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Auriculotherapy Research & Clinical Studies | Solstice Ear Seeds

What are ear seeds used for?

What are ear seeds used for?

Ear seeds are showing up everywhere — on wellness feeds, in acupuncture studios, and increasingly on the ears of people who've never tried anything remotely TCM-adjacent. If you're wondering what...

What are ear seeds used for?

Ear seeds are showing up everywhere — on wellness feeds, in acupuncture studios, and increasingly on the ears of people who've never tried anything remotely TCM-adjacent. If you're wondering what...

The Stress-Blood Sugar Connection: What Cortisol Is Doing to Your Body (And How Auriculotherapy May Help)

The Stress-Blood Sugar Connection: What Cortiso...

Your Blood Sugar Has a Stress Problem You're eating well. You're moving your body. But something still feels off — energy crashes, cravings, a baseline tension you can't quite shake....

The Stress-Blood Sugar Connection: What Cortiso...

Your Blood Sugar Has a Stress Problem You're eating well. You're moving your body. But something still feels off — energy crashes, cravings, a baseline tension you can't quite shake....

Ear Seeds and HRV: What a 2022 Clinical Study Found About Auriculotherapy and the Nervous System

Ear Seeds and HRV: What a 2022 Clinical Study F...

The Practice — Solstice Ear Seeds Your body is always talking. Learn how to respond. Your Wearable Noticed. Now Here's Why. You've seen it on your Oura ring. Maybe your...

Ear Seeds and HRV: What a 2022 Clinical Study F...

The Practice — Solstice Ear Seeds Your body is always talking. Learn how to respond. Your Wearable Noticed. Now Here's Why. You've seen it on your Oura ring. Maybe your...

What Happens When You Put Pressure on the Right Points? A Look at the Research on Ear Seeds and Neck Pain

What Happens When You Put Pressure on the Right...

Neck pain is one of the most common complaints in the modern world. Between 30 and 50 percent of people experience it in any given year — not occasionally, not...

What Happens When You Put Pressure on the Right...

Neck pain is one of the most common complaints in the modern world. Between 30 and 50 percent of people experience it in any given year — not occasionally, not...

Close up of both gold and crystal ear seeds on ear.

What are the side effects of ear seeds? An hone...

The short answer: ear seeds have no known serious side effects. Both the Webmd and Cleveland Clinic note that adverse reactions are minor and uncommon. That said, there are a...

What are the side effects of ear seeds? An hone...

The short answer: ear seeds have no known serious side effects. Both the Webmd and Cleveland Clinic note that adverse reactions are minor and uncommon. That said, there are a...

Person holding Solstice Ear Seed Placement app on apple iphone, available at the app store.

Ear seed placement maps: how to find the right ...

The most common question people have before their first ear seeding session isn't "do these work?"  it's "where do I put them?" That question matters more than most people realize....

Ear seed placement maps: how to find the right ...

The most common question people have before their first ear seeding session isn't "do these work?"  it's "where do I put them?" That question matters more than most people realize....

Girl placing ear seeds on her ear while looking into a mirror.

How To Apply Ear Seeds

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