Tag: acupuncture as prevention
Heart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for Resilience and Prevention: Data
In the latest issue of Medical Acupuncture they highlighted the importance of Acupuncture as a preventative and a way to optimize health. I’m preparing a journal article to show that HRV improves, stress decreases in migraineurs who have been successfully treated. This data is over patient visits for at least a year. I tried to…
Read MoreAcupuncture as Prevention: Gaining Traction PTSD and Earthquake Survivors
I’ve hypothesized for a long time that one of acupuncture’s real advantages is that it can actually prevent conditions before they arise by making the body more resilient. This study and the accompanying commentary, discuss just that. Their study looks at whether a 5 week course of acupuncture can actually prevent PTSD from setting in….
Read MorePrevention, an unpopular solution
Reading this fascinating discussion of possible ways to clean up the megatons of trash in the ocean , the article focuses on, of course, a young charismatic male entrepreneur from the Netherlands. He has a great name, Slat, and of course, he’s a great admirer of Elon Musk, and, of course, gave a TED talk…
Read MoreEnd of Alzheimer’s: Bredesen and Rhonda Patrick Part 3
Third part of this podcast on Alzheimer’s and possible solutions. His book can be found here. The podcast goes on to discuss more advantages of a ketogenic diet. It is “glucose sparing” which means that some important enzymatic reactions requiring glucose can take place. An important aspect of amyloid plaques is that they are considered…
Read MoreImmunity and Schizophrenia
Another great piece by Moises Velasquez-Manoff. We looked at his work here and here a mong others. “Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, a psychiatrist treating him at the Shimane University School of Medicine in Japan, eventually diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. He then prescribed a series of antipsychotic drugs. None helped. The man’s symptoms were, in medical parlance, “treatment…
Read MoreHidden Signals: History and Relevance of HRV
This is a handy and thorough overview of HRV history and applications. Some useful tables and basics on the various parameters used in HRV (time, frequency and non-linear measures.) I’ve pasted some of the text here for my own reference and for readers. ” Already more than one century ago scientists observed and proposed associations…
Read MoreStress Monitoring (HRV), Acupuncture and Migraine: Sh.Pa. edition
This data is from a relatively new patient with migraines. She has had few migraines since starting acupuncture treatment, but it’s early yet, so hard to know for sure. This data represents overall stress levels. Parasympathetic Activity represents “rest and digest” autonomic nervous system…
Read MoreImprovement in Cognitive Function with 3 times per week Electroacupuncture for one month
This study shows an improvement in brain activity with 3 times a week, low frequency electroacupuncture at Ki6 and Bl 62. (Acupuncturists will recognize both of those points as opening points for “Special” meridians.) The P300 is an actual measure of brain activity which correlates with cognitive activity, not a questionnaire or memory cognitive test….
Read MoreAcupuncture and Weight Loss
(I link to this with caveats. As I’ve said many times over the years, if acupuncture was the answer for weight loss, I’d be a billionaire. But, nonetheless, to be thorough, I’m linking to this study since it’s in the news.) The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University recently completed a…
Read MoreAcupuncture decreases competitive anxiety prior to a competition in young athletes: a randomized controlled trial pilot study.
This study looks at anxiety before competition and finds that acupuncture can help to mitigate it. They use skin conductance as a physiological measure. This concept of prevention of psychologic or physiologic distress is of great interest to me. My hunch is that this is what underlies acupuncture effectiveness for migraine, allergy and other immune…
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