Anti-Anxiety Medications Linked to Alzheimer's
A study showed that elderly patients who use benzodiazepines and their cohorts (Lunesta and Ambien) are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. There are other hazards to these medications in the elderly in addition, such as making driving more dangerous and increasing the likelihood of falling. Please consider melatonin, unisom, or benadryl for sleep instead!…
Read MoreInner GPS: Nobel Prize in Medicine
The Nobel prize in medicine went to three researchers who found the locus of the brain’s inner GPS, or what enables spacial orientation. This research may lead to advances in Alzheimer’s research. (I’m worried since I find I don’t navigate so well…) STOCKHOLM — A U.S.-British scientist who grew up in the South Bronx and a…
Read MoreAutism as Part of the Autoimmune Spectrum in Modern Society
Autism Res Treat. 2012; 2012: 910946. Published online Jun 26, 2012. doi: 10.1155/2012/910946 PMCID: PMC3420574 Is Autism a Member of a Family of Diseases Resulting from Genetic/Cultural Mismatches? Implications for Treatment and Prevention Staci D. Bilbo, 1 John P. Jones, 2 and William Parker 2 ,* 1Systems and Integrative Neuroscience Group, Department of Psychology…
Read MoreBeware the Extremes
First, Do No Harm Great article about medicine’s tendency to take recommendations to the extreme. Included should be the recommendations about blood pressure. Too low, especially in the elderly can be dangerous too!
Read MoreAre Bacteria Making Us Crave the Wrong Things?
Interesting article that outlines precedent for a parasite (in this case bacteria) causing us to eat food that benefit THEM instead of US. Creepy, but who knows? “We’ve come to appreciate how beneficial our microbes are, breaking down our food, fighting off infections and nurturing our immune system. It’s a lovely, invisible garden we…
Read More3D printed cast
3D Printed Cast Having just heard a segment on Science Friday on NPR about 3 D printing, my first thought was wearables for acupuncture. For example, an ear imprint with a strategically placed tack or magnet. Or a wearable on the lower leg to stim Spleen 6 as Filchie does for hot flashes. But, as…
Read MoreConstitution and Anti-Aging: Concept of Jing
The concept of “jing” was an incredibly compelling one to me when I was first learning acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. But it is a difficult one to teach to patients. I was glad to find this article which lays out the concepts. Because of the concept of Jing, I’ve been taking Astra Essence for…
Read MoreSaturated Fats: What We Now Know
I think it’s time to just eat whatever we want.
Read MoreLight and Health from The Economist
Nice article some of the issues we’ve talked about re:sleeping and health. This article covers the issue of light and health. We have been slow to recognise the positive link between light and health. Over the past 40 years the sun has been the enemy: the medical establishment has warned us off the ultraviolet…
Read MoreWall Street Titans Turn to Meditation
Bottom line? Anything for an edge. Why not acupuncture too? Calms stress, improves immune response, lessens pain, helps you sleep, keeps you away from medications and surgeries and able to do activities. I guess I should “makes you more money” to the list…
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