Last Tuesday, June 21, marked the official beginning of summer. With the warmest of seasons comes a palpable sense of eagerness and freedom, of expanding beyond limits to connect with the things and people that bring us joy. Conventional Western … →
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Stroke Expert Realizes Dream
A lot of acupuncturists were enthusiastic about the release of 9000 Needles, but perhaps none more than Atsuki Maeda. The documentary follows an American stroke victim to China, where he receives acupuncture from a team of doctors led by Shi … →
Quest for an Acupuncturist
By Sara Calabro What is the most common reason that people give for never having tried acupuncture? Too expensive? Don’t think it’ll help their condition? Afraid of needles? None of the above. According to an AcuTake reader survey, the number-one … →
Antidote for Digital Overload
By Sara Calabro We’ve arrived at a point of tension. Technology has enabled possibilities that just 10 years ago seemed unthinkable. And yet these same advancements have deprived us of some of our most basic abilities, instincts and pleasures. This … →
Scalp Acupuncture for Stroke
New research from the Netherlands, reported on last week by TIME and others, suggests that coffee, nose blowing, and sex can potentially trigger strokes in people with untreated brain aneurysms. The findings, while a little nerve wracking—apparently, one in 15 people … →
Sex, Drugs and Acupuncture
That’s not the little blue pill up there. It’s a stand in, since I didn’t have any Viagra in the house. But a lot of people do have Viagra in the house. The New York Times recently reported that sales of erectile-dysfunction drugs … →
