Have you ever thought about becoming a columnist for Acupuncture Today? If so, now's your chance!
Acupuncture Today has been published on a monthly basis since January 2000. Many of Acupuncture Today's columnists have been writing for the publication since that time. After several years, however, a few columnists have decided to take time off to pursue other areas of interest and to allow other members of the profession to step in and fill their shoes.
As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens - and this could be the opening you've been waiting for. We're looking for acupuncturists, doctors of Oriental medicine, and other experts in the field of traditional Chinese medicine who would be interested in contributing a regular column (consisting of three to four articles per year) on one of the following topics:
We're also looking for interesting case studies, research papers, practice management tips, historical pieces, and other items you would like to share with the profession.
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You may also e-mail the requested information to us at editorial@acupuncturetoday.com.
Should you be chosen as a columnist, you will be notified of Acupuncture Today's decision within two to four weeks of our receiving all of the necessary information, at which time you will be asked to sign and return an assignment of copyright form for your article submissions. If several practitioners are interested in writing on the same subject, we may use a "shared column" format, with practitioners either collaborating on articles or alternating between columns.
If you have any further questions about becoming a columnist for Acupuncture Today, please contact our editorial department at (714) 230-3180. You are also encouraged to view our Author Guidelines at www.acupuncturetoday.com/authorguidelines.
Structured water (H3O2) can be considered a fourth state of water between liquid and solid. It has the hexagonal structure of ice; however, missing a critical bond, it behaves more like a gel than a solid, but retains some of its crystalline structure.
In the past five years of my clinical practice, I have seen an astonishing upsurge in the chronic use of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medications for the gastrointestinal issue diagnosed by allopathic medicine as GERD. It is not uncommon to encounter patients taking these prescriptions for five-plus years.
Working with chronically ill patients entails acknowledging the reality that not all patients will survive their diagnosis. Chinese medicine and acupuncture play a crucial role in palliative and end-of-life care, addressing medication and disease side effects, alleviating pain associated with death, reducing anxiety and stress, and helping patients find peace during the dying process.
