Our Areas of Specialty Houston
Digestion Wellness
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
Emotional Well-being
- IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Crohn's Disease
- SIBO - Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
- Digestive Pain, Gas, Bloating
- Diarrhea & Constipation
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Food intolerances
- Gut Bacteria balancing
- Gluten, dairy and food sensitivities
- Candida overgrowth
- Malabsorption
- MTHFR metabolism
- Liver damage or toxins
- Gallbladder pain or stones
- GERD - Reflux Disease
- Gout
- Hiatal Hernia
- Inflammation due to Diverticulosis or Diverticulitis
Our Digestive system is the center of our body and our engine. When it is not functioning properly it leads to many symptoms all over the body like pain, inflammation, mood, cognition and energy issues. We focus on healing the body holsitcally and with functional medicine.
Emotional Well-being
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
Emotional Well-being
Mental Emotional Imbalances can be invisible disabilities affecting all aspects of life and the ability to elevate the mood and become fully functional using esoteric Acupuncture and natural healing tachyon energy, and mind-set emotional health coaching is the key to good health.
- Anxiety - Long term
- Depression - Long Term
- ADHD symptoms
- Highly Sensitive Empath - Transformation Class & Book
- Moodiness, irritability, stuck emotions
- Trauma clearing
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Low Energy
- Brain Fog
- Poor Memory
- Stress
- Poor Will
- Dysfunctional
- Low Libido
- High stress
We work in conjunction with your therapist and any medication you are taking to reduce symptoms and improve quality of daily life to help you become functional in all of life.
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
- Allergies
- Headaches
- Hay Fever
- Itchy watery painful eyes
- Sinusitis
- Sore Throat
- Colds
- Cough - chronic and acute
- Long term asthma
- Bronchitis
- Skin conditions related to allergies - itchy red skin, dermatitis or breakouts
Many allergies have a root in the digestive system, we focus on the cause of the allergies and make appropriate lifestyle and diet changes in conjunction with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine to improve allergies for skin, lung health and digestive allergies.
Women's Healthcare & Gynecology
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
Respiratory, Allergies & EENT Relief
- PMS symptoms - moodiness, cramping, pain, irregularity, heavy periods
- Perimenopause symptoms - hot flashes, moodiness, irregularity
- Menopause symptoms - hot flashes, moodiness, dryness, libido
- Infertility - Improve fertility chances, IVF transfer preparation
- Pregnancy symptoms - morning sickness, nausea, low energy, headaches
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Endometriosis
- Weak bladder or pelvic floor
- Uterine prolapse
Quality of life can be greatly impacted by imbalances in the reproductive system. Regardless of stage in life, we can help to balance hormones, and the system in general for a more comfortable and peaceful life.
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
- Low Energy & Fatigue
- Pre- Diabetes - Symptoms
- Early stage Diabetes Type II - Symptoms
- Weight hard to lose due to
- menopause
- disease
- pain or injury
- hormones
- diabetes
- adrenal fatigue
- toxins
- Insomnia or Sleep problems
- Hard to fall asleep
- Waking frequently
- Not rested in the morning
- Restless sleep
- Disturbing dreams
Life is difficult when we are not rested and full of energy from a full night of sleep. Sleep disorders can result in other conditions like poor concentration, poor memory, focus and feeling fatigued and irritable. We treat the sleep imbalances and the accompanying symptoms for a more functional life.
Autoimmune & Chronic Disease Healthcare
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
Metabolic, Sleep, and Energy Holistic Care
- Visible Disabilities
- Bell's Palsy Symptoms
- Cancer Care - Chemo treatment symptoms - nausea, fatigue and neuropathy
- Long Haul Covid Symptoms - Loss of Smell, chronic cough, chest pain, brain fog, nerve damage
- Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
- Raynaud's Phenomenon Symptoms
- Sjogren's syndrome Symptoms
- Lupus Symptoms
- Dysautonomia Symptoms
We work with the underlying cause of the symptoms to bring long term symptom relief in conjunction with your medications and specialists. Most auto-immune diseases are genetic and may never fully heal, however we can manage them and make life more functional
Acupuncture treats Pain Holistically
Natural Pain Relief - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Natural Pain Relief - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Type: of Pain, Tingling, Numbness,
- Muscle pain, tears, sprains or injury
- Tendonitis
- Neuropathy
- Neuralgia
- Ligament injury
- Surgery Recovery
- Sports Injuries
- Cancer Care Pain - and associated symptoms
- Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia - Full body pain and inflammation
- Post Stroke symptoms - nerve damage, paralysis, loss of use
- Auto-immune disease pain and symptoms
Sara Florida L.Ac., MAOM Ph.D. provides personalized plans to help you achieve your health goals and live a healthier more functional life.
Natural Pain Relief - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Natural Pain Relief - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Natural Pain Relief - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Head - Eye, ear, nose or facial pain
- Headaches/ Migraines
- TMJ
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Cosmetic Acupuncture - fine lines, wrinkles and scars
- Dizziness, Vertigo, Balance issues
- Eye Pain
- Allergy Pain
- Neck Pain - Stiff neck, cervicalgia
- Shoulder Pain- frozen shoulder
- Arms, hand, wrist, finger Pain - tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Torso, Abdominal, chest pain
- Digestive Pain
- Menstrual Pain
- Back Pain, Lumbago, Sacroiliac, Sacral pain, Herniated Disk
- Hips and Sciatica pain
- Legs, Knees, Ankles, heels and Feet Pain- plantar fasciitis
expertise treating over 40+ Condtions with acupuncture and Functioal Medicine
Acupuncture is used globally for natural holistic health and wellness with thousands of Western studies to prove the benefits.
