Kristen Sparrow, MD

When Cancer Should Not Be Called Cancer. Prostate Cancer

  Renaming the lowest-risk prostate cancer would cut down on overly aggressive treatment, some doctors say First, Do No Harm. This is often a difficult...

Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports

This systematic review examines the use of acupuncture in treating sports injuries in athletes, drawing from clinical case reports/series up to 21 August 2019. It...

Newsletter June 2023

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Newsletter August 2023, Can Humans Live to 150 years? Measuring Longevity

North Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Find out the latest here. Please click on the above link to find out about the topics below...

Newsletter November 2023, Long Covid Brain Fog, Ladies, Are you fatigued?

Please click here for the latest! Long Covid.  It’s in your gut and vagus! Obesity and the Vagus Nerve Iron Deficiency Anemia and how it’s...

Integrative care: acupuncture neuromodulation therapy for diabetes and heart failure

Acupuncture is suggested as a potential adjunct treatment, particularly for its effects on the sympathetic nervous system and nitric oxide signaling, offering new avenues for...

Acupuncture for benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background created by fractal geometryHeart Rate Variability is a fractal, complexity measure. Complexity=healthy I haven’t covered acupuncture and prostate health  too much on my blog,...

Advances in Acupuncture Regulation on the Autonomic Nervous System from 2013 to 2022

Making the Invisible Visible The effect of acupuncture on the autonomic nervous system has been my main interest and focus for years.  As readers of...

Instant and short-term effects of acupuncture for depression and anxiety in unstable angina pectoris patients with percutaneous coronary interventions.

Fractal ImageHeart Rate Variability is a fractal, complexity measure. Complexity=healthy This is a nice, well-conceived study since it focuses on a  specific population under specific...

Auricular Acupressure for Sleep in Menopausal Women and HRV

Sleep for Longevity I submitted a paper years ago with Dr. Golianu concerning acupuncture and HRV for insomnia.  Apparently, they actually compared responders to nonresponders....