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February 2026 (Vol. 27, Issue 2)

News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 5)
Acupuncture Education: Today and Tomorrow
Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.
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Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Integrating Intermittent Fasting Therapy Into Acupuncture Practice: A Clinical Perspective
Reducing Inflammation, Enhancing Treatment Outcomes
Jong Lee, LAc, PhD
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Your Practice / Business
Four Things No One Told Me About Successful Acupuncture
Ann Kirby, DAc
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Healthcare / Public Health  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
From Needle to Knife
My Metamorphosis From Acupuncturist to Colon and Rectal Surgeon via Hand Yangming
Vanessa Hortian, DO, MS, LAc, CHSE
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Healthcare / Public Health
Acupuncture Isn’t the Whole of TCM: Why Titles and Training Matter
A Roadmap for Modernizing Our Profession
Aram Akopyan, MD, LAc
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Herbal Medicine
Protect the Delicate: Five Patent Medicines for the Lung Organ
Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
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Evidence / Research / Science
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for IBS-D
Restoring Gut Function Via Microbiota Rebalancing
Simone Ormsby, BSc, BHSc, PhD; Sandro Graca, MSc, Lic TCM, FABORM
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Chronic / Acute Conditions  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 2): Changing the Inner Story
Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc
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Education & Seminars
Asian Medical Bodywork Opens Another Door to the Profession
Kathleen Lumiere, DAOM, LAc; Kathy Taromina, DACM, MS, LAc
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Chinese & Asian Medicine
The Metal Element’s Relationship to Mercury – and Associated Use of Herbs
Bradley Capron, LAc, DACM
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Anti Aging / Healthy Aging  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Gaze Stabilization: Clinical Relevance
Simple Eye Exercises That Can Help Improve Balance, Prevent Falls and Even Enhance Cognition as We Age
Thomas Michaud, DC
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Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
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