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There are literally volumes of acupuncture studies.  Many use fairly standard research procedures including trying to have a reasonable number of men and women in studies where this is possible.  While the vast majority of those studies look at the general overall outcome, which is largely of prim…

According to the World Health Organization the global rates of diabetes have risen in the last 30 years by approximately 300 million cases.  Currently there are over 400 million cases of type II diabetes globally.  People who are clinically obese, a strong contributing factor to type II diabetes, …

What does it mean when we say we are "healthy"?  In the west it may often mean that we through any number of means (medications, diet, etc.) don't have anything that is too problematic physically.  To a lesser extent in the west we might also consider our mental health in that definition.  And to …

For practitioners who are interested in the scientific analysis of "how" acupuncture works there are a number of interesting avenues to pursue. From a multitude of studies we know that acupuncture modulates areas in the brain which then over hours and days serve to initiate balancing changes in bo…

Chinese Medicine, both acupuncture and herbal medicine, is well established for the treatment of depression and other psychiatric conditions.  But as every day goes by we are learning more and more in both western and eastern terms about how depression comes to be, i.e. the underlying causes.  One…

Chinese Medicine offers a number of options to help alleviate depression.  There are studies and clinical evidence showing both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are often helpful when used appropriately.  From a Chinese Medicine perspective there are many underlying diagnoses (i.e. sets of …

Psychological issues among college students have "soared in the past decade" as discussed by PBS reported Hari Sreenivasan in a recent program entitled "More stress, less stigma drives college students to mental health services". The Chronicle of Higher Education has a recent series entitled the "…

There are literally volumes of studies regarding Tai Chi and the health benefits it offers.  So many, in fact, that it is somewhat tiring (but inspiring!) reading through them continually.  I've written previously on some of the basic health benefits of tai chi, and many other articles on health b…

For men comes one of the more directly named syndromes in western medicine, PADAM (or partial androgen deficiency of the aging male). Also known as "male menopause", PADAM is an indicator for an important set of issues which may arise as men age. Generally involving low testosterone (also mentione…

A question very often asked of acupuncturists is, "How Does Acupuncture Work?".  The truthful answer is that outside of our own theoretical framework (which is 1000's of years strong - explored in "What Does Acupuncture Treat?"), we don't really know how it works in western terms. What we are comi…

As most of us are well aware there are a number of diet, lifestyle and possibly even emotional changes that need to worked towards to limit stroke risk.  There are all very similar with the addition of potential medications to avoid a recurrence. Within diet  - you want to choose more fruits, vege…

Around 18% of people who have a stroke or TIA end up experiencing varying degrees of depression.  This can be due to changes in the brain, of course, but also the anger, frustration, and other associated emotions involved in trying to regain functioning.  Further there is some overlap between pre-…

Acupuncture is often used for a range of issues during pregnancy and birth.  There, of course, is using acupuncture for fertility issues.  While there is growing awareness around the usage of acupuncture for fertility issues, once pregnant, there is less awareness of pregnancy treatment options and…

Fibromyalgia can be a difficult disease both to identify and to treat from the western medical perspective.  Literally every single fibromyalgia patient I’ve ever seen had gone for months, sometimes years before being diagnosed.  It is sadly not too uncommon that more than a few have even been told…

Publishing in the aging cell journal, a group of researcher from various institutions in Shanghai recently conducted a study looking at the affects of the Chinese herb Shi Chang Pu (Sweetflag Rhizome, Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii). This particular herb is found in many Chinese herbal formulas are is …