Brooke Moen Acupuncture, Personalized Medicine

02/19/2026

In our latest podcast episode, my dear friend and brilliant colleague Lisa Masé and I discuss how being human is as much a song as it is a spreadsheet.....

Traditional Wisdom for Modern Times · Episode

02/17/2026

Happy Lunar New Year!
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè
新年快乐

What's OUT in the Year of the Fire Horse?
Worrying, hiding, pretending

What's IN?
Saddle (view), bridle (focus), action (go!)

Who says?
Many thousands of years of Shamanism, Animism, Confucianism and Taoism that became a calendar and a system that tracks time cycles. These profound and time-tested calculations inform us about our fundamental reality and relationality.

Essential context for confusing times!

I share this tradition through my annual talk, that you can stream, and will be posted online this week. A portion of proceeds goes to the ACLU.....

https://www.brookemoenacupuncture.com

02/07/2026

Source: Bai L, Cheng H, Hu P, Wang Q, Zhang S, Shen Z, Xu F, Su X, Zhang Y. Effect of acupuncture on post-stroke dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Neurology. 2024;15:1391226. doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1391226.

A randomized controlled trial from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine reports that a four-week course of Tongdu Tiaoshen

01/29/2026

Study here:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3727/096368914X678463?download=true

A groundbreaking discovery from Taiwan is bridging traditional medicine and modern science. Researchers at China Medical University have shown that acupuncture doesn’t just relieve pain—it can trigger stem cells to repair damaged organs naturally. Electroacupuncture at specific points, like ST36 (Zusanli) and GV20 (Baihui), stimulates the bone marrow to release mesenchymal stem cells into the bloodstream. These stem cells then travel to injured tissues, differentiate into organ-specific cells, and release healing factors.
Within 24 hours, stem cell levels in circulation increased by 300%, providing a measurable biological explanation for acupuncture’s therapeutic effects—beyond placebo. Stroke patients treated with electroacupuncture within 48 hours recovered 40% better than those with standard care. Liver cirrhosis patients showed reduced fibrosis markers, while heart attack survivors experienced improved cardiac function.
This discovery is rewriting how Western medicine views acupuncture. For thousands of years, it was considered purely traditional, yet science now shows a sophisticated, measurable mechanism for healing. Ancient practices are finally being validated through modern imaging and cellular tracking, revealing that needle stimulation can activate the body’s own repair systems.
The message is clear: acupuncture is more than sensation—it’s a biological trigger for regeneration, showing how centuries-old practices can integrate with cutting-edge science.

12/03/2025

The brilliance of this ancient system.....

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11/24/2025

10/19/2025

"Acupuncture significantly restores ovarian endocrine and vascular function in polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) through neuromodulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis [1]. Evidence shows that acupuncture regulates key hypothalamic neuropeptides—kisspeptin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and dynorphin (DYN)—and neurotransmitters such as γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), serotonin (5-HT), dopamine, and glutamate, thereby normalizing gonadotropin release, s*x hormone ratios, and ovarian morphology [1]."

https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/2393-acupuncture-restores-ovarian-function-in-pcos?fbclid=IwY2xjawNhzGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUVnl2eDJ5bzE2bFlVb0NQAR70JVvnL7XYvTwrqXYKZ7kUKgoSrnBF6ifqGbPmG0x2AHEY6xVm_sIHEMMk0g_aem_qUGUd-cf7UVmQn9sR88J_A

Acupuncture significantly restores ovarian endocrine and vascular function in polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) through neuromodulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis.

01/15/2025

07/09/2024