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Research

Acupuncture Research: Acupuncture Successful for Depression

March 29, 2012

A research study has found that boosting the effect of acupuncture needles with small electric currents may be effective in treating depression. In a study at the School of Chinese Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, researchers used electrical acupuncture to stimulate spots on the heads of 73 patients, all who had suffered from [...]

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Chinese Medicine and your Immunity: Boost your Wei Qi Now to Stay Healthy This Winter

November 2, 2011

  I hope you’ve all been staying warm and cozy through our first couple snow storms of the year! As the weather gets colder, many people come to me for a few seasonal “tune-up” treatments to prepare their body for winter and ward off illness. While Chinese medicine has its own theory for why acupuncture [...]

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So Inspired! My weekend at AlterMed Research Foundation’s Integrative Medicine Conference

July 20, 2011

This weekend, I was honored to participate in the AlterMed Colorado Integrative Medicine Conference. I walked away from the conference with many ah-ha’s, some of which I am excited to share with all of you because I wish to convey to you how powerful your choice to care for yourself with Chinese Medicine has been. [...]

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Study Results: Acupuncture Dramatically Eases Hot Flashes

April 20, 2011

The latest study on hot flashes revealed that acupuncture dramatically improved hot flashes for the study participants. The women were either given real or sham acupuncture, and those who received real acupuncture reported dramatic and unquestionable improvement after receiving their acupuncture treatments. Participants received 2 acupuncture treatments per week for 10 weeks during the study [...]

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Is your Microwave Doing More than just Heating your Food?

March 20, 2011

I’ve known for years that there are some serious issues from heating food or water in a microwave.  Most acupuncturists or natural medicine providers do not support their use. But microwaves are so ubiquitous that most people have a hard time believing there could possibly be anything that bad about them. Doesn’t our regulatory system [...]

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Research: Acupuncture Effectively Treats Raynaud’s

January 8, 2011

Each winter, I see an increase in my acupuncture practice in people coming in for Raynaud’s syndrome.  Raynaud’s affects mostly women, and causes some areas of your body – typically your fingers and toes – to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. “During an attack of Raynaud’s, affected areas of [...]

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Acupuncture Successfully treats Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

September 13, 2010

It is absolutely unnecessary for anyone to be debilitated or disabled by Chronic Fatigue or Fibromyalgia. But  as the days get colder and shorter as we progress into fall, I begin to see an increase in patients coming in for acupuncture with these symptoms. Most experience a major increase in their symptoms in the winter [...]

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Can you guess the REAL leading cause of death in the US?

September 8, 2010

Can you guess the leading cause of death in the US? Is it heart disease?  Cancer?  Perhaps Diabetes has taken over? If you guessed any of these, you should be correct.  But in fact, the leading cause of death in the US is something much more insidious…it is Western Medicine. Western Medicine?  Yep. Now I’m [...]

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Research: Acupuncture for Depression at least as Effective as Medication

July 14, 2010

I am writing about depression for this season’s research article because as you can see from reading the featured Fire/Summer piece, it is actually vital for our health–not a luxury– that we experience joy, connection, and fun.  Because I’ve experienced such good results with using Chinese medicine for emotional imbalances, I decided to go online [...]

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Acupuncture’s Molecular Effects Pinned Down

June 7, 2010

Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. In a paper published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects of acupuncture in the body.

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Groundbreaking Research Proves How Acupuncture Works!

June 6, 2010

A scientific breakthrough has finally been able to prove how acupuncture works. While research like this may seem somewhat silly to those of us who have been working with the medicine for many years, and everyday see patients return completely relieved of their ailments, the implications of this are nonetheless profound. It has taken many years for the western medical world to accept acupuncture as a bonafide, legitimate form of medicine, but with research like this continuing to pour forth from the laboratories, our scientists will continue to discover what the Chinese have known for thousands of years…that acupuncture works!

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