As a California Licensed Acupuncturist, Jennifer Reilly received her Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Health Sciences and then her Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Bastyr University in 2001. Jennifer completed post-graduate training at the International Training Centers for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai and Chengdu, China in 2001. There she studied and practiced the use of scalp acupuncture to treat post-stroke patients, the treatment of Bells Palsy, and other neurological conditions, in combination with herbal medicine for internal diseases. She began her functional medicine studies in 2003, completing several Functional Medicine specialty programs including certification in Blood Chemistry, Functional Endocrinology: including Adrenal, Thyroid and Hormone imbalances, Mastering Brain Chemistry, Autoimmune physiology, and Reproductive health. She is currently completing her certification as Advanced Functional Medicine practitioner (AFMP) from the Kharrazian Institute. Jennifer has been in private practice since 2001.
After a few years of practice in Santa Cruz, she moved to Auburn to start Canyon Health Center in 2005. She aims to provide a safe and affordable multidisciplinary health care clinic that the community can rely upon when natural treatments are preferred over standard allopathic care or to complement your current care.
Jennifer is a Chinese Medicine practitioner who utilizes functional medicine principles in her practice, providing a range of complimentary therapies which enable her to address your health care needs with a holistic approach. These include Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Lifestyle Counseling, and deeper health assessment using laboratory testing to diagnose and correct functional metabolic, hormonal, and immunological imbalances.
In addition to the many conditions commonly treated, Jennifer Reilly specializes in the treatment of chronic illness, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, and hormonal imbalance by addressing adrenal fatigue and the stress response, thyroid dysfunction, and supporting the body’s proper immune response.
In 2020 she has completed several Certifications in Pediatric Acupuncture, and Functional Medicine for kids. Some of the common conditions effectively treated are pediatric asthma, eczema, allergies, and frequent colds and flu.