Kristen Sparrow, MD

Vagus Activity Versus Sympathetic: Electroacupuncture before Stress at PC6 or ST36 alleviates myocardial inflammation: Impli

This is an article to bookmark for vagus activity versus sympathetic activity in acupuncture.  It looks at heart attacks produced in lab mice after a...

7 Easy Longevity Supplements With Research But Iffy!

Use prevention for long life. Exercise, acupuncture, sauna There IS research behind these supplements, but it's pretty iffy.  Read through if you have particular concerns. ...

Many Surgical Procedures No Better Than Placebo

As Acupuncture trials have to work triple time to counter the charges of placebo, surgical procedures have skated for years, with no concern for whether...

Avoid Osteoporosis, Paris Skin Care and Ticks. Newsletter September 2027

Read the latest news letter  where I cover strategies to counter osteoporisis,  some of the latest longevity news, a video of my visit to a...

Surprisingly Acupuncture GB44 Lights Up Brain Activity in Migraine Sufferers

Migraine pain This is the kind of research I love to see.  It's specific, looking at a single acupuncture point.  It has a sham control group...

Creepy ticks, alpha gal, Meat Allergy and Acupuncture

tasty burger  not longer on the menu after this tick bite I had never heard of this problem with tick bites until this summer.  There...

Shocking Failure of a New Promising Drug for Heart Disease

In a trial of more than 6,300 patients, ziltivekimab sharply lowered markers of inflammation but did no better than placebo at preventing cardiovascular complications or...

7 Longevity Habits that are FREE!

This is from Super Age, a blog dedicated to longevity. These tips are not really longevity science per se,  but good to keep in mind. ...

The French Pharmacy Secret to Younger-Looking Skin Isn’t a Miracle Serum

I visited one of Paris's most famous French pharmacies expecting to find the latest miracle anti-aging skincare products.  VIDEO HERE Instead, I discovered something far...

TAVNS Devices Enter a Powerful New Era—but One Critical Question Remains

vagal nerve stimulation to the ear Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation technique that stimulates branches of...