comparison of two acupuncture protocols for animal model IBS
This rat study found that acupuncture plus moxibustion improved visceral pain in IBS, but an acupoint strategy based on “treating the root and the branch” (PC6, CV4, ST36) outperformed a conventional protocol. The BB approach more effectively normalized heart rate variability, balanced cardiac stress hormones (ANP and BNP), and corrected metabolic disruptions linked to energy…
Read MoreJanuary 2026 Newsletter How Many Steps, Skin Anti-Aging, Acupressure Ear Seeds
Please click through for the latest newsletter. An excerpt follows. Longevity is reshaping wellness across medicine, tech, beauty, and how we live together. Lifestyle—not genes—drives most aging outcomes through movement, sleep, recovery, environment, and meaning. This post explores emerging trends, while I continue to favor gentle, hormetic, low-risk habits over excessive testing, vague advice, or unproven…
Read MoreInsomnia: Acupuncture Modulates α7-nAChR Sleep Circuits
My book actually discussed the α7-nAChR receptor and why it is important. It’s a receptor that explains how different tissues act and react with the vagus nerve. These receptors are nerves, but also mast cells. Insomnia is helped by increased vagal activity, and in this animal study they showed the brain reaction. They used commonly…
Read MoreEar Seeds for Acupressure Now Trending and Trendy
I’ve been using ear needles/tacks in the clinic for decades and rarely, ear seeds. But if ear seeds are taking off, I’m all for it! I did a YouTube video on ear tacks here. From the NYTimes Perhaps you have heard ear seeds mentioned in the same breath as famous names like Lisa, the actress…
Read MoreJanuary 2025 Newsletter Extreme Anti-Aging Biohacking and Andrew Huberman on Electroacupuncture
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Read MoreHow Many Steps do You Really Need?
Getting 10,000 steps in every day can be challenging, and a new study suggests 7,000 steps can reduce the risk of developing common but serious health conditions. Photograph by Martin Edstrom, Nat Geo Image Collection ByMeryl Davids Landau July 23, 2025 If you’ve been told that walking 10,000 steps a day is mandatory for…
Read MoreTop 11 Longevity Insights of 2025
The Top 11 Longevity Insights of 2025 As my readers know, some of the suggestions below, I do not advocate. Too much testing, too many unproven interventions. First Do No Harm, and stay with hormesis. Some I object to on different grounds. Ie, too vague, too blamey. (Am I the first to coin that…
Read MorePerceived age as clinically useful biomarker of ageing
In this small study, the correlation between perceived age and the likelihood of survival is confirmed. I welcome studies that encourage a bit of vanity as we age, I’m of the opinion that some pride in appearance is healthy in older people. Other posts on longevity here, anti-aging here. Christensen K, Thinggaard M, McGue M,…
Read MoreMedications Linked to Disrupted Microbiome even years after use
Antibiotics and 6 Other Medications Linked to Disrupted Gut Microbiome This article can be filed under “something to keep in mind.” It was a difficult study to do since the microbiome can be affected by so many things. But most pertinent to patients I see was this finding. We’ve talked about the microbiome here and…
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