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The Huffington Post published an article highlighting some of the benefits and positive side-effects of acupuncture. They include feeling less stressed, having more energy, getting better sleep, and being more patient. Please give it a read.
Harvard-trained doctor Leana Wen, M.D. shares 6 lessons western medicine can learn from traditional Chinese medicine. Her article sheds interesting light on some of the fundamental differences between the two practices. Link
New research reveals how acupuncture protects the brain in areas damaged by Parkinson’s disease. Scientists at the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine have discovered two acupuncture points that prevent the breakdown of an important brain protecting enzyme, tyrosine hydroxylase. This enzyme helps the body to create L-DOPA, an important dopamine precursor and drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It is now known that acupuncture prevents decreases of the L-DOP