Two weekends ago I was happy to see a major article about acupuncture in the New York Times. While the article provides greater exposure for acupuncture treatment, I was struck by the overall lack of understanding of the medicine. [edgtf_blockquote text="To understand eastern therapies such...
Transition and change is the natural movement of life. The oldest existing classic in Chinese philosophy is the “I Ching” or “Book of Changes.” Health and disease is often related to our ability to transition and move through change. The “I Ching” describes the process of...
There's a term commonly used within acupuncture treatment known as “the healing crisis”: a rather dramatic name for a common, often mild occurrence. This “crisis” is perhaps more palatable when called a “detox period.” The crisis usually manifests as cold or flu-like symptoms, diarrhea or...
Acupuncture can appear mysterious. Being an acupuncturist, I have asked myself at times, how can the insertion of tiny needles into the skin cause healing? I still find it amazing. Beyond the mystery of how acupuncture works, is the question: how does an acupuncturist determine where...
A different type of thinking is required when embracing acupuncture’s therapeutic power. For example, it's possible through the use acupuncture to affect the inside of a joint or an internal organ simply through stimulating an acupuncture point on the surface of the skin without needing...