NEW PBS Show Airs November 27th I’ve been working on an exciting new PBS special that will go on the air November 27th. If your local PBS station hasn’t already …
Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain
Does Caring Matter in Medicine?
Why It’s Important to Feel that Your Doctor Cares About You A dear patient of mine recently thanked me for the care I have given her over many years. …
Acupuncture Effective for Sciatica
Better than Conventional Medical Treatment, with Fewer Risks Meta-analyses of studies show that acupuncture is frequently effective for relieving sciatica, an often severe pain running down the leg that is usually from …
Managing Holiday Stress
6 Tips to Stay Happy and Healthy This Season Ever wonder why so many people get colds or flus in January and February? As the days grow shorter and the nights grow …
ACUPUNCTURE FOR KIDS
Acupuncture Treatments for Kids Kids do great with acupuncture, especially when it doesn’t involve needles! I use a low powered (5mw, 635nm wavelength) laser to simulate acupoints — it doesn’t hurt at …
HOW’S YOUR FIRE?
I hope you’re having a good summer! The longest and warmest days, and in ancient Chinese Five Elements Medical Theory (Wu Xing), the season of the Fire Phase. The ancient Chinese were an …
NATURAL HELP FOR TEENAGE ANXIETY
Acupuncture, Nutrition, Guided Imagery very effective and empowering I’ve got a passion (and a lot of experience) helping teens to reduce, manage, and eliminate unnecessary anxiety and stress. If you know an anxious teen, do …
7 COMPELLING REASONS TO JOIN ME FOR MY HEALING MIND WORKSHOP IN 2020
MAY 1 – 3, 2020 AT 1440 MULTIVERSITY The class roster is filling for my workshop on mind/body self-healing skills including relaxation, visualization, listening to your symptoms, the inner wisdom …
MELATONIN, ACUPUNCTURE, GUIDED IMAGERY AND OTHER SLEEP HELPERS
Natural Ways to Improve SleepI’ve been saying for years that melatonin works best in smaller doses that mimic the physiologic dose that your brain provides as a signal for shutting …
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDS ACUPUNCTURE
In spite of there now being nearly 10,000 acupuncturists in the U.S., with 3 million Americans having been treated, acupuncture is still widely underutilized because people, even people who have …