therapy Bioptron as an adjunct.

National Acupuncture Detoxification Association Set Protocols.

Community Addiction Recovery Association Nutritional Guidelines through neurotransmitter balancing using amino acids.

NAET Allergy Elimination to use as an adjunct to the above.

Japanese Sotai (Neuromuscular Re-education) for pain management.

Licenses

Licensed Acupuncturist, Medical Board of California Acupuncture Committee, San Francisco, 1997 to 2011. Currently the highest level of licensing in California. Licensees are Primary Care Providers with the ability to diagnose, prescribe and treat disease, within the scope of the practice of oriental medicine, as well as order labs and xrays.

Partial Post Graduate Training

Didactic Completion Certificate, NADA, San Francisco, 2000. Auricular acupuncture protocol used extensively in addiction and recovery programs around the US.

Basic and Advanced Certificates, NAET, 2001. Combined Acupuncture, Neural Stimulation and Kinesiology protocol to treat food and environmental allergies.

Advanced Certification, Nulife Sciences, Petaluma, 2002. Nutritional evaluation based on Darkfield Live Blood Microscopy (Michael Coyle) and pH measurement and balancing.

Course Completion, JAFA for the treatment of infertility using specific herbal preparations based on case presentation.

Course Completion, Medica, Germany, 2005. A course in Medical Lasers and their applications in Needle Free Acupuncture.

Certificate, Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture, Berkeley, 2007. Combination Facial and Body acupunture protocol for increasing natural collagen production in the face and neck in order to smooth out wrinkles as well as abdominal protocols for weight loss and infertility.

Course Completion, CARA Mill Valley, 2010. Guidelines to correct neurotransmitter deficiencies and imbalances through amino acid supplementation.