Two new studies show that lower levels of Vitamin D (the Sunshine Vitamin) are linked to poorer health outcomes. One showed that taking Vitamin D3 supplementation may be helpful. The other one showed no advantage with supplementation. Their recommendation
An insightful post at Brilliant Blog urges us to seek analogies to achieve breakthroughs. This is a key part of my “product development.” Finding analogies in nature that can explain needling’s effect on the body and brain, eg pearl formation, parasite
A brief primer on leptins. (I pulled this article because of the connection to HRV. I don’t think I can make any sort of informed connection to acupuncture and weight loss.) To date, only leptin and insulin are known to
The reason I’m citing this article is that acupuncture acts on the limbic system. Migraine, preceded by cortical spreading depression, shows increased connectivity in the limbic/viscerosensory network. This may give rationale for acupuncture’s effectiveness in some migraine cases. Cephalalgia. 2013
Heart Rate Variability is a measure of the body’s stress levels, and my area of research. In this simple study, they compared women on Hormone Replacement Therapy and those who were not. Heart Rate Variability was better in when women
Of course, I would have loved to see acupuncture come in with a resounding recommendation, but given the panel, I will take what I can get. They didn’t dismiss acupuncture and it came in tied with Synvist injections. In the
Still more background on Pain and the Brain Clin J Pain. 2013 Oct 16. Phenotype Matters: The Absence of a Positive Association between Cortical Thinning and Chronic Low Back Pain when Controlling for Salient Clinical Variables. Dolman AJ, Loggia ML,
The link below is to a detailed article about the hazards and long term implications of antibiotics and the importance of your gut flora. AcupunctureToday.com-Your-Gut-Why-You-Should-Be-Very-Afraid-1389910102 http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32839
The issue of the placebo effect is incredibly important to the acupuncture community. It should be of greater importance to the Medical Community, both for drugs and surgeries. When you take a pill, you and your doctor hope it will
Perhaps surgery is not the greatest idea for back pain??? Those of us who provide alternatives would heartily agree, since we end up seeing many of the post operative patients who are still in pain. From npr. Groopman, a
