by Christo Zouves, MD and Suzanne Duffy

Western Medicine has traditionally been resistant to alternative therapies, focusing on the management of disease after it presents, often ignoring the fact that a particular organ or system actually belongs to a person or patient. Alternative therapies and traditional medicine in many cultures, have focused on the whole person and have generally asked the questions about causation and methods of prevention...

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by Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac., and
Efrem Korngold, L.Ac.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference in 1997 stated, "The data in support of acupuncture are as strong as those for many accepted Western medical therapies. One of the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence of adverse effects is substantially lower than that of many drugs and other accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions..."

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Editor´s Note from Julia Sanfilippo: Sea turtles from Cape Cod receive acupuncture when traditional methods are not enough. The caretakers at the New England Aquarium saw improved use of flippers and increased appetite after acupuncture treatments. Amazing improvements!

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by Kath Bartlett, MS, LAc

I learned a couple of herbal poison ivy remedies in a Kitchen Herbs class I took a few years back. I don't have any feedback as to efficacy, so please add comments with your experiences.

There are two easily accessible Chinese herbs that treat poison ivy. Both are weeds that are ubiquitous in the summer...

Editor's Note: Try these natural poison ivy remedies and please leave feedback as to efficacy.

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Editor's Note: Pain is relieved immediately. Range of Motion is fully restored in one treatment! You'll be amazed. This video was filmed in Korea. ~Kath

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Editor's Note: Dr. Maryam Mahanian takes us on a trip through a traditional chinese medicine store and explains some of the most commonly used medicinal herbs.

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by Jennifer Dubowsky, LAc

When you and I have a great acupuncture treatment, we tell a couple of friends or family members. When celebrities have success with this ancient technique, their publicists tweet thousands of fans and the media writes article about it. Just to keep you up to date, here are some of the celebrity enthusiasts...

Editor´s Note from Julia Sanfilippo: It's always nice to see celebrities and high profile athletes using acupuncture for their ailments. It definitely opens the conversation of why they use this ancient practice and how effective it is for them. More recently, Kim Kardashian can also be added to the list. The more the merrier!

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