How Acupuncture Controls the Stress Response
In this episode we’re going to dive into the way acupuncture has an incredible ability to reduce the stress response. It’s a game-changer for your health and well-being. Please click on my photo for a related video! I have a personal story to share with you. I had to step away from traditional medical practice…
Read MoreAcupuncture in the News: Good for Allergies, IBS and more
Acupuncture has been used as a way to relieve pain for 3,000 to 5,000 years, but that’s not it’s only purpose, according to a Wisconsin acupuncturist. “We can really treat anything Western medicine treats, with some things it’s more efficient to use Western medicine and with other things it’s more efficient to use Eastern medicine,”…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture alleviated depression-like behaviors in ventromedial prefrontal cortex of chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced rats: Increasing synaptic transmission and phosphorylating dopamine transporter.
We’re seeing a lot of these granular murine articles coming out of China and Hong Kong. It really is contributing so much to not only the acupuncture knowledge base, but brain and longevity science in general. All of these studies will need to be duplicated, but still. Please click here on my photo for a…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture attenuates chronic inflammatory pain and depression comorbidity by inhibiting hippocampal neuronal apoptosis via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Click on photo or here for brief youtube explanation This study looks at mice in which chronic inflammatory pain has been induced experimentally. With this inflammation, changes in the hippocampus, the seat of memory. Instituting Electroacupuncture at LI4 and Li3 (a common point combination for pain) not only reversed the changes in the hippocampus but…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Researchers analyzed various studies to understand what the proof for acupuncture’s effectiveness for chronic pain really was. . They studied four chronic pain types: musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headaches, and shoulder pain. Researchers examined studies up to 2015, comparing real acupuncture to sham or no treatment. They used data from 39 trials (20,827 patients) and…
Read MoreAcupoint Catgut Embedding Diminishes Fibromyalgia Pain through TRPV1 in the Mouse Brain
In this research study, the authors used a cold invoked fibromyalgia model in mice. They determined that acupuncture catgut embedding lead to less pain as measured by clinical response in addition to lower inflammatory markers in the brain facilitated by the TRPV1 receptor. They knew that the TRPV1 receptor was key because when the experiment…
Read MoreThe Power of the First Doctor video
In the bygone world where ancient Chinese practice was the mainstream of the day, fostering deep energetic balance in body and mind was believed to lead to robust resilience and resistance to disease and harm. This ancient practice sought to achieve not just longevity but also inner stability and prevention through a tough constitution. Today,…
Read MoreFrom Washington Post: Acupuncture Works for Chronic Pain
I hope this link from the Washington Post will work for everyone. I will exerpt generously. I very much liked what this doctor said at the end of her article. “But when doctors like me suggest acupuncture to their patients — which I often do for pain or constipation — it’s not because we’ve run…
Read MoreApril 2023 Newsletter Acupuncture Beats Medications for Migraines
Click here for the latest. In this issue it’s all about migraines. The science of acupuncture for Migraines and also Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Migraine.
Read MoreStress Hormone Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking
This article is from 2018, but I’m citing it here to have it on hand. I’ve always been keenly interested in the stress response with acupuncture. I don’t measure cortisol, but I have measured and still measure HRV, heart rate variability, in conjunction with acupuncture. The stresses of everyday life may start taking a…
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