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Winter Health Tips: A Perspective from Chinese Medicine
As winter approaches, traditional Chinese medicine offers us some valuable tips for staying healthy during this time of year. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine says: "During the winter months, all things in nature wither, hide, return home, and enter a resting period, just as lakes and...
Fall Health Tips: A Perspective from Chinese Medicine
With the change of seasons and the arrival of cooler and shorter days, the wisdom of Chinese medicine offers us some helpful suggestions for staying healthy during this time of year. According to Chinese medicine, keeping the lungs strong and healthy is especially important during the fall. Taking...
Recent Acupuncture Research In the News
By Justine Myers, Lic. Ac. 3 recent studies of cancer patients showed acupuncture to be effective in various ways. The first study showed that acupuncture reduces cancer pain and painkiller use. A second study showed that acupuncture lessens chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, and a third study...
How Acupuncture Shines
I would like to discuss the applications of acupuncture beyond muscle and joint pain. Acupuncture is a viable treatment option for many health conditions.
Acupuncture for Sciatica
Sciatica was the first health condition for which I sought treatment with acupuncture. I suffered sciatica related to piriformis syndrome, which manifested as glute and hamstring pain and stiffness. It would alternate sides from time to time, and I still experience bouts of it occasionally. I was...
Increasing Access to Another Safe and Effective Treatment for Addiction in Massachusetts
By Justine Myers, Lic. Ac. UPDATE: THIS BLOG POST WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2019 WITH DIFFERENT HOUSE AND SENATE BILL NUMBERS THAN THE ONES LISTED BELOW. THE BILLS DID PASS FAVORABLY OUT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE...