I take Astragalus every day and so do many of my patients. This article is a good rundown of the health benefits. Anti-Aging Implications of Astragalus Membranaceus (Huangqi): A Well-Known Chinese Tonic Ping Liu,1 Haiping Zhao,1,# and Yumin Luo1,2,3,* Author
I’ve never heard the term “metainflammation” before, but I understand the concept. It refers to the global low-grade inflammation that can lead to so many issues, from heart disease, to cancer to cognitive decline. Sirt1 is a target of anti-aging
This article is a fantastic resource that looks at the nitty gritty of multiple signaling pathways. This is important because these pathways are the focus of research and pharmaceuticals companies to target these pathways for immune functions, inflammation, and anti-aging.
I monitor autonomic activity in the clinic during acupuncture treatment. I use heart rate variability (HRV) and concentrate mostly on vagal activity or parasympathetic activity. But I’ve been impressed with the strength of the correlation of sympathetic activity with
This study, though older, is important because it connects the dots between vagal activity, pro-inflammatory cytokines (Il-6), and gastric emptying. It would be quite expensive to do this study in a human controlled trial. This is where these animal models
All of our systems are interrelated. This article looks in depth at the effect of sleep on the immune system. Very topical during or surviving from a pandemic! Sleep can affect how sick you get if infected, whether you get
The most important novel findings from this study are that when delayed resuscitation is inevitable during emergency situations such as hemorrhagic shock occurring in war without sufficient fluids, electroacupuncture at ST36 can be performed and it can successfully attenuate systemic
This new article by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow shows improved tactile acuity after treatment with acupuncture for Low Back Pain. This is significant because “Previous neuroimaging studies have shown that other chronic pain disorders also demonstrate altered brain structure
This group saw an increase in parasympathetic activity during trigger point acupuncture. This is probably a nonspecific effect of needling, but of significance nonetheless!! Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Trigger-Point Acupuncture of Various Muscles Yoji Kitagawa Published Online:
This is not a particularly new paper. I’ve somehow missed the data on Neuropeptide Y and its possible connection to acupuncture pain relief. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28598785 Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 May-Jun;35 Suppl 105(3):81-85. Epub 2017 May 31. Pain modulation in patients with
