The staff at Palmetto Acupuncture and Holistic Health Clinic is dedicated to bringing balanced health to Columbia patients through proven stress relief techniques. Using acupuncture to increase calm has become common in recent years due to its efficacy as well as its low incidence of side effects. This traditional method has undergone several studies, and the reports indicate that acupuncture slows the production of stress hormones. Results have found that patients’ sleep improves, they are better able to manage anxiety and they have increased memory function.