Tag: acupuncture and immune response
Effect of 100 Hz electroacupuncture on salivary immunoglobulin A and the autonomic nervous system
Effect of 100 Hz electroacupuncture on salivary immunoglobulin A and the autonomic nervous system Waki Hideaki,1 Hisajima Tatsuya,2,3 Miyazaki Shogo,2,3 Yoshida Naruto,2,3 Tamai Hideaki,2,3 Minakawa Yoichi,2,3 Okuma Yoshihiro,2,3 Uebaba Kazuo,2,3 and Takahashi Hidenori2,3 Abstract Background A previous study has reported that low-frequency (LF) electroacupuncture (EA) influences salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and the autonomic nervous system…
Read MoreAcupuncture, HRV, and Multiple Sclerosis
2016 data from this patient who comes regularly for prevention/optimization acupuncture. She carries a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She is best served by keeping her immune system optimized and her preference is to do this with acupuncture. This, of course, is a hard thing to prove, but her symptoms are infrequent and her MRI’s…
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 MoreAlzheimer Amyloid-B peptide may have immune function
So even Alzheimer’s condition may have an autoimmune component. It turns out that the Amyloid B protein captures bacteria. What’s unclear is whether it has actually fought infection, or is an overactive immune system. There is a full link to the article at the site. Rehabilitation of a β-amyloid bad boy A protein called Aβ…
Read MoreAcupuncture Reduces Dust Mite Associated IgE
The author of this paper presented a poster at the SAR conference in Boston last November. Acupuncture basically “cured” my allergies, so I’ve continued to have a keen interest in acupuncture and allergy and immune response in general. This study compares real acupuncture, with sham acupuncture, and a control group. Only the verum acupuncture showed…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Insomnia
A very nice review of the hazards of insomnia and the research behind acupuncture’s effectiveness to treat it.Insomnia and Acupuncture ” the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, five kinds of spirits inhabit the five zang-organs (heart, liver, lung, spleen and kidney). Each kind of spirit has a corresponding physiological function. The five zang-organs are unable…
Read MoreClinical Case Study: Complexity and Parasympathetic
I’ve been focusing on getting my presentation ready for the Anaheim AAMA conference coming up. But, as usual, when diving into any new research in my field, I’ve encountered some new perspectives that have been thought provoking. I’ve been in correspondence with Xavier Bornas who has done interesting work on Flight Phobia and HRV-no acupuncture-…
Read MoreAcupuncture Aids Sleep in the Elderly
Given that poor sleep can accelerate dementia, this is an important and newsworthy study. Neurosci Lett. 2015 Feb 5;587:35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.12.016. Epub 2014 Dec 12. Acupuncture for sleep quality, BDNF levels and immunosenescence: a randomized controlled study. Zuppa C1, Prado CH1, Wieck A1, Zaparte A1, Barbosa A1, Bauer ME2. Author information 1Laboratory of Immunosenescence, Institute…
Read MoreAllergic Rhinitis Physiology and Acupuncture Relevance
Nice background info on acupuncture’s mechanisms. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; PMCID: PMC3586443 The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture and Their Relevance to Allergic Rhinitis: A Narrative Review and Proposed Model John L. McDonald, 1 Allan W. Cripps, 1 ,* Peter K. Smith, 1 Caroline A. Smith, 2 Charlie C. Xue, 3 and Brenda…
Read MoreAllergic Rhinitis and HRV
This reference is from 2009 and it has really changed the way I’m looking at all of this. What they maintain in their article is that patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and atopy in general have too much parasympathetic input, ie too much “rest and digest.” How I missed this whole body of research is…
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