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I‘m honored to work at the Bridge for more than 3 years now.

“Provider Spotlight” on Dr. Yana Symnenko, L.Ac.

Dr. Yana Symonenko has been providing gentle Acupuncture services for the guests at The Bridge Recovery Center for 3 years. She has a Master of Science in Acupuncture and obtained her Transitional Doctorate for Acupuncture in December 2022. In addition, she holds an Advanced Cosmetic Facial Training & Certificate.

Following the vision of an “East meets West” environment, she applies the best of traditional Chinese medicine to a firm foundation in allopathic, or conventional, medicine. She has a passion for helping others restore balance to their health, and with the help of acupuncture needles, touches their consciousness.

In her free time, Yana loves to practice yoga and breathing techniques, attend kirtan, hike with her dogs, study human anatomy and physiology, and dive deeper into understanding the relationships between Eastern and Western Medicine. We are so thankful to have Dr. Yana as part of our Bridge Team!

Stay tuned for Friday’s post on The Bridge page as we share a video produced by Dr. Yana, that further explains her work in Acupuncture & other modalities.

To read the articles in the post below, please clink on the links.
For Acupuncture-Treatment, Weight Loss, & Sports Injury
https://docs.google.com/document/d/158XOnz9NwiIEZ-CgSOv5nR198iRDO3_F9d9qH-XyYXE/edit?usp=sharing

For Graceful Aging
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MEY3MIpiVSB3xxF_PMyeDK7c754E5XYbuE62tK7I0qo/edit?usp=sharing

After 3 months, researches found that intermittent fasting reversed type 2 diabetes in nearly half of the study’s participants.

Type 2 diabetes: How intermittent fasting could reverse the condition A recent study observed the effects of intermittent fasting (IF) on type 2 diabetes for 3 months. The researchers found that IF led to the complete remission of diabetes in nearly half of the participants.

This overview summarizes the best available systematic review evidence on the health effects of Tai Chi.

Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials - Systematic Reviews Background This overview summarizes the best available systematic review (SR) evidence on the health effects of Tai Chi. Methods Nine databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), Sino-...

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If you are looking for something different to do this coming weekend - check out our donation based - community facilitated yoga festival/event at Holmstead!

MetaMorPhest - Yoga Festival Three days. Three nights. Total Metamorphosis. Fully donation based Yoga Festival with option to stay 1-3 days/nights

If you haven's seen it yet- here is my article that was published in St.George Health & Wellness Magazine. You can find it on page 52 of the current issue.

Acupuncture: An Overview of Scientific Evidence.

https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org

Home - Evidence Based Acupuncture Evidence Based Acupuncture is a non-profit organization created to show the current state of knowledge about acupuncture, using the language of science, and improve public health through dissemination of the latest acupuncture research.

Please join us for our Community Acupuncture & Sound event on April 10th at 12pm.

Please join us 🥰

Unity is offering another amazing and unique date night opportunity! Saturday January 15 @ 6:30pm.
Yana Symonenko, L. Ac., Licensed Acupuncturist and Eva Livingston will present a night of Floating Auricular Acupuncture and Sound Bath. You don't want to miss out. Sign up at unityhealthutah.com.

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Have you received your Covid-19 vaccination? Try Gua Sha for boosting the immune response to intradermal vaccination.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27672506/

Gua Sha, a press-stroke treatment of the skin, boosts the immune response to intradermal vaccination - PubMed Gua Sha treatment can up-regulate the innate and adaptive immune functions of the skin and boost the response against intradermal antigens. Thus, Gua Sha may serve as a safe, inexpensive, and independent physical adjuvant for intradermal vaccination.

Coffee or Tea? Drinking Both Tied to Lower Stroke, Dementia Risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/963054?uac=372414EY&faf=1&sso=true&impID=3875058&src=mkm_ret_211215_mscpmrk_neuropsych_dementia

Always excited for studies like this!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34838110/

Auricular acupressure for adverse events following immunization related to COVID-19 vaccine injection: study protocol for a multicenter, three-arm, blinded randomized controlled trial - PubMed China Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR) ( ChiCTR2100043210 ). Registered on 8 February, 2021.

Jumpstart your January! Join Robyn Hastin to get started in 2022. If you sign up before December 1, it's only $50 and you get a FREE coaching session! It's a steal of a deal, and I promise you'll learn something!

Please join us ☯️

Don't miss out on this unique experience to give yourself some holiday self care Friday December 3, 2021 at 6:30-8:00. Yana Symonenko, L. Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist and Eva Livingston will present a night of Auricular Acupuncture and Sound Therapy.

https://www.unityhealthutah.com/classes

Acupuncture works on helping you to lose and maintain your desired weight utilizing both physical and psychological approaches:
✅Release Endorphins. Acupuncture helps reduce cravings by helping the body to release endorphins.
✅Reduce Stress. Acupuncture sessions decreases stress by neutralizing stress hormones and releasing the endorphins.
✅Support Digestion. Acupuncture balances the gut-brain axis and the nervous system to reduce stress, which improves your digestive function. 
✅Increase Blood Circulation. In addition to stimulating the release of stagnated energy, acupuncture dilates constricted blood vessels that inhibit blood flow while enhancing nutrient distribution and waste removal – aiding the detoxification process.

