- Jenny Bisset Acupuncture & Herbs1140 Laurel Street
Suite C
San Carlos, CA 94070650-206-8116
Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm Additional times available by special appointment.
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Testimonials
I had a fantastic benefit in coming to see you. In fact, you cured me! My ongoing back/butt pain completely disappeared. I believe it was the combination of acupuncture and your suggestion to significantly increase my water consumption.
Carter H., Fitness Expert
Back Pain Gone was
... Read more »I am receiving many benefits from being in Jenny’s care. I am overall more healthful, relaxed and positive. Seeing Jenny on a regular basis is also helping me handle my grief in a positive manner. I am also more hopeful about my overall health.
Lezlee W., College Professor
... Read more »When I am in Jenny’s care I feel her approach me and the moment as a unique opportunity. She works with impeccable care and passionately draws from a rich body of knowledge.
Karen A., Nurse and Bodyworker
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... Read more »Jenny’s treatments have really helped my diabetic blood sugar levels, my chronic knee pain, and weight loss. I feel the biggest benefit is my overall health and the fact that I feel good all the time. Duane H., RetiredWeight loss and diabetes was last modified: June 6th,
... Read more »The calming and caring attention you provide is such a healthful benefit. I would definitely use your acupuncture and herbs services again for any health issues that may arise.
Linda K.
Calming was last modified: June 6th, 2014 by Jenny Bisset
I got past my aversion to needles and am now able to take advantage of acupuncture to gain deep, restorative sleep when I am under stress.
Trevor B., Business Development
Deep relaxation was last modified: June 6th, 2014 by Jenny Bisset
The acupuncture treatments were both healing & rejuvenating. Jenny’s knowledge of nutrition & health remedies in general is phenomenal, and I love her kind, caring demeanor!
Kandy J., Doula
Rejuvenating and healing was last modified: June 6th, 2014 by Jenny Bisset
The benefit was amazingly immediate! I was not expecting to walk in feeling awful and walking out feeling pain free!
Jenny responded to my initial contact immediately. She has a very soft presence about her that put me at ease from the beginning. After she left me in the room... Read more »I appreciate Jenny’s work, her professional manner, and her excellent needling and herbal prescriptions. This has helped me feel more balanced and able to deal with my daily stresses of family, home, work and school = life. She also helped my hormonal hot flashes and helps me be in less
... Read more »Visiting Jenny came from an urgent need for help with a painful arthritic condition. The treatments were helpful in two ways; one, it enabled me to evaluate my overall health and explore what aspects of my lifestyle could be affecting my condition, and it helped me get much needed rest.
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Tag Archives: nutrition
Walnuts and Your Brain
Many people like to add walnuts to food to add some zest and a little crunchy kick, but walnuts are much more than a flavor additive, as they are chock full of healthy properties and have been used in Asia as an overall health tonic and brain booster for years. Let’s take a nutty look at walnuts.
Eating According to TCM: Five Foods for Spring
Spring is a time of renewal, regeneration, growth and energy. The plants and animals awaken from the slumber of the cold winter months. The vital nutrients that have been stored in the roots of the plants and the bodies of the animals, comes to the surface and life becomes more vibrant and fluid. Human beings are no different. Humans
Fermented Foods and Intestinal Health
The modern world is changing every single day. Because of this constant state of change, our bodies are frequently having to adjust. We have a food supply being degraded and depleted of nutritional content, which in turn, causes our bodies to become depleted. Our soil and water is contaminated with antibiotics and deadly fertilizers. All of which become part of
Nutrition for Heart Health OM Nutrition & Hypertension
Oriental medicine (OM) nutrition combines ancient wisdom with modern science. OM nutrition is a holistic approach, which aims to balance all five flavors within most meals with one or two flavors being emphasized for therapeutic purposes. OM nutrition for a hypertension emphasizes bitter flavors, sour flavors and energetically-cooling foods.
OM theory states the bitter flavor benefits the heart in moderation
7 Ways to Communicate Healthy Habits to Your Kids
As the school year kicks back into gear so should the healthy habits that you and your children have before practiced. Notice how I said “practiced,” because we all know during the summer-vacation months we tend to indulge a little. Maybe you have had one too many backyard barbecues, or three too many trips to the favorite
Ways to Keep Your Memory Sharp
Don’t forget about physical exercise
Believe it or not, when you’re exercising your body, you’re exercising your mind as well. Aerobic exercise gets your blood pumping, which increases the oxygen going to your brain and lowers your risk of disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease that can lead to memory loss. If you can, start with some exercise in
5 Ways to Eat Without Overeating this Holiday Season
Moderation
We’ve always the heard the saying to enjoy everything in moderation, and that is definitely true when it comes to holiday foods. Don’t try to deprive yourself during the holidays, it most likely won’t go over well. Having an extra holiday treat here and there won’t kill you. You’re allowed to indulge a bit, just keep portions small when
Transitioning to Autumn
With autumn approaching and the beginning of the yin cycle, the energy of plants is moving down into their roots, helping the body become aware of the energy of the season. This season is a time for the body to begin gathering energy for the colder months to come.
The lungs and large intestine are the organs associated with fall.
The Best (and Worst) Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving is a great meal. Friends and family come together to give thanks and celebrate the harvest season–
…and to overeat.
All of us know the feeling of eating too much, too heavy, too rich. When we should be enjoying our time with loved ones, we are uncomfortable. We exasperate our health conditions and catch a cold. We put on
More than Needles: 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies You Can Do at Home
If you asked the average person how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) keeps you healthy, they would probably answer that it uses acupuncture needles.
That is a good start.
TCM is a complex understanding of how Qi, or life force, affects your health. Qi flows through meridians passing through points which can be used to regulate and control that flow.