by owuser | Jun 24, 2015 | Acupuncture
While skin issues appear at the surface of the body, in fact, they are the external expression of interior imbalances. In today’s show we learn about treating skin conditions from the inside out. We also delve into anti-aging treatments that both will knock a...
by owuser | Jun 17, 2015 | Acupuncture
All kinds of questions can come up when you’ve decided to find an acupuncturist. Where to begin? Which style of acupuncture is best for me? How do I make sense of the differing kinds of training that people billing themselves of “acupuncturists”...
by owuser | Jun 12, 2015 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture improves drug effectiveness for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD). Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies and found that acupuncture plus the drug donepezil is more effective than using only donepezil as a standalone...
by owuser | Jun 10, 2015 | Acupuncture
Birth control pills are generally thought of as a side-effect free medication that prevents pregnancy and can help to regulate a troublesome period. It’s true it prevents ovulation, which in turn removes the possibility of conception. However, its synthetic hormonal...
by owuser | Jun 7, 2015 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture regulates glucose levels in diabetics and improves the performance of metformin, an oral diabetes medication. Combining electroacupuncture with metformin improves glucose lowering performance and regulation of insulin secretion. As a result of recent...
by owuser | Jun 7, 2015 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture schools reach out to communities and undergo major management changes. One school has recently sold and another school has merged with a larger college. Also, fundraisers facilitate Chinese medicine healthcare to underserved individuals. The following is a...
by owuser | Jun 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
After a puppy named Rump was injured in the spine, he lost user of his hind legs and control of his bodily functions. His owners could not afford his care and dropped him off at the Ashville Humane Society, where there was a high likelihood of euthanasia, given his...
by owuser | Jun 2, 2015 | Acupuncture
In this episode we discuss with a long time Zen practitioner the curious human habit of having conversations with people who are not present, in places that we don’t actually inhabit. While the common image of meditation is one of peaceful stillness where the...
by owuser | May 31, 2015 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture is safe and effective for the treatment of perimenopause. Researchers from Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine and Henan University of Chinese Medicine investigated the effects of acupuncture on perimenopausal syndrome as it relates to metabolism,...
by owuser | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
New study shows that acupuncture and moxibustion are helpful for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. A combination of acupuncture and moxibustion was found to be more effective than an injection-supplement combination. The researchers concluded that acupuncture was...
