Clinic Use of TAVNS: Parameters and Best Practices
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6867597/ This is a good, general overview of best practices for administering TAVNS in the clinic. I’m posting it here for reference. Badran BW, Yu AB, Adair D, et al. Laboratory Administration of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS): Technique, Targeting, and Considerations. J Vis Exp. 2019;(143):10.3791/58984. Published 2019 Jan 7. doi:10.3791/58984
Read MoreBenefits of Moderate Exercise
This is good news. Moderate exercise is easier to maintain, easier to look forward to, and less likely to lead to injury. “All exercise is good,” Dr. Burr says. But “there are nuances.” Frequent, almost-daily moderate exercise may be preferable for improving blood pressure and ongoing blood-sugar control, compared to infrequent intervals, he says, while…
Read MoreCaffeine. The Invisible Addiction by Michael Pollan. Borrowing energy, wrecking sleep
This is a fascinating article by Michael Pollan about the hidden side effects of caffeine. He goes through the history of coffee and caffeine, it’s a relatively new aspect of life. He talks about the different studies showing that caffeine improves cognitive performance, focus and concentration. But when it comes to creativity, the benefits may…
Read MoreBee venom acupuncture therapy ameliorates neuroinflammatory alterations in a pilocarpine-induced epilepticus model.
I’m drawn to these studies using Bee venom. Somehow it makes sense to me that by using bee venom you enhance the effect of acupuncture by giving a toxin that we evolved with over the millenia. There is anecdotal success using bee stings for autoimmune conditions, which, again, makes some sense to me, in that…
Read MoreNeedleless Transcutaneous Acupuncture Gives Good Results for Constipation in Animal Studies
A related article came up on my feed and I found this older article while researching. Both Electroacupuncture and transcutaneous stimulation without needles improved transit times and parasympathetic activity. I’m surprised at this, but, I suppose I shouldn’t be. I’m surprised because I do think that acupuncture needle acupuncture is a more effective treatment than…
Read MoreDeep Resilience: Immunology
This is the rough draft of this of this very special chapter on Immunology chapter for sharing v.2 1.31.22 I’m submitting it here so that I can move onto the next chapter on Inflammation. It needs more tightening, but I think with a bit of distance I will have an easier time with it. It…
Read MoreNegative affect moderates the effect of respiratory gated vagal nerve stimulation on pain severity in patients with chronic low back pain
The Journal of Pain Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2021, Page 587 Negative affect moderates the effect of respiratory gated vagal nerve stimulation on pain severity in patients with chronic low back pain Author links open overlay panelSamanthaMeintsRobertEdwardsMichaelDatkoRonaldGarciaGaelleDesbordesZevSchuman-OlivierMariseCorneliusVitalyNapadow Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the leading cause of disability in the United States. There…
Read MoreAcupuncture attenuates Common Cold
Submitted for consideration. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea Je-Sin Heo,a Su-Young Yang,a Sung-Ah Lim,b Jong-Moo Lee,a Ji-Young Kang,c Seung-Ho Sun,d Hyeong-Geug Kim,c Weechang Kang,e and Jung-Hyo Choc,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Go to: Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate beneficial effects of manual acupuncture on common cold periods and its symptoms depended…
Read MoreFish Oil to Help Combat Superbugs
New Defense Against Bacterial Superbugs: Taking Fish Oil May Reduce Antibiotic Resistance
Read MoreSan Francisco Versus Los Angeles Covid Cases
Los Angeles COVID death rate is below S.F.’s right now. Here’s what that means Throughout most of the pandemic, San Francisco and the Bay Area managed to contain the spread of the virus to a far greater degree than Los Angeles County — especially during the winter surge, when Southern California became the nation’s…
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