Amy Hanks, Licensed Acupuncturist

11/06/2021

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/11/researchers-pinpoint-how-acupuncture-targets-inflammation/

Researchers have identified a subset of neurons that must be present for acupuncture to trigger an anti-inflammatory response.

09/18/2019

Children, pregnant women and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat – but the impact is already felt across every specialty of medicine

01/02/2019

“People forget that one of the oldest, most effective, scientifically proven drugs came from traditional medicine—aspirin.” The ancient Egyptians used dried myrtle leaves to treat aches and pains, and Hippocrates, the fourth-century B.C. Greek physician, considered the father of Western medicine, prescribed an extract of willow bark for fevers. But it wasn’t until the 1800s that European scientists figured out that the active ingredient in both is salicylic acid and synthesized it. Today aspirin, at pennies a dose, is arguably the world’s most cost-effective drug.

“It all started with people observing willow bark was effective and then using it to treat illness,” Cheng says. “In this case, science followed the medicine, not the other way around.”

Aspirin is hardly the only case of a modern drug hiding among traditional treatments. In 1972, the year Cheng finished his Ph.D. in pharmacology at Brown University, a chemist in the People’s Republic of China named Tu Youyou announced the discovery of an antimalarial substance based on a Chinese medicinal herb mentioned in a fourth-century formula."

Long overlooked by Western science, traditional Chinese treatments are yielding cutting-edge cures.

11/27/2018

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11/16/2018

If you can't get your hands on an air purifier, consider some of these common houseplants to help clean the air in your home. NASA conducted this research to deal with their indoor air pollution problem on the space station.

The NASA Clean Air Study[1] was led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA). Its results suggest that certain common indoor plants may provide a natural way of removing toxic agents such as benzene, formal...

11/16/2018

Air pollution from wildfire smoke can pose serious health risks for people residing in affected areas. Here are some key steps people can take to protect their lungs from drifting smoke.

06/18/2018

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05/28/2018

Great film on how acupuncture enhances the quality of life for children with cancer. https://acunow.org/getting-to-the-point/

04/30/2018

Heads up:
"US government scientists have detected a weedkiller linked to cancer in an array of commonly consumed foods, emails obtained through a freedom of information request show.."

The FDA has been testing food samples for traces of glyphosate for two years, but the agency has not yet released any official results

04/13/2018

A new take on alcohol and your health

Drinking is as harmful as smoking and consuming more than five drinks a week lowers life expectancy, say researchers

02/12/2018

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/12/its-not-just-in-the-genes-the-foods-that-can-help-and-harm-your-brain

Our diet has a huge effect on our brain and our mental wellbeing, even protecting against dementia. So, what should be on the menu?