Health & Fitness

Autism as Part of the Autoimmune Spectrum in Modern Society

  1 in 80 births. Autism. Autism Res Treat. 2012; 2012: 910946. Published online Jun 26, 2012. doi:  10.1155/2012/910946 PMCID: PMC3420574 Is Autism a Member...

3D 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...

Constitution 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...

Saturated Fats: What We Now Know

I think it’s time to  just eat whatever we want.  

Light and Health from The Economist

  Get Some Sunlight! Nice article some of the issues we’ve talked about re:sleeping and health. This article covers the issue of light and health....

And Water is Wet: Doctors aren’t the highest paid health professionals

  My salary isn’t as big as the Hospital Supervisor, but my responsibility is life and death. This should come as a surprise to exactly...

Teen Asthma and Suicide

This article discusses the comorbidity of asthma and suicide in teenagers. I am linking to it because this is easily explained by Chinese Medicine.  Asthma...

Brain sensitization to external and internal stimuli.

  Pain hurts. This concept may be important in chronic pain and fibromyalgia.  I am starting to wonder if it explains the phenomenon that I...

Younger Skin Through Exercise

  Even with Exercise, Sitting is Hazardous! From the NYTimes, a study on exercise and how it can improve skin tone and even reverse the...

Vitamin D Levels and Health

  Get Some Sunlight! Two new studies show that lower levels of Vitamin D (the Sunshine Vitamin) are linked to poorer health outcomes. One showed...