Whether you want to lose a few pounds or a significant amount- acupuncture considered to be a natural and effective way to approach weight loss. You can help your body regain its natural balance-and start taking steps toward true health and vitality☯️!

Exercise is an important component of any weight loss program. Adding weight training, aerobic exercises, pool classes and other types of exercise to your daily routine will have a positive effect on your weight and general health.

I had a blast this past week😎! I would highly recommend this all-inclusive weight-loss resort where you prioritize You!

Effects of Acupuncture and Acupressure on Burnout in Health Care Workers: A Randomized Trial

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34766929/

How did we normalize choking in our sleep?

Today nearly 1 billion people suffer from choking-like events in their sleep.⠀
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It’s a jaw-dropping problem. And it begins when our jaws don't develop from childhood, and our airways are smaller from the get go.⠀
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In our society, we’ve characterized noisy breathing during sleep as normal, funny (when Dad does it), or cute when our kids do it.⠀
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Snoring is the vibration heard in the airways when you are sleeping. As you sleep, your muscles relax, and that includes many of the muscles that support the face, neck, and mouth.⠀
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That’s why, when you wake up in a pool of dribble, it’s that unconscious loss of control of the oral cavity.⠀
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Airways vibrate when they collapse. And collapse happens when we lose volume. Actually noisy breathing when you sleep is the collapse of our airways.⠀
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Snoring and sleep apnea is the severe end of a syndrome we classify as ‘sleep breathing’ disorders. The name isn’t particularly useful, because actually night-time breathing reflects day time breathing.⠀
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If we don’t breathe efficiently through the day, we don’t breathe efficiently through the night.⠀
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Noisy, vibrating airways at night happen in airways that aren’t supported by the structures that normally ‘hold’ their space.⠀
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We need to learn to ‘hold space’ for our airways during sleep. That means the bony structures (palate, lower jaw, and nasal sinuses) and the soft tissues like the tongue, adenoids and tonsils as well as the neck muscles need to ‘stay open’.

Practicing tongue posture is one way to help your airway at night. The tongue should rest to the roof of the mouth at any time you’re not eating or speaking. It helps to maintain the tension of the muscles that support it like a ‘sling’ in the lower jaw and throat.⠀
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Other practices include deep diaphragmatic nasal breathing. These ‘mindful’ breathing practices hold the airway patterns that help us sleep deeply, allow the brain to clear itself of ‘junk’ that builds up through the day through the complete cycles of sleep⠀
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Do you or a family member snore? Have you thought of strategies to overcome the issue?

What The Vagus Nerve Is And How To Stimulate It For Better Mental Health Healthy vagal tone means emotional regulation, greater connection and better physical health as well.

As a woman business owner, I’ve seen the need for this type of directory and honored to be a part of it!
Women's Business Center of Utah

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There is a growing demand for holistic, natural processes to decrease signs of aging that involves the treatment of the physical body, and the recognition of the mind-spirit connection in the process of healing.

Facial Acupuncture has been proven to be a fantastic tool to link inner beauty and radiance with outer physical balance. This unique modality empowers and encourages people to reconsider how they think about beauty and aging. It is a preventative treatment that offers an alternative to cosmetic surgery and other invasive procedures, takes an integrative approach to health, and addresses the individual’s totality to enhance both beauty and longevity while simultaneously promoting quality of life and youthful vigor.

When the face is needled, blood and Qi flow to the area transporting nutrients to the cells. It creates a positive microtrauma and activates the body's wound healing response. This stimulates the fibroblasts and can promote increased collagen/elastin production and improve facial color, muscle tone and reduce or eliminate fine lines and wrinkles.

Consider the “The true ‘pill’ – lifestyle change🌻
Practitioners of Chinese medicine look at the balance of each person’s qi and view each individual as a whole – this includes their environment and lifestyle.

Most of us now know that lifestyle affects our health but we are still oriented towards a Western viewpoint of disease. If we have something ‘wrong’ with us, we expect a pill to take it away. When we go to a doctor they often feel obliged to hand us a prescription. If this doesn’t work then we feel we haven’t had the right thing ‘done’ to us.

In comparison, practitioners of Chinese medicine assess each individual as a whole and look for the cause of a person’s problem. They understand that most Western medicines will only take away a symptom. The medicines will bring temporary improvement but won’t deal with the underlying cause, so we can expect the symptom to return or a new symptom to appear later. Chinese medicine understands the true ‘pill’ – lifestyle change. We need to adapt our lifestyle to support our health and happiness.

Excerpt From
88 Chinese Medicine Secrets
Angela Hicks
https://books.apple.com/us/book/88-chinese-medicine-secrets/id929380972

Can Acupuncture Improve Chronic Spinal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33034233/

I’m so honored to be a member of St. George Area Chamber of Commerce❣️
 
Thank you for the amazing opportunity to introduce myself to existing members and to tell about the wonders of Acupuncture! It is truly a great place to create networking and marketing opportunities.

I’m looking forward to have more amazing events and collaboration in the future🥰

Acupuncture for plantar fasciitis👍

https://apple.news/AyJ-G2_wYQ2qtxixHuPFCkw

What to Know About Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis — The Healthy Acupuncture for plantar fasciitis can alleviate heel pain by targeting specific points on your body. Here's how it works.