{"id":101,"date":"2025-10-04T00:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:42:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Health Articles<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_148 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-148 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/those-purple-circles-arent-bruises-what-cupping-really-does\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cupping.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Patient&#039;s back with many glass suction cups and purple circles on the skin\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cupping.jpg 479w, https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cupping-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/those-purple-circles-arent-bruises-what-cupping-really-does\/\">Those Purple Circles Aren&#8217;t Bruises (What Cupping Really Does)<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Dec 10, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>If you&#8217;ve ever seen someone with circular marks on their back and thought &#8220;ouch, that looks painful,&#8221; you&#8217;re not alone. Those distinctive purple circles are from cupping therapy, and no, they&#8217;re not bruises. Let me clear up the confusion: bruises happen when you&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_144 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-144 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/when-emotions-live-in-your-lower-back\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/back-pain.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Pain radiating from a woman&#039;s lower back\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/back-pain.jpg 479w, https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/back-pain-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/when-emotions-live-in-your-lower-back\/\">When Emotions Live in Your Lower Back<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Nov 10, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>You&#8217;ve tried everything for your lower back pain. Physical therapy, massage, stretching, strengthening exercises. Maybe even injections or imaging that showed &#8220;nothing significant.&#8221; The pain keeps coming back, especially during stressful times. What if I told you your&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_127 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/your-body-type-matters-more-than-you-think\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-elements.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Five Elements cycle diagram showing Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water interconnected in Traditional Chinese Medicine\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-elements.jpg 479w, https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-elements-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/your-body-type-matters-more-than-you-think\/\">Your Body Type Matters More Than You Think<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Sep 14, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Two people walk into my office with the same complaint: insomnia. Same symptom, right? So they should get the same treatment? Not even close. One person runs hot, kicks off the covers at night, and has a mind that won&#8217;t stop racing. The other runs cold, piles on&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_120 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/red-light-therapy-isnt-just-instagram-hype\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/red-light.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"woman laying on a red light therapy mat while her mitochondria is energized\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/red-light.jpg 479w, https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/red-light-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/red-light-therapy-isnt-just-instagram-hype\/\">Red Light Therapy Isn&#8217;t Just Instagram Hype<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Aug 14, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>If you&#8217;re skeptical about red light therapy, I get it. It might sound like another wellness trend that will fade away once the next shiny thing comes along. But I&#8217;ve experienced the benefits myself, and once you review the research below, you&#8217;ll see why this modern&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_53 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-53 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/why-your-doctor-cant-find-whats-wrong-and-how-tcm-can\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/east-vs-west.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"Western medicine tools on the left (pills, stethoscope) and Eastern medicine tools on the right (needles, moxa)\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/east-vs-west.jpg 479w, https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/east-vs-west-768x512.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/why-your-doctor-cant-find-whats-wrong-and-how-tcm-can\/\">Why Your Doctor Can&#8217;t Find What&#8217;s Wrong (And How TCM Can)<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jul 1, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>You&#8217;ve been to three different doctors. You&#8217;ve had blood tests, scans, and specialists scratch their heads. Everything comes back &#8220;normal,&#8221; but you still feel terrible. Sound familiar? Here in Scottsdale, I see this scenario play out constantly in my practice&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\">\n\t<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-101","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visionaryacupuncture.com\/health-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}