Health & Fitness

Auricular Acupressure for Sleep in Menopausal Women and HRV

Sleep for Longevity I submitted a paper years ago with Dr. Golianu concerning acupuncture and HRV for insomnia.  Apparently, they actually compared responders to nonresponders....

Causal influence of brainstem response to transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovagal outflow TAVNS

North Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. I link to this article because I know the author Vitaly Napadow, we’ve been colleagues for over 20...

35 percent of U.S. women under 50 are iron deficient. It matters!!

CLICK HERE FOR BRIEF VIDEO ABOUT THIS Full article here I’ve talked about this on the blog here.  Wow that was over 10 years ago!...

Visualization, Vagus Nerve and Spirals

Click here for video version This video makes the parallel between the brain science behind visualization, and how we think about acupuncture can help or...

Hormesis and Anti-Aging

This is a fantastic summary of how hormesis help us  throw off “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” Youtube video content Single or multiple...

Extreme Treatments Going Mainstream?

For athletes out there, or those of you who are interested in health and performance hacks, I’m sharing this article from the Wall Street Journal....

Hormesis/preconditioning mechanisms, the nervous system and aging

Organisms face various stressors throughout life, necessitating adaptive responses to prevent disease and death. Environmental factors like dietary restriction, exercise, and cognitive stimulation may enhance...

How Acupuncture Controls the Stress Response

Youtube video content In this episode we’re going to dive into the way acupuncture has an incredible ability to reduce the stress response. It’s a...

Acupuncture 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...

The Power of the First Doctor video

Youtube video content In the bygone world where ancient Chinese practice was the mainstream of the day, fostering deep energetic balance in body and mind...