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In many cultures consciousness is accepted as part of everyday existence and even relied upon and applied as an integral part of the medical diagnosis to counterbalance disease. Elevation of consciousness (increasing one’s frequency, vibrational level, in which they resonate) is seen within numerous cultures as the Dantian centers (chakras)…

Pain can be useful, and may be a lifesaver at times because it alerts us to take urgent precaution as well as action for survival and self healing. Yet, in a lot of cases, pain becomes a self-perpetuating experience that remains long after the actual damage to the body is…

Acupuncture channels are living entities. Through them we can observe and experience the laws of nature. The Nei Jing reminds us the human body has holographic resonance with the natural world. The acupuncture channels are “codes” teaching us natural physiological process: how nature occurs in the body. They also discuss…

Recently, acupuncturists have been asking me about the increase in the types of diagnoses allowed for benefits of acupuncture services from Anthem Blue Cross. What many have heard is correct, and there has been a very large increase in the diagnoses codes allowed for acupuncture benefits. Traditionally acupuncture benefits have…

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM®) feels the need to impart this important information as it may affect former Diplomates’ ability to return to full certification with the NCCAOM.

Manaka ion pumping cords are commonly used in Japanese-style acupuncture practices. Many Chinese-style acupuncturists do not know about the simple and very effective treatments using these cords. Particularly, the burn and whiplash treatments have quick and substantial results.

The theme of the 2012 International Symposium on Acupuncture and Meridian Studies was “Moving Acupuncture Research Forward: Issues and Solutions.” This conference was held in at the University of Technology in Sydney (UTS), Australia from October 5 – 7. Over 180 individuals attended, representing Korea, China, Japan, India, United Kingdom,…

Most of us are aware of the scientific research articles that were published in esteemed journals such as Fertility and Sterility and BMJ showing how patients receiving acupuncture before and after IVF transfer improved the success rates of IVF. Most of us talk to our fertility patients about these studies.…

Acupuncturists spend more time trying to ease a patient’s pain than anything else. We may use a variety of methods ranging from traditional Chinese acupuncture to symptomatic modern Western “pin pricking” to achieve our goals. In each and every case of pain relief, however, it is the symptoms of pain…

One of the situations we will encounter on our journey when studying acupuncture and TCM will be references to a vast variety of physicians, emperors, authors, masters, teachers and others who contributed greatly by way of manuscripts, books, stories, treatises, observations, collections, writings and developments of these two healing arts.

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One of the most important aspects of targeting chronic disease is the health and vitality of the gastrointestinal tract. A vast array of chronic diseases ranging from cardiovascular, auto-immune, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and gynecological can be rooted in the dysfunction of the digestive system.

It’s pretty frustrating, isn’t it? Studies on nutrition seem to contradict themselves all the time, making it hard for us to know what is correct and what isn’t. One day margarine is good, then it’s bad, but it must be OK because the American Heart Association still recommends it, right?…

Some 20 years ago, I left Japan after spending four years studying healing and martial arts. I lived in conservative southern Japan where men did not wear shorts, walk barefoot outside, foreigners were a rarity, tattoos were only on criminals, one rarely protested, and drinking to excess was a norm.…

In this column I would like to address a widespread and common complaint encountered in my clinic: recalcitrant hypertension. It is very important for the clinician to properly diagnose and address this condition via the diagnostic paradigm of pattern differentiation. At least 2-3 times of month I have a patient…

I was motivated to write a series of articles on Western drugs because I received so much feedback from my colleagues who are licensed acupuncturists. They told me that they would like to know more about the medications their patients are on, prescribed by their Western physicians. I also understand…