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“My main goal is to find that root.” Gardner likes to say she doesn’t cure a person’s disease but their patterns.

Gardner’s specialty lies in the arena of addiction.

When a patient comes in and wants to kick their smoking habit, Gardner makes a list of all the things they need to do along with the acupuncture.

“It’s really a 50 percent chance that acupuncture will work with smoking, but the main thing is doing everything possible to make sure a person won’t be tempted to start again.” Junior Courtney Stringer knows first hand how acupuncture can help the body.

Stringer started seeing Gardner last fall at the suggestion of her father, after allergies and back pain was becoming unbearable.

“Acupuncture has been great actually,” said Stringer, “Everything ends up intertwining.

Like because my back pain has gone away, I am way less stressed out, making college life way easier.” Gardner said she loves her job most when she hears things like this.

Getting to know her patients on a personal level is something that Gardner is most adamant about.

“She takes a lot of time to get to know you,” Stringer said.

“She becomes your friend.” she said.

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