Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) affects more than 15% of the U.S. population but evades most practitioners’ radar. Mast cells are a type of white blood cell that step up when we’re exposed to ...

In recent years, additional flags have been described to accompany red flags. Like red flags, these flags must be identified early, as they also affect the pathway to diagnosis and treatment. Most ...

On April 1, 2026, China implemented a landmark national standard: Classification and Determination of TCM Constitution. 1 Although designated as a recommended rather than mandatory standard, it ...

The hypnotic state offers acupuncturists a clinically grounded, neurobiologically supported method of helping patients regulate their nervous system, reduce pain and improve their response to ...

Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a series on pelvic health from a five-element perspective. Part 1 (“The Spirit of the Points and the Pelvis”) ran in the April 2025 issue; Part 2 (“The Wood ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a new column from the Society for Acupuncture Research (www.acupunctureresearch.org) offering research insights relevant to acupuncture practitioners.

The pelvis serves as the foundation or root of the body. When acupuncturists treat the pelvis, we can create a catalyst for healing the whole body. The physical anatomy of the pelvis and the ...

In the mid-1970s, Michael Smith, a medical doctor at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx area of New York, modified an existing system of auricular acupuncture into a simple technique for the ...

Author’s Note: I recently sat down with Matthew Bauer, who has been in practice since 1986. He is the president of the Acupuncture Now Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating ...

The divergent channels are presented in chapter 11 of the Ling Shu; they are also called the Separate Channels. The divergent channels do not have any points, and they begin and end at lower and upper ...

The field of acupuncture/Oriental medicine has seen a tremendous amount of growth since first bursting on the scene in the West some 30 years ago. Understandably, much of the growth in this field has ...

Contrary to what you might have heard, there is beauty in the kitchen. Just as Chinese herbs promote health, beauty, healing and rejuvenation for our face and body, Chinese texts laud the healing and ...