Kristen Sparrow, MD

Exercise and Anti-Aging of Cells and Tissues

Exercise AND acupuncture good for HRV too! Exercise is really the mainstay to defer aging of cells and tissues.  This detailed article lays it all...

Hormesis: It Can Combat Aging and Let You Live Well

Today, we’re delving into a concept that is key to better understanding of health and aging. It’s called hormesis. A process key to staying healthy...

Opiates No Good For Back and Neck Pain

Opiates No Good For Back and Neck Pain Do No Harm!!! New study from the Lancet shows that opiates are no better than placebo for...

Control Your Stress With Acupuncture to Rest, Restore and Live Long: Video

topic of stress and why controlling it is crucial for your well-being and how to do that. Click on my photo for a brief video...

They Lost Their Legs. Doctors and Health Care Giants Profited.

The perverse incentives that arise in our medical system can have horrible consequences.  First do no harm.   Or another hazard, Science Says No, Doctor Says...

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation ameliorates cardiac abnormalities in chronically stressed rats

I’m unclear on the actual protocol in this study.  I don’t know what alternate therapy means. They developed an animal model for chronic stress (always...

Mast Cells and Acupuncture Analgesia

I recently saw a lecture on this topic at the SAR meeting in NYC.  I’d been aware of the significance of mast cells previously, but...

5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help You Live a Longer, Stronger and Happier Life

Please click here or on my photo for a brief video on how Acupuncture can improve your health, life span and mood! Welcome to my...

Acupuncture for Anti-Inflammation through the Autonomic Nervous System

This has been my area of interest and research for years.  I don’t have access to the full article, but this jumped out at me,...

Acupuncture May Help to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Keep in mind, any therapy that can allow an increase in the amount of chemotherapy given can be crucial in providing for increased dosages of...