Inner Circle Wellness

08/10/2024

Today marks 24 years since I received my acupuncture license, and it's been an incredible journey filled with learning, growth, and the privilege of helping so many of you on your path to better health.

Over the years, I've seen the power of acupuncture to bring balance and healing, and I'm grateful for the trust you've placed in us. Your wellness is our passion, and we look forward to continuing this journey together.

Thank you for being part of our community and for allowing us to be part of your health journey. Here's to many more years of healing and harmony! 🌱

09/21/2023

Online nutrition influencers paid by food lobby.

Food and beverage industry lobbyists paid dozens of registered dietitians with millions of social media followers to promote aspartame and sugar, The Washington Post found. Aspartame is particularly dangerous for children and has been shown to be toxic to children’s brains, Dr. Michelle Perro, a p...

05/06/2022

More and more people are benefitting from acupuncture.

Here's what research says about the complementary therapy

10/12/2021

02/21/2021

Synchronization of human sleep with the moon cycle

Before the availability of artificial light, moonlight was the only source of light sufficient to stimulate nighttime activity; still, evidence for the modulation of sleep timing by lunar phases is controversial. Here, we use wrist actimetry to show a clear synchronization of nocturnal sleep timing....

10/20/2020

We're still not out of the woods. Please remember to thoroughly wash your hands.

The new coronavirus can linger on human skin much longer than flu viruses can, according to a new study from researchers in Japan.

10/04/2020

A recent genetic association study1 identified a gene cluster on chromosome 3 as a risk locus for respiratory failure upon SARS-CoV-2 infection. A new study2 comprising 3,199 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and controls finds that this is the major genetic risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection....

08/27/2020

Excellent advice for healthy day-to-day living!

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara had an extraordinary life for many reasons. For starters, the Japanese physician and longevity expert lived until the age of 105. Here's what he preached about how to live a longer life.

07/26/2020

New research shows how obesity puts one at far greater risk. Patients with BMI of 30 are twice as likely to be admitted to ICU. BMI > 35 increases risk of needing ventilation by 7 fold!

Source: Circulation.
2020;142:4–6. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047659

06/28/2020

It's not so much a person's age that matter. Our focus is, and always has been, to improve any co-morbidity. This approach is backed by science and our own experience.

The agency suggested even younger people who are obese or have other health conditions can become seriously ill if they contract the virus.

06/23/2020

An important development

Hadassah researchers discovered that patients who form fatal blood clots have an increased level of alpha defensin protein in their blood.