Time magazine online reports on a recent study on how acupuncture encourages to the body to release hormones to help mice – AND humans – handle stress. We all know how stress and its manifestations are the root of many diseases. New studies support what Oriental Medicine practitioners have known for centuries: Stomach 36, below the lower lateral border of the patella, helps reduce stress hormones. This, according to a new study out of Georgetown Medical University published here in the Journal of Endocrinology. The encouraging news for me is that acupuncture is being studied in US medical universities! Let’s talk and see if acupuncture is right for you!