How Acupuncture Works: Acupuncture Addresses the Pain & The Feels
I am reading this paper and it's honestly a bit dense with neuroscience. I am getting more and more familiar with pain neuroscience...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Feb 23
- 3 min
What is Ziweidoushu / Polestar Fate Calculation? A brief review of the history
I was doing some historical research and trying to grasp the deep roots of Ziwei doushu 紫微斗數, the astrology/fate calculation system I...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Feb 8
- 7 min
The Year of the Water Rabbit - Earthly Branch Analysis for 2023
Stem & Branch Patterns of Relationship Watching the sky, especially the Sun and Moon and the stars has been a basis for human language,...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
Why I Don't Say "Qi"
If someone is in a car accident and they are unconscious, quickly losing blood, I am not going to say, “Wait! Let’s fix their qi before...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Hot flashes & night sweats are early sign of increased risk for vascular dementia, but...
Acupuncture can reduce vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats) associated with increased risk of vascular dementia and...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
Yes. Acupuncture will make your headaches & migraines go away, and we can begin to explain why.
Acupuncture restores functional connectivity & other amazing discoveries from neuroimaging research. It could be said that acupuncture is...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Aug 27, 2022
- 4 min
💫 ON CO-CREATING YOUR DREAM LIFE 💫
How much of our life is predetermined? And how much can be influenced by our focus and will? I was told years ago by a Chinese astrologer...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
FORCING RELAXATION AND OTHER THINGS TO NOT TRY AT HOME
Today I was reminded of the importance of working WITH the body versus forcing the body to do something painful it isn’t ready for yet....
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Jul 22, 2022
- 3 min
What it is really like working with us
If your doctor starts looking more and more like a human pez dispenser handing out prescriptions and diagnoses that don't actually help...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- May 7, 2022
- 1 min
Mothers' Day Tea Sale
In honor of mothers and their love, we have put together a 20% discount of select teas in pur Spring Collection. Use code: "MothersLove"...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Perspective is (almost) everything
So much of our experience depends on our perspective. I was reminded of this while watching our son on a walk today. There was a line of...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
THE PRACTICE OF BEING A HEALER
What does it mean to practice medicine when it comes from the heart? And when we recognize that we are all innately capable of healing?
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Feb 3, 2022
- 6 min
Lunar New Year, Water Tiger, & Chinese Astrology as Indigenous Calendar Wisdom Traditions
Happy Lunar New Year! A new year has arrived. In many indigenous Asian cultures and traditions, the new year is marked with the arrival...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
We've known since the early 2000's how acupuncture works via the nervous system: a review from 2008.
While a bit outdated and lacking up-to-date evidence of the anatomical basis for acupuncture, this wonderful summary of the physiological...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
Mother Wisdom: On enjoying what we already have
Insight of a mother of a small child into our collective human of experience. Big little feelings are about so much more.
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
Viruses, Neurodegeneration, and Acupuncture/Chinese Herbal Medicine
Some viruses, like SARS-CoV-2 or influenza viruses cause massive inflammatory injury to the body's tissues/organs, most notably the...
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Jessica Giese-Gardner, MTCM, L.Ac.
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
JUST PRESS ⏸️
Reflections on the importance of not doing in a world filled with so much we feel compelled to do and be.
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Tea's Health Benefits Highlighted in Mainstream
Tea's health benefits get a high profile article in NBCNews.com. The author shares her interest in the health benefits of tea before...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Acupuncture Treats IBS By Repairing the Brain - Comparative Clinical Research
A recently published clinical trial showed acupuncture out-performed conventional treatments for IBS. Related fMRI research looking at...
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Michael Brown, DACM, L.Ac.
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
Acupuncture for Palliative Cancer Pain Management - Research Highlight:
From the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Supportive & Palliative Care: "Results indicated a favourable effect of #acupuncture on pain...
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