New study shows that walnuts may protect against heart disease. Not only that, in Chinese Medicine, Hu tao ren (walnuts) are a famous Yang tonic, offering protection and strength to our brain, low back and…
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Post-stroke recovery may be aided with electro-acupuncture
Following ischemic brain injuries, research shows that LI11 (Quchi) and ST36 (Zusanli) with e-stim helped preserve the structural integrity of astrocytes. Damage to brain tissues in rats was aided with electro-acupuncture, according to recent electron…
Strengthen Your Tendons and Sinews with Acupuncture and OM
Acupuncture effective therapy for healthy young people, or anyone demanding the most from their body. Short article in Outside Magazine about top female mountain climber Melissa Arnot sharing how she keeps up the with the…
Prospects for Oriental Medicine in Nevada are Bright
Great article in the Las Vegas Review Journal about Wongu University, where I just started teaching this quarter. Nevada has very particular requirements for licensing acupuncturists, or Oriental Medicine Doctors as we’re called here, and…
Help for Insomniacs
New research reveals how a combination of acupuncture points and vitamin B1 beat estazolam, a benzodiazepine pharmaceutical medication that has anticonvulsant, antianxiety, sedative and muscle relaxant effects. The points used are commonly prescribed in TCM…
Auricular Acupuncture is a Versatile and Effective Treatment for PTSD
From the abstract, published in ScienceDirect.com This article describes a six-point auricular acupuncture protocol to influence the neuroanatomical and psychoemotional targets of trauma. This protocol can be used immediately or years following the noxious experience.…
Chronic Pain Alleviated by Acupuncture
This article has as good as any explanation about the development of chronic pain, and how it may be out of proportion to the original injury, with a discussion on how acupuncture can help: [Acupuncture]…
Acupuncture for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Being Used for Military
Healing the mind via the body is one area where acupuncture shines – this article reports how acupuncture is used to treat PTSD in soldiers using auricular trauma protocol (ATP) – an effective method for…
Celebrity cupping inspires a journalist to try it for herself!
A journalist shares her experience with cupping therapy. From the article, it is not clear if it was done by a licensed acupuncturist. Many states allow other practitioners, such as massage therapists, to use Oriental…
Acupuncture and Connective Tissue
Fascinating article in The Scientist that suggests that acupuncture needles stimulate the body’s connective tissues. The fibroblast activity which plays a role in healing acute injury may be one reason acupuncture is effective therapy for…