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The tongue has a fixed length to what it can tell us. While it is an important part of diagnosis, it is as important, but not more important than any other diagnostic. The same can be said about a patient’s bowel movements or menstrual cycle: we can only glean so…

How do you introduce yourself? As a licensed acupuncturist? Herbalist? Integrative medicine practitioner? A holistic health provider who does acupuncture, herbs, cupping, moxa and nutrition? One of the most common things I hear from practitioners who are looking to grow their business and network is that explaining all we can…

One of the most fascinating aspects related to the environmental influence of disease pathology is the TCM concept of “spring warmth.” First discussed in the Shang Han Bu Wang Lun (Supplement to What Has Been Lost From Discussion of Cold Damage), Guo Yong presents the concept of an external cold…

A major milestone in the legislative journey of H.R. 4803 has been realized: U.S. House member Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has co-sponsored the act – the first Republican member of Congress to do so.

If you have not seen them yet, you soon will: yard signs, television, radio and online ads, mailers, door-to-door solicitations, and candidate meet-and-greets. Election season is here. While Election Day 2022 is not until Nov. 8, campaign season is already heating up, and will continue to do so throughout the…

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The NCCAOM Board of Commissioners is a diverse body of volunteers committed to the advancement of our profession and public safety through the certification of our Diplomates.

Part 1 of this digital exclusive appeared in the April issue. This case study involves a 30-year-old female patient with ADHD diagnosed in childhood. Pt. 1 covered TCM diagnosis and case analysis.

Tinnitus (erming) is the perception of sound without an external auditory stimulus. Although it can be related to deafness, it is a distinct and separate phenomenon. Tinnitus is a symptom and is always subjective. It is often described as buzzing, ringing, droning, or a high-pitch squeal. It can be unilateral,…

Quercetin has grown exponentially in popularity throughout the past decade. According to the National Institutes of Health website, PubMed.gov, there was a 243 percent increase in quercetin publications from 2011 to 2021. More than 2,300 papers were published on quercetin in 2021 alone, bringing the total publications to over 13,000.

In a typical year, surgeons in the U.S. perform more than 270,000 rotator-cuff surgeries and more than 90 percent of these surgeries involve the supraspinatus tendon. Because the average cost of a rotator-cuff repair is about $25,000, this translates into almost $7 billion annually for the surgical management of rotator-cuff…

I’m in Rome trying to change Swiss Francs into Euros at a bank. Ever mindful of money laundering, the teller says, “American passport? Why do you have Swiss Francs?”

When I first became interested in attending acupuncture school, I was under the impression I was making a responsible and stable move. I thought that because I was going to be attending the longest master’s program available and would become a licensed health care provider, I would have some sort…

In response to our nation’s opioid crisis claiming more than 70,000 lives annually, the CDC released a 56-page draft guideline detailing 12 recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain for public comment in 2015. The NCCAOM, ASA, Acupuncture Now Foundation, Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC), and other stakeholders and individuals…

As a practitioner / teacher of qi gong and an acupuncturist, I tend to color my clinical perspective with the palette of the changing seasons. Each season has a unique personality and a unique effect upon the mind / body of the patient.

In the months to years following the cessation of periods, a woman’s estrogen levels gradually begin to decline. In addition to estrogen, other hormones produced by the ovaries including progesterone and testosterone also decline during this time. Such inevitable changes in hormone levels can significantly affect a women’s health for…

Now let’s discuss some of the science of slow breathing, looking at nasal breathing, carbon dioxide and the autonomic nervous system.

The three-heater (san jiao) official is responsible for the distribution of heat throughout the entirety of the body, mind and spirit. No organ or function can operate optimally if its environment is too hot or too cold. This official works to provide an optimal temperature in which all organs and…

If research supporting the effectiveness of acupuncture isn’t being incorporated into clinical practice and health policy, where does that leave the profession? Perhaps this will help: a new study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal that exposes the lack of adoption and makes recommendations for how the problem can…