Before we get into the nitty gritty, please know that this post will make more sense if you have read Is Acupuncture...Real Medicine. Read it, if only for the great story of your *calm* acupuncturist, Lauren, getting super pi**ed off...
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Acupuncture? Or Quackupuncture? It's a complex topic, and most definitely a controversial one, and depending on who sits next to you on a flight out of Portland -  it can be a conversation that ignites as soon as it begins....
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Community, Support, and Compassion in Maine If you are reading this, I hope you are in the midst of a warm holiday season. I hope you haven't had too much indigestion, and I hope your family isn't driving you nuts....
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Make It Salubrious, Make It Sustainable You know what's a good word? Salubrious. It means favorable to health or well-being. It's not a word that makes any huge promises, and it's a word that allows a little room for interpretation. Another...
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If you're reading this, I'm going to assume that you've experimented with changing your diet at least once. Whether you stopped eating things with faces, went gluten-free, or piled more veggies atop your plate, most people will experiment with their...
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What can you find in your bedroom dresser than can stop a migraine, cure a head cold, and relieve insomnia? I asked this question to a patient the other day, and she sheepishly answered: "Cannabis?" If you are a medicinal...
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Sometimes I want to write about something other than acupuncture... So...I did! Yeah! After doing a little Hack Research, I've put together a list of 10 cool tricks that should make your life either a) easier or b) more interesting....
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The Concept of Blood in TCM Blood and qi. Inseparable, yet different. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the concept of blood is equally important to the concept of qi. Blood can be thought of as a "denser" form...
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Nourishing the Blood from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective Now that you know how Traditional Chinese Medicine thinks about blood, and blood deficiency, here are some creative ways to treat it! 1. Move your body. Although one of the most...
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I've recently had a bunch of patients ask for some good books on the subject of Traditional Chinese Medicine, so I decided I'd write a piece about my three all-time favorites. I've chosen these three books based on simple criteria...
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