Deep Resilience: Inflammation
This Inflammation 4.15.2022 for sharing really gave me problems. How to explain how acupuncture and other non-invasive interventions can affect something as serious and all pervasive as Inflammation? Inflammation is linked to all the big killers, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and many other conditions. I try to show the links, but I couldn’t do it…
Read MoreA neuroanatomical basis for electroacupuncture to drive the vagal–adrenal axis
Maybe it sounds hyperbolic, but this article is a true breakthrough. As patients and readers of the blog know, I’ve been focused on the relationship between autonomic balance/stress response and acupuncture for a long time. I measure Heart Rate Variability (HRV), a measure of autonomic balance in the clinic routinely. I have always been interested…
Read MoreHow Aduhelm Got FDA Approval
Quote: “This incident has shaken F.D.A. integrity quite significantly,” said Wayne Pines, a former F.D.A. senior official who has written histories about the agency. “The F.D.A. is obligated to be sure that all stones are turned over, that every avenue is pursued to make sure that this was a decision that was made on the…
Read MoreSenescent Zombie Cells as an Impediment to Renewal in Spinal Cord Injury
“Zombie Cells” Hold Clues to Improved Healing of Spinal Cord Injuries
Read MoreTranscutaneous Electrostimulation at 36St Improves gastric mobility and Vagal activity
Not sure how they measures vagal activity. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov;30(11):1574-81. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12995. Ameliorating effects and autonomic mechanisms of needle-less transcutaneous electrical stimulation at ST36 on stress-induced impairment in gastric slow waves. Zhang N1,2, Song G2, Chen J3, Xu F4, Yin J2, Wu Q2, Lin L1, Chen JD2,5. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM:…
Read MoreAltered Neuroendocrine Immune Responses, a Two-Sword Weapon against Traumatic Inflammation
More on the interaction of the neuroendocrine system and the immune system. Systems biology, it all goes together.. This article is only tangentially relevant to the question of acupuncture since it involves the overwhelming repercussions from massive trauma. Yang C, Gao J, Du J, Yang X, Jiang J. Altered Neuroendocrine Immune Responses, a Two-Sword Weapon…
Read More80% of Covid Patients Were Vitamin D Deficient
This study is probably suspect, but on the other hand, Vitamin D is cheap and safe if you don’t overdo it. So maybe take time to replenish your supplies and take it! A new study that looked at 216 people with COVID-19 found that 80 percent didn’t have adequate levels of vitamin D in their…
Read MoreMast Cell-Mediated Mechanisms of Nociception
This is an exhaustive look at the different mechanisms involved in mast cell activation and how they might relate to different pain conditions. Mast cells are released with acupuncture needling and can contribute to positive feedback loops to quash hyper sensitivity and auto immune conditions. This article has mast cells playing a role in pain…
Read MoreCorona Virus Cases Per Day California
Notice that deaths do not look to be decreasing as fast. From what I understand, they lag cases, so we may still have cause for some optimism. This graph shows the Bay Area in relation to the rest of the state, which is informative.
Read MoreStress, Mood and Immunity: The Gut Brain Axis
The genetics and epigenetics of immunity.
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