Bob Flaws, LAc, FNAAOM (USA), FRCHM (UK)

Bob Flaws received training at Shanghai College of Chinese Medicine in acupuncture, tuina and herbal medicine. He currently is the main editor and translator for Blue Poppy Press. He is also a founder, past president and Lifetime Fellow of the Acupuncture Association of Colorado, a founding member of the National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance, and a Fellow of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the UK. He has also served as the editor of the Colorado Acupuncturist and the Journal of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is also a coauthor of an NIH-funded acupuncture research protocol on AIDS-related peripheral neuropathy, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Previous Articles

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome and Chinese Medicine
October 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)
The Preventive Treatment of Premature Ovarian Failure
June 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 06)
A Four-Step Protocol for Improving the Effects of Clomiphene in Patients With Ovulatory Dysfunction Infertility
February 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 02)
Acupuncture and the 50-Minute Hour
October 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 10)
The Need for Endowments in AOM Education in North America
July 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 07)
Acupuncture Today Columnist Bob Flaws Asks Profession to Act Immediately on Impending Ephedra Ban
Bird Flu and Chinese Medicine
October 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 10)
Why We Should Not Use the Term "Patent Medicines"
October 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 10)
The Issue of Dose in the Use of Chinese Ready-Made Medicines
August 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 08)
Supplementing & Draining Simultaneously in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
October 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 10)
The Four Bars
January 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 01)
New Approaches to the Chinese Medical Treatment of Obesity
October 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 10)
Chinese Medical Treatment of Malignant Lymphoma
July 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 07)
Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis (Du Zhong) and Latex Allergy
May 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 05)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
March 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 03)
Chinese Medicine & Congestive Heart Failure
January 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 01)
Treating Mental/Emotional Diseases: Reframing Our Patients' Responses in the Questioning Process
September 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 09)
The Tuina Treatment of Tennis Elbow
November 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 11)
The Treatment of Menopausal Palpitations with Chinese Medicine
May 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 05)
Pointers for the Effective Prescription of Chinese Patent Medicines
January 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 01)
Chinese Medicine and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
January 2000 (Vol. 01, Issue 01)
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Acupuncture & Acupressure
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations

Acupuncture can be highly effective in cases of nasal congestion so common in allergy presentations; so much so that I often treat such issues using acupuncture protocols alone. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental allergens, I use a skeleton acupuncture prescription that can easily be fleshed out to target potential underlying patterns and effectively customized to the patient.

Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
Lasers & Tens
The Laser Learning Curve for Light-Based Fertility Treatments
The Laser Learning Curve for Light-Based Fertility Treatments

Low-level laser therapy is having a moment in acupuncture circles for good reason. With a growing body of research supporting its role in reducing inflammation, enhancing circulation and stimulating mitochondrial activity, more practitioners are exploring its application in fertility care. But in the nearly 20 years I’ve used laser therapy in clinical practice, I’ve seen a wide range of outcomes. It’s not because laser therapy doesn’t work. It’s because many of us don’t realize how much the details matter.

Marcy White, LAc, Dipl. Ac., MAc, CFMP
Evidence / Research / Science
TEAM Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Cancer Patients
TEAM Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Cancer Patients

“Integrating Traditional East Asian Medicine Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Supporting Cancer Treatment and Survivorship in the West,”published in Perspectives on Integrative Medicine (2025), provides a detailed exploration of how traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) can support cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. This article summarizes findings from the two case reports included in the study.

John Chen, PhD, PharmD, OMD, LAc