Resources
Acupuncture in the News
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from NPR
Course of Acupuncture may raise success of IVF treatment by 65%
from The London Times
Acupunture Calms Mom's Stress, Anxiety
from WebMD
Articles of Interest
Symptom as Messenger
One man's reflection on how acupuncture treatment taught him about the meaning of his symptoms and how to better care for himself.
Book Recommendations
Acupuncture: Energy Balancing for Body, Mind and Spirit (Health Essentials)
A concise and easy to read explanation of the basics of acupuncture if you want to know more without being overloaded. It's an older book, but still can be found online.
Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements
Explanation of the Five Element model by one of the earliest American practitioners. Can be helpful in 'connecting the dots' of your own experience/illness.
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
While it is not written from the perspective of Chinese medicine, I often use many of the ideas presented in this book as a starting point in my thoughts on nutrition. I then add in the unique orientation that Asian food traditions have that compliment the ideas in this book.
The Garden of Fertility: A Guide to Charting Your Fertility Signals to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy--Naturally--and to Gauge Your Reproductive Health
Good book on fertility with accessible information on charting. She touches on acupuncture, nutrition and environmental concerns related to fertility.
Recommended Links
Acupuncture.com
A good resource for all things acupuncture.
Weston A.Price Foundation
Useful site related to nutrition along the same vein as Nourishing Traditions book.
Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts
My alma mater in Maryland. Offered the first accredited acupuncture program in the United States.
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Continued my education in San Francisco at ACTCM. Also one of the oldest, most respected programs in the country.
Research
PubMed.gov
Searchable database of medical literature with abstracts of current acupuncture research.
nccam.nih.gov
NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Artwork
Caroline Johnson Photography
A number of the photographs on this site are the work of Caroline Johnson, who is remarkable at what she does. Please visit her site for more of her soulful images.