How important is diet to your health? – Weekly Wellness Tip

Mon, Oct 16, 2017

Enjoy our weekly wellness tip from Licensed Acupuncturist, Michael Savalli.

We’ve all heard the expression, “you are what you eat”.  When one considers, that what we ingest, is used by our bodies to heal, to grow, and to function, it becomes clear that this is quite literally true.  More than anything else, our diet is what determines our health, and our quality of life.  This may not be immediately apparent.  Most of the time, eating poor quality food does not immediately make you sick.  But eat that food day after day, year after year, and your body will start to pay the price.  With this in mind, forming a quality diet takes awareness, education, and discipline.  It’s the journey of one-thousand miles, that begins with one step.

Many people will ask, “what diet should I follow?”  This is not an easy question to answer.  We can offer general guidelines, but each of us may react differently to different foods.  Trends in dieting happen often, where the newest one contradicts the last.  It takes a lots of work, and diligence to commit to finding the diet that works for you.  All I can say in general, is that diet is the biggest factor contributing to your long term health, and that making the long-term effort towards bettering your diet is of the utmost importance.  The Greek physician Hippocrates famously said, “let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”  Much has changed in the ways of medicine over the years, but the importance of this statement has not.  

Meet Michael Savalli, MSOM, L.Ac

Michael is a board certified NY State Licensed Acupuncturist, who received his Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine from New York College of Health Professions.  While in this program, he also specialized in Chinese Herbal Medicine. If you or anyone you know is interested in staying healthy this season, schedule your appointment and learn how Acupuncture and herbs can boost your immunity. 

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Click to learn more about Michael Savalli, MSOM, L.Ac

Caring For Cancer

Come join us in this beautiful support group and connect with others who have been or are going through treatment. We will be providing a group meditation and mini acupuncture sessions. This event is free and open to the public. Caring for Cancer meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm.  Please call to reserve a seat as spaces are limited. 

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In good health,

Elizabeth M. Martin, MSOM, L.Ac, LMT and the Staff at Hands on Acupuncture and Massage Therapy, P.C.