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Acupuncture & Nutrition Response Testing®

Heidi LaBore Smith, MS, L.Ac., PT | Duluth, MN

 

We seek to provide safe, effective, comprehensive care within a holistic environment. Our approach integrates a blend of Eastern and Western health practices to help balance an individual’s physical, emotional, dietary and lifestyle energetic. We encourage a pro-active path toward healing and are committed to empowering our patients with education and support in making healthy lifestyle choices.

WE MOVED

We are now located in the Fisher Chiropractic building, located on the corner of 12th Avenue East and Superior Street, right next to the First Lutheran Church.

1118 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 724-3400

Modern Research & Acupuncture

Acupuncture has been employed as a health care modality for over 3,000 years. Modern science has begun to understand the secrets of this ancient medicine with the support of new studies conducted by leading scientists, hospitals, and medical research facilities from all over the world. Today, acupuncture is receiving wide acceptance as a respected, valid and effective form of health care. Read More…

 

On the Blog

Heat vs Ice? Here’s What Your Acupuncturist Really Thinks

Published November 3, 2025

One of the most common questions we hear in clinic is: “Should I use heat or ice for this?”

In Western medicine, ice is usually the go-to for injuries. It reduces inflammation, numbs pain, and feels good on a swollen ankle or freshly pulled muscle. But from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, we tend to lean the other

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Acupuncture Complementing Cancer Treatment

Acupuncture has many healing properties. Acupuncture and other forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine are known to be great complementary forms of treatment for those fighting cancer. Forms of TCM, such as acupuncture, are even used by hospitals and other health practitioners to work alongside chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy and radiation can exhaust and break down a patient’s body, so the rejuvenative

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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Breast Cancer

According to the Worldwide Breast Cancer Association, breast cancer affected nearly 1.5 million women and men in 2010. And unfortunately, that number hasn’t decreased by much since then. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, worldwide. The United States and the United Kingdom have the highest incidence rates globally, primarily due to excessive exposure to toxic

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