Christina Leigh Acupuncture

09/19/2025

"A new study demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chronic lower back pain among seniors is fueling calls to expand Medicare coverage for the procedures amid the continuing struggle to reduce opioid abuse."

A new study demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chronic lower back pain among seniors is fueling calls to expand its Medicare coverage.

08/07/2025

Be aware and take action

🖤 Ever wondered if the plastic in your kitchen is doing more harm than good?

From black spatulas to plastic cutting boards, everyday kitchen items may be exposing us to microplastics and toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, infertility, and immune issues.

A new article from URMC breaks it down backed by science,
not fear and offers simple ways to make your home safer.

🧠 It’s not just about food… it’s about long-term health.

Read the full article here 👇🏻

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/health-matters/is-the-plastic-in-your-kitchen-harmful

07/27/2025

My alma mater turns 50 this year. I'm grateful to have experienced this program as a foundation for my education and clinical experience in acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine.

This year, NESA marks a half-century of innovation in acupuncture education and practice. From its founding by Dr. James Tin Yau So to its impact on healthca...

07/12/2025

Yes, acupuncture is effective for reducing symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes.

'The Office' alum, Jenna Fischer, said she was “fully skeptical” but “almost all my hot flashes were gone” within two sessions.

07/11/2025

"Food can heal or food can harm."
It's your choice. The most dangerous class of foods that causes chronic disease when eaten regularly/daily is ultra-processed food.

04/23/2025

Water, no ice.

Here's an interesting experimental study on the long term effects of daily consumption of iced drinks on cognitive function and on the peripheral nervous system.

"In summary, this study provided experimental evidence (Fig. 7) that the long-term daily consumption of beverages at 0°C may alter energy metabolism, central insulin-mediated neuroenergetics, and the glutamate/GABA ratio, cause cognitive decline and neuropathy, and promote AD progression in mice."

Lifestyle factors may affect mental health and play a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether the temperatures of daily beverages have any impact on cognitive function and AD development has never been studied. In this study...

04/21/2025

Acupuncture Shown Effective for Reducing Chronic Neck Pain

Background: Long-term effects of individualized acupuncture in persons with chronic neck pain (CNP) remain unknown. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pressure pain, sensory-based individualized acupuncture for relieving CNP. Design: A 24-week multicenter randomized controlled clinica...

03/01/2025

"Avsharian undertook the study to also understand how music can impact an audience member’s brain. “When a performer is performing, we give so much energy and emotion into the music,” she says. “A lot of times, you’ll hear the audience say, ‘Oh my gosh, I felt that. I felt the magic moment.’ I thought, ‘That’s really interesting. I wonder why?’ And I wonder if, scientifically, we can prove that a great concert really connects people’s brains.”

EEG scans conducted on individuals who both viewed and heard the performance found that their brain response was more heightened than someone who only listened to it."

Avsharian donned an electrode cap in an effort to study the effects of music on brain activity during performance.

02/03/2025

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acu.2024.0115?journalCode=acu =FastTrack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=acu

Background: While acupuncture use and research publications are growing in the United States, we know little about acupuncture and chinese herbal medicine (ACHM) students’ beliefs and behaviors regarding acupuncture research. Purpose: This project aims to identify barriers to teaching acupuncture ...

01/20/2025

"...essential oils can improve cognitive function and reduce homocysteine levels."

A meta-analysis of fourteen studies involving 888 participants with cognitive impairment found that essential oils can improve cognitive function and reduce homocysteine levels. Essential oils highlighted in the study, including lavender, bergamot, geranium, cedarwood, rosemary, peppermint, and styrax, were inhaled (from 10 to 60 minutes, usually multiple days).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163834325000027

01/10/2025

Benefits and effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of scars

https://www.vogue.com/article/acupuncture-for-scars?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3XYf-oXYbgi3lldVX5YSytJAaCFmd1T2oUc7E7ZrqjaU6GSqy2onmpQxk_aem_McebcQVq-FtNzBHzSNBtbA

Brianna Peters reports on how acupuncture has changed the scars on her face.

12/09/2024

Benefits of geranium oil in Parkinson's disease

"Oral administration of geranium essential oil improved motor coordination, reduced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, and prevented the death of neurons in the substantia nigra in a preclinical model of Parkinson’s disease."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37819493/

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition resulting from the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain (the substantia nigra). The loss of these neurons causes tremors, balance issues, rigidity, and poor muscle coordination. Microglial activation and oxidative stress are the primary mechanisms driving neuron death. Oral administration of geranium essential oil improved motor coordination, reduced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, and prevented the death of neurons in the substantia nigra in a preclinical model of Parkinson’s disease.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37819493/


There is a reason that I use geranium during the nervous system supporting segment of my essential oil application The Waterfall Technique. In my professional opinion, it is an underutilized EO for the nervous system. https://amzn.to/362Ly65