HELP LINKS AND RESOURCES
Tubman-Chavez Multicultural Center:
Integrative Health Nights offered in Southeast San Diego provides
acupuncture, massage, yoga, nutrition, and western medical assessments
to under-served communities in San Diego County. The first and third
Thursday of each month from 3 - 7 PM at the Tubman-Chavez Multicultural
Center at 415 Euclid Avenue. All services are provided by volunteers
and are completely free of charge. For more information, please visit
www.althealnet.org
City Heights Wellness Center:
Improving the long-term health of children and families is the goal of
the newly opened City Heights Wellness Center, a partnership between
Rady Children’s and Scripps Health. The 4,500 square-foot wellness
center serves to enhance existing community services, including health
promotion and disease prevention. Free acupuncture and massage services provided by volunteer practitioners are offered to the public as well, twice monthly. For more information, please call the Wellness Center at 619-321-2920.
The San Diego Fertility Center, which provides women with a variety of options for successful, natural childbirth. www.sdfertility.com
Gretchen also contributes her services to the San Diego Hospice, helping people who are dying find comfort and relief from suffering since 1977. The goal of the Hospice is to prevent and relieve suffering and promote quality of life, at every stage of life, through patient and family care, education, research and advocacy.
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Reading for Better Health
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen: Recipes from the East for Health, Healing, and Long Life taps into 3,000-year-old secrets of East Asian herbal cooking. This entertaining, easy-to-follow book provides dozens of delicious recipes, anecdotes, and all you need to know about acquiring ingredients.
Acupuncture's proven effectiveness
Acupuncture alleviates nausea associated with chemotherapy and pain incurred from repeated surgeries that cancer patients undergo.
The Mesothelioma Center is an up-to-date resource for all mesothelioma issues ranging from mesothelioma disease to diagnosis options.
How does Acupuncture Work?
In the Wall Street Journal modern medical analysis is used to decipher how and why our bodies respond to acupuncture.
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