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NO, GETTING YOUR EAR PIERCED WON’T CURE YOUR MIGRAINES
Image credit Jef Saunders. Used with permission. Migraines impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. They are difficult and…

ACUPUNCTURE FOR WEIGHT LOSS
One of the most common questions that I hear is “does acupuncture help with weight loss?” The answer is yes, but…

POLITICALLY INCORRECT NUTRITION ADVICE
If you are like most people, you are confused about all the conflicting nutritional advice out there. Low fat? Atkins?…

ONE 10-MINUTE EXERCISE TO CURE TEXTING DISEASE (FORWARD HEAD POSTURE)
by Tom Bisio (photos by Valerie Ghent), republished with the author’s permission The Texting Disease: What is Forward Head Syndrome? A few…

THE ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY NOW RECOMMENDS ACUPUNCTURE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALLERGIES
Copyright 2015 Lisa Marie Price, L.Ac. Acupuncture is now a recommended treatment for allergies by the Academy of Otolaryngology. Comprised…

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU TRY DRY NEEDLING
EDITED 05/13/2015: A previous version of this article included a section titled “A few key facts about dry needling”. This…

THINK ACUPUNCTURE FIRST FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
ACUPUNCTURE ADDED TO JOINT COMMISSION STANDARD ON PAIN MANAGEMENT In January 2015 the Joint Commission published a new standard of care…

CHOOSE YOUR ACUPUNCTURIST CAREFULLY
As I wrote about here, I have serious concerns about the lack of clear minimum standards for health care providers practicing…

HOW TO MAKE STRESS YOUR FRIEND
I highly recommend taking the 15 minutes needed to watch this TED talk by health psychologist Kelly McGonigal. The gist…