The Subtle Point

09/27/2023

This is a simple back acupuncture treatment with electrical stimulation to help reduce period cramps and to regulate hormonal cycles.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has been used for thousands of yours for infertility, painful periods, regulating menstruation, helping prevent and treat ovarian cysts and fibroids, and alleviating the symptoms of menstruation.

09/25/2023

This is what an acupuncture with electrical stimulation treatment for back pain looks like. Acupuncture with e-stim can help reduce a significant amount of pain and tension in just one treatment.

10/21/2020

06/25/2019

I think it is interesting that Renaissance doctors prescribed herbs that resemble the human body because many of the old Chinese medicine herbalists did the same thing. Surprisingly enough many of these herbs actually do benefit the things that they resemble. One example is that back in the day some wise herbalist noticed that the "meat" of walnut looks like a brain, and now there is a lot of research proving that they are one of the top foods for brain health.

The Renaissance may have been a time of great scientific and artistic innovation, but the era’s medical treatments still had a ways to go before they became safe and effective. Here are a few questionable cures a Renaissance doctor may have prescribed you.

06/24/2019

06/18/2019

I guess you know that you might be addicted to your phone if you lose that ability to move your fingers. Also if you take a week off of work to spend a week straight on your phone only to take breaks for sleep, you might want to find a different job.

A woman apparently lost the ability to move her fingers after using her smartphone constantly for a week.

06/11/2019

Did you know that trained individuals can sniff out Parkinson's? Researchers have found that the scent of a person's sebum, not sweat, can help determine whether or not a person has Parkinson's. At the beginning of our Chinese medicine training, we are taught that a patient's sweat can be used for diagnosis. This is a skill that not very few practitioners that I know use, and I personally don't use it myself, but it is interesting that scent diagnosis is "a thing" that is now backed by science.

A retiree with super-smelling skills has helped researchers identify compounds unique to Parkinson's suffers -- and it could lead to an earlier diagnosis.

06/10/2019

06/10/2019

In this age of constantly being "connected", we are always a click away from something to p**s us off or something that is supposed to scare us. I think disconnecting from our devices and spending time in the analog/natural world is medicine in itself in the digital era.

06/07/2019

In this randomized study, researchers found that human breast milk was just as effective as hydrocortizone 1% ointment at treating infant eczema. So if you are searching for a natural solution to treat your child's eczema, I would say why not try it out?

Int J Dermatol. 2015 Aug;54(8):966-71. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12764. Epub 2015 Feb 2. Comparative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

06/05/2019

Before I went to acupuncture school I kind of thought acupuncture was BS, and it was just the placebo effect making everyone feel better. But nowadays there is more and more research coming out regularly on its benefits, and hospitals across the country are starting to incorporate acupuncture as an alternative to opiates and other narcotics. In a pilot study at this hospital, researchers found that patients who received acupuncture decreased their pain levels by 50%, anxiety and stress levels went down over 60+%, and nausea levels were reduced by 66%.

In the emergency department, acupuncture relieves pain, cuts stress and anxiety, and is acceptable to the majority of patients.

06/05/2019

For those that can't find the time for a full-length meditation session, I think these short meditation vids are great for a little reset during the day.

Feel more settled and calm by spending a few minutes focused on your breathing. A 3-minute Mindful Breathing mindfulness meditation created by Stop, Breathe ...

06/05/2019

For those that know someone with hyperactive behavior, you could suggest that they ditch foods and drinks with artificial food coloring and additives. Research is showing that artificial food colorings or sodium benzoate in the diets of young children can cause increased hyperactivity.

Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.

06/04/2019

If your life was a movie and it started now, what would the hero of your life's movie do right now? Joe Rogan challenges you to be the hero of your own movie...

06/04/2019

Many people wait to get the motivation to get something done, but most of the time that motivation never arrives. I know personally that finding the motivation to work out or do something healthy is only a temporary thing. Having the discipline to do the things you know are good for you is hard at first, but in the long term, it makes these tasks and habits sustainable because it gets easier over time.