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Cheryl Suing has learned many lessons about running a successful practice over the years. She began her training by reaching out to others for insight into the acupuncture world while still in college. Today, Suing runs her own successful practice in Long Beach, Calif. with her own unique healing methodology…

Cancer is a unique journey. No two cancer patients are alike. Multilayered factors prompt cancers. Multilayered factors enhance survival. As an Asian Bodywork therapist I have been able to transform my experience of metastatic breast cancer into teaching tools and Continuing Education workshops offering a variety of qi exercises and…

Making a living in TCM is too hard to do if you don’t love it. You don’t eat without forging ahead against the odds. You are an under dog, still struggling to teach your local communities that you aren’t a quack. You labor to become skillful clinically, knowing, as your…

Recently an acupuncturist asked me how many units of acupuncture may could be billed when inserting a set of five needles and those needles are retained for 30 minutes? This question is one that is common and though the authors of the codes assumed it was clear it apparently is…

If you have watched anything on TV in the last 10 years, you have probably encountered Spongebob Squarepants at some point in time. A ridiculous, irascible sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the town of Bikini Bottom. He is joined by his buddy Patrick the Starfish,…

Two recent research reports find that acupuncture is an effective treatment for several types of chronic pain and has the added advantage of being less costly than standard medical care. According to a story in the Sept. 10, 2012 edition of Medscape Medical News, a “meta-analysis” performed by lead author…

The acupuncture channels are tools for healing. They are also guidebooks - manuals detailing human development and disease - designed to communicate the path of growth, healing and transformation. There are six channel systems. Each system is like a “book,” discussing an aspect of the human condition. Specific channels within…

Let’s talk money. In earlier articles, I stressed that in order for you to build a successful practice, which allows you to do what you love - treating people in need with our beautiful and safe healing art - you need to come to grips with the fact that a…

True or false: Everyone who can benefit from acupuncture gets acupuncture. True or false: Everyone who seeks acupuncture finds the right acupuncturist. True or false: Everyone who gets acupuncture realizes its full potential. Three for three, right? “F” across the board.

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I am now sitting in a small grove of redwoods, writing this article with pen and paper about how we don’t spend enough time in nature and I am looking at my watch so that I can finish in time to get back to my office and send the article…

Those who seek your medical care are likely to be taking Western drugs. These medications have distinct effects on their physical condition, as well as their mental and emotional condition, which may affect the treatment you select for them and also their response to your treatment. An important aspect of…

I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors of the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) for the past few years, and have been very pleased with our progress in influencing the language of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and nominating key people with integrative…

As practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, many of us are treating infertility patients. Some of us have treated only a few patients who are trying to conceive; some of us solely focus on the treatment of infertility. As my practice has matured, it has become more and more focused on…

Twenty-first century acupuncturists can find a great deal of wisdom in the classical texts of Chinese medicine. While the faithful exploration of established insights of the classics provides a solid basis for clinical practice, our rapidly changing culture creates unprecedented disharmonies, which might best respond to innovative approaches to the…

In my last article, Treating Musculoskeletal Disorders with Chinese Herbal Formulas: Part I , we focused on formulas for trauma and heat-bi syndromes. Now, I want to review important formulas for chronic bi syndrome. “Bi” translates as painful-obstruction, and is applied to a variety of conditions affecting the musculoskeletal frame,…

Over the past decade, I have seen a growing interest in how our medicine can help those suffering from eating disorders. I receive emails and phone calls from fellow practitioners and students who have contacted me because I treat eating disorders. Inevitably the discussion turns to point selection, herbal formulas,…

Next month, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago Ill., will play host to the Chicago Conference on Integration in Medicine. The theme is: Pragmatics of Implementation in Integration . The overwhelming trend in integration is to place practitioners of different modalities under one roof. In reality, this never results…

The classic Chinese medical text the Su Wen presents seven internal causes of illness. These causes are emotions related to the organs: sadness, grief, pensiveness, fear, fright, anger and joy. When these emotions are not allowed a natural expression or are suppressed, intense, extreme or continue for long periods of…