Synergie Holistic Medicine

read moreSome common questions about acupuncture are answered below. Call us if you have other questions or if you are interested in improving your life through acupuncture treatment. Practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine have used this noninvasive medical system to diagnose and help millions of people get well and stay healthy. An acupuncturist will place fine, sterile needles at specific acupoints on the body. This activates the body's Qi and promotes natural healing by enhancing recuperative power, immunity and physical and emotional health.

read moreInitial visits generally last from 30 to 90 minutes. Your acupuncturist will take a detailed health history, perform a physical exam, and provide you with your unique treatment plan. During your first exam, your acupuncturist will spend time getting to know you and your health concerns. You may be asked a wide range of questions about your symptoms, eating, exercise, sleep habits, emotional states and anything that may offer insight into your health. Your practitioner will also employ diagnostic tools that are unique to acupuncture and TCM such as tongue and pulse diagnosis.

read moreThe goal of this dynamic and integrated health care system is to activate the natural, self-healing abilities of the body. It can also strengthen and support the body to prevent future illness and disease. Einstein showed us that everything is made of, and radiates energy. This subtle form of energy supports, shapes and enlivens our physical body and activates our lives. For the past 5,000 years, practitioners of acupuncture have called this intelligent energy Qi (pronounced "chee"). Numerous cultures have described this energy and called it by many names: prana, baraka, pneuma, spirit, wakan, material force, vital force, orgone, ether and ruach.

read moreOur Physician, Gisele A. Leon-Ritch is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncturist, Herbologist, Homeopathy Practitioner and a certified Hypnotist. She is licensed by the State of Florida and certified by the NCCAOM (National Certification and Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). Dr. Gisele, as she is fondly called by her patients is a graduate of the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, where she qualified for her Florida license. Post graduation she furthered her clinical experience at the Yue Yang Hospital of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai TCM University in China.

read moreThe term Acupuncture loosely describes a family of procedures involving the stimulation of energetic points anatomically located on specific pathways called meridians. The use of Chinese herbs in clinical practiceis specific to individual needs, and are prescribed according to their energies, flavors, movements and meridian pathways. Most disorders have many different symptoms requiring the use of many herbs. Consequently we prescribe formulas containing a combination of several different herbs.