Martha Lucas, PhD, LAc

Martha Lucas, PhD, LAc is a Research Psychologist who received her diploma in TCM from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She studied advanced pulse diagnosis with James Ramholz, OMD, medical qi gong with Master/Dr. Zhengao Yao, and interned with Timothy McGee, LAc.

Her private practice is located in Denver, CO. Lucas teaches year-long and ongoing internships in the Pulse Balance System called The Pulse Diagnosis Revelation: It's not all about the qualities as well as seminars in Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture and abdominal acupuncture.

Previous Articles

Following the Thinking of the Classics
December 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 12)
Pulse Diagnosis: What We Know
November 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 11)
Anti-Aging: Educating Your Patients About The Skin
May 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 05)
The Pulses: Strategy for Reducing Stress's Effect on the Kidneys
January 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 01)
Antibiotic Resistance: Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Prevent Epidemics
October 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 10)
Pulse Balancing Invoke Mystical-Type Experiences
September 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 09)
Beauty is Averageness
July 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 07)
Treating the Spirit via the Kidney Meridian
March 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 03)
Our "Abdominal Brain" and Its Relationship to The Pulses
January 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 01)
Opportunities By The Venus Transit: Nourish Our Earth
September 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 09)
The Fight or Flight Response and Unhealthy Aging
July 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Using OM to Help Prevent Mental Health Issues Among Practitioners
May 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)
Herbs: Revitalizing in Spring to Maintain Youthful Vitality
March 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)
Aging, Fertility, and the Liver
January 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 01)
Guiding Patients Through Worry, Hypertension, and Healing
November 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 11)
The True Anti-Aging Medicine
September 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 09)
Treating Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome of Childhood
July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 07)
Make Aging a Pleasant Experience By Eliminating the Effects of Stress
May 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 05)
Hold the Needles: New Anti-Aging Treatments
March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 03)
Food for Thought About Beauty, Inside And Out
January 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 01)
Prevention is the Real Anti-Aging
November 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 11)
The Pulse of Aging
September 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 09)
Chinese Medicine, Color and Beauty
July 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 07)
Pick Your Poison
May 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 05)
Facing the Vanity Calamity Using Traditional Medicine
March 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 03)
Teaching Cosmetic Acupuncture in Turkey
January 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)
Examining the Flow of Qi Through the Organ Systems
December 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 12)
Pulse Diagnosis: Are We Allowing It to Become a Lost Art?
August 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 08)
Oriental Medicine: Traditional or Not?
September 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 09)
Cosmetic Acupuncture and Liability Insurance Coverage
October 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 10)
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Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process
Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process

The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.

Aiden Jakob Seraphim, DACM, LAc
Healthcare / Public Health
From Needle to Knife
From Needle to Knife

Chinese medical theory details each meridian’s functions and associations, which can be extrapolated for metaphorical significance. For example, the Large Intestine (LI) meridian expels physical and emotional waste, supporting systemic purification and renewal. Its anatomical trajectory, which traverses the index finger, upper extremity, shoulder, neck, and terminates at the contralateral nasolabial groove, also serves as a narrative metaphor, eloquently illustrating my journey from acupuncturist to colon and rectal surgeon.

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Vanessa Hortian, DO, MS, LAc, CHSE
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 1): Panic Attack
Transformational Work With Anxiety

When we are in the grips of an anxious pattern, it dominates our brain and nervous system, and we lose our normal body-mind regulation. In this and subsequent articles, I present effective mindfulness-based method* via case study, that we can add to our acupuncture treatments to help clients consciously stop the dysregulating cascade of events and bring “distressed parts” into coherent body-mind-spirit integration.

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Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc