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Heart Source Chinese Medicine

This is a Level Up Wellness affiliated provider. All services are performed at Suite Zen/Level Up Wellness.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a foundational practice of Chinese medicine that uses fine needles inserted at strategic points to balance the body's energy and activate its natural healing response.

This holistic therapy addresses the root causes of imbalance, offering wide-ranging benefits supported by both traditional wisdom and modern research:

  • Pain relief

  • Stress reduction

  • Improved digestion

  • Stronger immune function

  • Hormonal balance

  • Overall vitality and well-being

Person receiving acupuncture treatment with needles inserted into their back, with a lit candle and decorative stones in the background.

Bio:‍ Browning Smith DACM, L.Ac. was born and raised in Russellville, KY. After graduating from Russellville High School, he attended Transylvania University, where he earned a degree in Biology and a minor in Asian Studies. He then received his acupuncture training and doctorate degree at Daoist Traditions in Asheville, NC.

He is grateful to have received direct instruction and teaching from Jeffery Yuen, Evan Rabinowitz, and Randine Lewis during his time in acupuncture school. Browning is also thankful to have had the opportunity to live in both China and Taiwan to learn to read Chinese medical texts.

“Absolutely worth every cent and more! Measurable pain relief!”

— Marley Z.

What People Are Saying

"I have practiced and taught Chinese Medicine for over two decades, and have had the honor of knowing Browning Smith since he was a student at Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medicinal Arts. He was more knowledgeable than any other student I've ever taught. I have been so impressed with Dr. Smith's high level of skills, he has become my acupuncturist. His needling technique, knowledge of medicine, and therapeutic results are unsurpassed."

— Randine Lewis, L.Ac., Ph.D., FABORM
 Author of The Infertility Cure and The Way of the Fertile Soul