In follow-up to my previous post with tips for runners, let’s take a look at other athletes who achieve peak performance levels with acupuncture. The science behind the bulk of the benefits from sports acupuncture can be summed up in another previous post on what...
Following up on my previous post including ergonomic best practices, I want to start with discussing one of the more popular current workplace options-- the standing-sitting desk. Sitting/standing desks are all the rage now, and for a good reason. Sitting for no more...
My patients often ask me about what they can do at home or in the workplace to keep the tension and stress that acupuncture alleviated from coming back. In recent years, internet capable devices have become indispensable to modern life yet that comes with certain...
In the last few years there has been quite the hype around a buzzword shaping into the #1 food trend in 2018-- plant-based. With Patriot's QB Tom Brady, one of the major league proponents of this diet, heading into his 8th Superbowl let's take a closer look at what...
To continue exploring scientific findings on acupuncture, this post will cover its effects on the brain itself and structures of the central nervous system. Primarily through Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies, we know that acupuncture activates...
Many of the patients coming to my office are seeking acupuncture for the first time, and one of the frequently asked questions in that first appointment is how acupuncture works. I’ll sum it up here for all interested. Since the medical research on how acupuncture...
October is Pit Bull Awareness month, so as it comes to a close I want to take the opportunity to share some reflections on wellness benefits of companion animals including the much stigmatized American Staffordshire Terrier, commonly known as the Pit Bull. I haven't...
Last year I was inspired by Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu's tenacity to take my fitness to the next level by training 5, sometimes 6, days a week in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). In addition to celebrating one year of exceeding my personal fitness goals, this post comes in...
Curious to get an insider's medical perspective on the cupping marks Michael Phelps and other Olympians were sporting in Rio? I've had several people ask my opinion on the media hubbub and first, let's get some things straight: The overwhelming majority of media...