TEAM Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Cancer Patients
Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) provides significant support for cancer patients undergoing aggressive treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. A 2025 retrospective study illustrates how die...
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Should You Be Changing Your Fees This Year?
The landscape for acupuncture reimbursement is shifting significantly, with 2026 Medicare Relative Value Units (RVUs) seeing notable increases. This article highlights a multi-year trend where initial...
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The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 6)
The 2020 U.S. Acupuncture Profession Planning Project provides a critical snapshot of the current acupuncture workforce, revealing a mature and stable profession. Data show that 70-71% of practitioner...
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Why Acupuncture Students Should Be Familiar With Acupuncture Research
Research literacy is becoming a cornerstone of modern acupuncture education, yet students often face a decline in research interest as they progress through their programs. This is frequently due to p...
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The Laser Learning Curve for Light-Based Fertility Treatments
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT), or photobiomodulation, is gaining popularity in fertility care for its ability to reduce inflammation and stimulate mitochondrial activity. However, successful outcomes...
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Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 3): Hypervigilance
Hypervigilance is a chronic stress pattern, often rooted in past trauma, where the body remains in a habitual state of anxiety and alertness even when safe. This constant "alarm" drains Kidney qi and ...
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Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations
Managing seasonal and chronic allergies requires addressing complex underlying patterns like Liver/Spleen disharmony and phlegm rather than just surface wind symptoms. Practitioner Craig Williams util...
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Face Diagnosis: The Face as Microcosm
In Chinese medicine, the face serves as a microcosm of a person’s internal health, governed by the principle of biao li—the idea that the exterior manifests the interior. According to traditional phys...
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