Case Studies:
Acupuncture & Functional Medicine for Digestive Disorders
Natural improvement of digestive conditions by harmonizing the root issues for long-term relief.
Case Study - Crohn's Disease Improvement
A 54-year-old manager complained of Crohn’s disease for 6 years. He had frequent loose stools, pain with small amounts of mucus and blood. During flare-ups, he reported as many as 7 episodes/day of bowel movements with mucus and blood. After his first 4 treatments started, he reported 2-3 BM’s per day. He received 12 weekly treatments and then occasional tune-ups at longer intervals. He stated he was much improved after his acupuncture care. He uses herbs for continued care.
Case Study - Digestive Distress Repair
A 34 year old female came in presenting bloating, gas, brain fog, memory issues, ADHD like symptoms and low energy. We provided a food sensitivity test to find out if any foods were causing the inflammation and pain. After doing a 21 day detox and a series of 12 acupuncture sessions her overall symptoms improved by 80%. She has less pain, bloating and gas, she has improved memory and cognition, mood, sleeher energy allows her to do the things she wishes to without crashing.
Acupuncture for Pain & Inflammation
We have epidemic levels of pain and inflammation in this country. Natural approaches to pain reduction give long-term relief from both chronic and acute pain.
Pain Whole body Holistic Relief
We have 1000's of stories of patients with level 20/10 pain completing a treatment series and going back to regular activities such as exercise, walking, hobbies and so much more. Did we mention Migraines and Headaches? Thousands of patients have long term relief from a life time of chronic migraines and headaches. 50% of all patients with knee or back surgery have continued pain through-out life. Wouldn't it be nice to reduce or even mostly eliminate that pain in Southwest Houston.
Neck & Shoulder Pain Natural Relief
Neck and Shoulder pain
A 34-year-old lawyer complained of muscle spasms of the neck and shoulders for 14 years. The pain was severe, stabbing, "like a knife", occurring every day. It was worse with stress.. She also complained of jaw pain, irritability, bloating, fatigue, and poor sleep even with sleep medication.
We began her acupuncture care with 8 weekly sessions, and then changed to longer intervals. She reported 60% improvement after 4 sessions and 80% improvement after 7 sessions.
Migraine & Headaches Holistic Care
Migraine Headaches Treatment and Outcome
A 32-year-old school teacher complained of severe migraines for 15 years. She described her pain as "debilitating pounding headaches", worse with her period, light, noise and was accompanied by nausea. After 14 weekly sessions, Her migraines reduced from being severe for 1.5 weeks before her period to having only a mild headache for a few hours one time per month. With further treatments we were able to reduce the headaches to only occasional.
Sciatica Nerve Pain Natural Relief
Treatment for this patient was 22 acupuncture sessions with cupping, herbs and tui na. The patient reported good pain relief after each session, with pain remaining on the scale about 3-4/10. As the pain subsided after treatments she was able to walk for longer without assistance. After all her sessions she was walking with low pain of 1/10 and without assistance. Her children had not seen her for a while cried when they saw her walking normally.
Hip & Thigh Pain Holistic Care
A 68 year old woman barber, healthy and active, complained of left hip pain for 10 years. She needed assistance with a cane when she first came in. She described the pain as a deep, strong ache that came and went. The patient rated her pain as 10+/10 on a pain scale from 0-10. It radiated from outer to inner thigh. It was worse at night, interfering with sleep, and with periods of inactivity. As her pain worsened, the patient had to discontinue many other normal activities.
Acupuncture & Mind-Set Coaching for Emotional Health
Sara Florida L.Ac., PhD has clinical experience helping mind-set &emotional health through Acupuncture, Functional Medicine using techniques she has developed through her PhD program, research, workshops and clinical experience.
Case study - Anxiety
A 53-year-old executive complained of anxiety of 2 years in duration. He was depressed, exhausted, weak, and in pain. He gained 25 lbs. through emotional eating. He slept poorly, only 3-4 hours each night. He had been under severe job stress for several years, he had become worn out and less able to perform his daily job functions. Hew as overwhelmed.
He was treated 18 times over a period of three months.
Case study continued
Anxiety continued.....
When we began treatment, his anxiety was 10+/10 on a scale where 0 represents complete comfort and 10 represents extremely severe anxiety. After each session, he felt much more relaxed and comfortable for hours to days. After a few sessions, his anxiety was reduced to 4-5/10, and his appetite returned to normal. At the end of his course of treatment, he reported no anxiety, good energy, improved sleep, and he reduced medications under the supervision of his psychiatrist.
Cancer Care Symptoms & Neuropathy relief with Acupuncture
Natural Cancer Care Symptom Relief
Female age 80 recovering from cancer and chemotherapy treatment has severe neuropathy in hands and feet. They are both purple, cold and discolored. After a series of 15 treatments the circulation has improved in both hands and feet so she no longer needs extra gloves or socks even in the Texas heat and she has 90% of her feeling back in both. We continue to do maintenance to reduce remaining discomforts and regain full function of her hands.
Natural Nerve Pain & Neuropathy Relief
Male age 40, comes in presenting neuropathy and partial paralysis from a viral infection that affected the lower arms and the legs below the waist. We treated him for a series of 8 visits. He was on short term disability. After the 8 visits he had recovered full function of his arms, hands and legs to the point he could return to work with only mild tingly and numbness sensations remaining.