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The Acupuncture Relief Project has arrived
Photo by Garret Fabian: www.acupuncturereliefproject.com
The latest news from the arrival of the acupuncturists in Nepal is online! The Acupuncture Relief Project has set up in Kathmandu and have officially started this incredible project. Go to their website to see other blog postings and subscribe to their blog. You can even donate to these wonderful OCOM [...]
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Celebrate AOM Day!
Today is the 6th anniversary of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day. Colleges and clinics all over the nation and the world are celebrating this special day. I’m sure there are even a few clinics and practitioners honoring this day in Portland, so if you’ve never tried acupuncture or tried a Chinese herbal medicine formula, [...]
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Group Acupuncture at Portland’s Spice Road Market
The Portland Spice Road Market is a wonderful space in north Portland who offer high quality spices, medicinal herbs, and teas. They also have an incredible website filled with recipes, meal ideas, and online shopping for the amazing spices.
But the real reason for this post is to let you know that they are opening up [...]
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Interview With a Practitioner: Sarah Hayes, LAc
Acupuncture Northwest
Sarah Hayes, LAc is a practitioner in North Portland who has a great blog. You can find her site at acupuncturenwpdx.com, and here is a some more insight into Sarah and her practice.
1. What brought you to Portland?
I moved to Portland to go to OCOM. It is the best acupuncture school in the [...]
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What Can Acupuncture Treat? Allergies and Hayfever
Cherry blossoms
in Ulsan May 2005
Photo by leojmelsrub
The mix of snow, rain, sun and hail all in one day (in the middle of March) can make you wonder what is going on here in the Northwest. If you’ve lived in Portland long enough, you know that it usually means spring is almost here. With it comes [...]
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Research and CAM Blogs
I’ve had a few posts about research in the past (almost) year, and have rounded up a few great blogs that discuss research in the CAM (Complemetary and Alternative Medicine) field.
-The Integrator blog is managed by John Weeks, and is one of the most well-respected blogs for CAM research and integrative medicine. The Integrator [...]
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Chinese Medicine Blogs
Carved Buddha
leojmelsrub
I wanted to share a few sites with my favorite local and international bloggers with you this week, as there are lot of great people doing great work out there, including practitioners and students.
Yael is an LAc who writes chinesemedicinenotes.com has some great posts, including an interview with Dr. