Yoga Poses for Back Pain
Just yesterday I had a new patient come in with lower back pain from sitting at a desk all day. Very common! This is a good rundown of some simple poses to help.
Read MoreHypertension: Natural Remedies
There is a great need for natural methods to lower blood pressure. It can be a dangerous problem, and the medications have multiple side effects from annoying to disabling. I have published on the use of Acupuncture to lower blood pressure, but there are other natural means. I am reading “How Not to Die”…
Read MoreWomen Biohackers
Things are getting interesting. “Amid the #timeisprecious crucible of start-up-landia, wellness culture has created a movement pitched to knowledge workers, applying their love of disrupting traditional systems to the human body — as one start-up puts it, “the next big innovation platform.” While the most fervent among them wait for Elon Musk’s neural lace to…
Read MoreExercise as Effective as Surgery for Knee Pain
I’m glad to see surgery subjected to meaningful control studies. That’s the standard for Acupuncture research except we also have the additional burden of adding sham acupuncture as a study arm. Surgical studies, for some reason, don’t need add a sham arm. Exercise therapy versus arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative meniscal tear in middle aged…
Read MoreHeart rate variability in sciatica patients referred to spine surgery: a case control study
This article looks at a group of sciatica patients versus a control group measuring HRV. They contend that standing HRV is more indicative than supine HRV, and that (as in the previous post) nonlinear measures, DFA α 1, are more sensitive. I am looking at DFA α1 in my project. In particular, I like to look at…
Read MoreAssociation of heart rate variability and inflammatory response in patients with cardiovascular diseases: current strengths and limitations
A detailed article documenting the intricacies of different aspects of HRV and the inflammatory response, particularly in regard to Coronary Artery Disease. I found this part of the conclusion particularly interesting, where they suggest that nonlinear measures may be more indicative. Incorporating nonlinear measures has been a recent enhancement of my own analysis. “Furthermore, sympathetic…
Read MoreBad Science- John Oliver
This is another brilliant segment by John Oliver. There is so much in it that is important, but in particular, the point that studies are very seldom repeated because they are thankless. Junk science abounds. Beware!
Read MoreTattoos, Hormesis, Acupuncture and Health
American Journal Of Human Biology, Volume 28, Issue 5, September/October 2016 Pages: 599-602 First Published: 06 September 2016 Tattooing to “Toughen up”: Tattoo experience and secretory immunoglobulin A Christopher D. Lynn, Johnna T. Dominguez, Jason A. DeCaro I’m sure this is what we see with Acupuncture too. It’s the repeated slight stress to the system that leads…
Read MoreMelatonin Effective for Migraine Prophylaxis
Melatonin is my “go to” recommendation as a supplement for sleep disorders. I used to recommend only small doses, of .5 to 1 mg. But increasingly, there are studies showing higher doses might be helpful for a variety of ailments. In this study, the melatonin group showed weight loss too! J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2016…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture Improves Insulin Resistance Review
This careful review of the literature shows that electroacupuncture improves insulin resistamce in a variety of conditions. Acupunct Med. 2016 Jun 2. Treatment of insulin resistance by acupuncture: a review of human and animal studies. Martinez B1, Peplow PV2. Author information 1Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Merced, USA. 2Department of Anatomy,…
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