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The Board of the American Society of Acupuncturists will hold its first annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico the weekend of March 4-5, 2016.

There is always an end. Sometimes it’s happy, like a graduation, sometimes it’s not, like believing you’ve failed. No matter how well you serve them, patients leave you behind. Some do so long before they are well and others require immediate removal from your practice. Departures are not to be…

Lets start by exposing a major myth. It has become a common advertising claim in recent years that AFR works mainly by increasing collagen production. This is in fact not true. Collagen induction only plays a very small role in the function of AFR. Microneedling has been widely researched by…

What has attracted you to the field of acupuncture? I have asked that question to many of my colleagues, and while the replies have been quite varied, there has been one common underlying theme. That theme has been something like this: “I have always been interested in expanded, holistic forms…

The Theory of Meridians is the most important component of traditional Chinese medicine and at the core of acupuncture treatment methods. In recent years, scholars, researchers, scientists, and others have dedicated a significant amount of time and human, financial, and material resources to the research of meridians, offering many theories…

Several recent short-term intervention studies failed to show that vitamin E supplementation was protective against the development of various cancers, most notably lung and prostate cancer. In fact, in the Select study, individuals taking vitamin E supplements showed a 17% higher incidence of prostate cancer. In this study, researchers used…

One of my favorite questions is: “If I talked to you the way you talk to you, would you like me?” The answer from most people is a resounding “NO!” Let’s face it. We all have voices in our heads. Those voices can either cheer us on to greatness, or…

The silver tsunami is coming and health providers must prepare to face the unique needs of an aging population. The Administration on Aging1 reports there are 44.7 million people, or one in every seven Americans, who are 65 years old and older (as of 2013; the latest year for which…

For the healthcare provider, the focus of treatment for their patients is often directly related to their training. That training may or may not include how to use meditation within your practice. If there is training, it may be limited or overshadowed by other “hardcore” courses. Or, relegated to quickly…

Unhappiness is identified as the etiology of many important disease states in the Nei Jing . Chapter 44 of the Su Wen says that “Wei Atrophy” Syndrome can come about when a person is disappointed or mentally distracted. When there is “pondering without limits” or when a person can’t deal…

Perhaps one of the great traditional pillars of TCM is the art of pulse diagnosis. The evaluation of the pulse gives insight into the inter-relationships of every level of the meridian system. Taking the time to properly palpate the superficial and deep pulses of both wrists and evaluate them for…

The Gallbladder, with its paired official, the liver, is the element wood within us. Wood grants us the power of birth – new beginnings, growth, breaking through boundaries and surging forward. It is the vigorous, exuberant energy of the Spring season.

Here, I want to summarize the experiments and studies that validate the wisdom embedded in Chinese medicine theories. Single-Target vs. Multifactorial Approach: Modern drugs are developed at the molecular level and are designed so that the operative molecules which make up a drug only target or interact with a single,…

Healthcare ethical violations can result in increased costs, as well as patient mistrust. Ethical education and training are often the first line of defense. This was the motivation behind the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)‘s recent Ethics and Safety Symposium.

The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) recently announced that their Interprofessional Fellowship was officially recognized and approved by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). Under the leadership of Tieraona Low Dog, MD, the Interprofessional Fellowship is a new educational model that “fosters collaboration amongst diverse practitioners and…

We in the profession want to express our sincere sympathy to the wife and family of Dr. Richard Tan. Dr. Tan has been a valuable and contributing member of the Asian medicine community throughout his outstanding career. We will miss his teaching and technical skills. We thank him for all…