GLP-1 therapies are a hot topic related to cardiometabolic care for women. Used alone, they don’t complete an optimal wellness plan. GLP-1 therapies are a new tool to support cardiometabolic care—but ...
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 ...
One of the longest nerves in the body is known as the vagus nerve (VN). The VN is the 10 th pair of cranial nerves that originates at the brain stem in the medulla oblongata. This nerve is part of the ...
Caroline Braun is a California‑licensed acupuncturist trained in traditional Chinese medicine with a clinical focus on classical acupuncture theory, electroacupuncture, and chronic regulatory ...
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 ...
Research supports the effectiveness of selecting the distal acupuncture points for the treatment of microtrauma and for relieving pain, particularly in cases of chronic shoulder pain. In my experience ...
For more than 2,500 years, acupuncture has been one of the world’s most popular forms of health care. Only in the latter part of this century has the practice of acupuncture gained acceptance in North ...
Editor’s Note: Article authored by Thomas Kouo, DAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM, CCAHM president; Benjamin W. Griffith II, DAc, LAc, Dipl. Ac., CCAHM vice president and chair ...