Andrew Rader is an acupuncturist and herbalist who has been in practice for 23 years. He received a BS in biochemistry from U.C. Berkeley in 1982. After working and travelling in Asia, he returned to study Chinese medicine at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, and received his Masters degree from ACTCM in 1988.
Andrew completed an internship at Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Fall/Winter 1987/88. In 1990, he became the director of the Haight Ashbury Free Acupuncture Clinic in San Francisco, California. From 1993 to 1997, he was the staff acupuncturist at the Conant Medical Group, one of the largest AIDS practices in the U.S. He also worked with Dr. John Kaiser, a well-known alternative AIDS specialist. In addition to being an acupuncturist, Andrew is also a hypnotherapist, having studied with Will Goddey, and specializes in smoking cessation.
In connection with his love of Chinese medicine, Andrew has followed a Buddhist meditation path since 1982, and has practiced tai chi, qigong and yoga since 1980. Andrew, his wife and family live in the San Geronimo Valley of West Marin, California. Andrew currently practices in Marin county, CA and can be reached at email: info@qiawareness.com. Websites: freedomfromsmokes.com and qiawareness.com.
Previous Articles
Resilience is the New Longevity
April 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 04)
Putting Descartes Before The Force
January 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 01)
Believers Live Longer Why I'd Rather be Winnie the Pooh than Eeyore
September 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 09)
I Feel Therefore I Am
May 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 05)
Stand on Your Ground - Barefoot
January 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 01)
Mother Nature Bats Last
October 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 10)
The Pursuit of Happiness-Forget About It
July 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
False No Hope: What's Wrong with Placebo?
April 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 04)
Neuroplasticity: Learn and Adapt at Any Age
January 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 01)
This is Your Brain on Meditation
November 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 11)
Denial - It's a Good Thing
July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 07)
A Closer Look at The Evolution of Food Consumption
April 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 04)
Synthesized Happiness: It's the Real Thing
January 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 01)
Diets of Affluence
October 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 10)
Nightmares, Dreams and Visualization
July 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 07)
Take a Nap
April 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 04)
Why We Must Override Our Natural Instincts
January 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)
Manipulation, Habituation and Change
October 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 10)
Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
July 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 07)
The Curse of Interesting Times
April 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 04)
A Unified Field Theory for Cancer and Heart Disease
January 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 01)
Cell Phones: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
October 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)
Take a Shallow Breath and Relax
July 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 07)
Wake Up and Go to Sleep
April 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 04)
I Can Lift That
January 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 01)
Ecological Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
October 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 10)
The Heart of the Matter: Alternative Views on Heart and Vascular Disease
July 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 07)
Real Food vs. Nutritionism: How Food Science Has Failed Us
April 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 04)
Talking About Evolution: Caloric Restriction and Insulin
January 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 01)
Sudden Oak Death: What's in It for Us?
October 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 10)
Hatchet Jobs: Headlines, Studies and Big Pharma
July 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 07)
Hot Stuff: The Promise of Far-Infrared Treatment
January 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 01)
Emotional Freedom
September 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 09)
Mind Your Mind
May 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 05)
Frankenfoods Upon Us
January 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 01)
Fructose: Short, Sweet, and Deadly
September 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 09)
Pleasant Dreams
February 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 02)
We Are What We Think
September 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 09)
Toxins Are Us
May 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 05)
