by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 4, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
We all try to understand new concepts by trying to fit these novel ideas into our existing mental framework. Sometimes, this does not work. For some people acupuncture is one of the treatments that doesn’t easily fit into ideas we already own. During my first...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 13, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Parkinson's Disease, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Electric Stimulation, Electro-Acupuncture
Here is an interesting study from China that reports electro-acupuncture, on the acupuncture points Spleen 6 and Stomach 36, has a neuroprotective effect on the brain because it is antioxidant. This is particularly useful in treating Parkinson’s because evidence...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 31, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture increases blood flow to the brain without raising arterial blood pressure or pulse rate. A new study, recently published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine reports that using acupuncture to increase blood flow to the brain...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 29, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Hot Flashes
A Yale University/University of Pittsburg study of women with hot flashes brought on by conventional breast cancer treatment reveals that women who received acupuncture had a 30% reduction in hot flashes. You can read more about the randomized, placebo-controlled...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 20, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Face Reading, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes
I’ve been blogging for about 3 years now and loving the opportunity to share ideas from Traditional Chinese Medicine. I also have found that blogging has encouraged me to stay very up-to-date about research and the practice of acupuncture and herbs. ...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 24, 2011 | Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and PCOS, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Electric Stimulation, Electro-Acupuncture, Fertility, Menstrual Cycle, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
By Cathy Margolin L.A.c.A recently published study in the American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism concluded that low frequency electro-acupuncture improved menstrual frequency and balanced sex steroid levels in women with PCOS, polycystic ovarian...
