When people hear the word “diet,” they often think of restriction, weight loss, or complicated food rules. But one of the simplest and most powerful dietary tools in acupuncture and holistic medicine is eating bland, at least for a little … Read More

A pragmatic trial analysis publisehed in May 2024 including 465 patients with moderate to severe anxious depression found that those treated with acupuncture and SSRI’s showed higher treatment response and remission rates, and greater improvement in depression and quality of … Read More

Based on dozens of peer-reviewed studies, this article explores the mechanisms by which acupuncture promotes healing in injured peripheral nerves. There are a lot! The bottom line: We have found that after peripheral nerve injury… the entire nervous system is … Read More

“A 2018 meta-analysis of over 20,000 patients in 39 high-quality randomized controlled trials found that acupuncture was superior to both sham and no acupuncture for back or neck pain, osteoarthritis, headaches and shoulder pain. These outcomes mostly persisted over time — even … Read More

Thanks to Justin Chin for this fun, succinct answer to the number one question to every acupuncturist. The video focuses on pain, which is the most well understood of acupuncture’s benefits, among many others.