In this episode of Living in the Ozarks, we sit down with Jodie Hieber of The Yellow Door, a classical acupuncture and herbal medicine practice in Springfield, Missouri, to talk about whole-person healing and what acupuncture really looks like in practice.
We discuss how acupuncture works, why treating the root cause matters, how Chinese herbal medicine formulas are created, and a newer treatment called SAT (auricular therapy) that’s helping patients with allergies like alpha-gal, environmental allergies, and food sensitivities.
Jodie also explains why not all acupuncture is the same, what it takes to become a licensed acupuncturist in the U.S., and how physical symptoms can sometimes be tied to deeper patterns in the body.
This episode is part of the Ozarks Experience series — conversations focused on the people behind the businesses and work shaping the Ozarks.
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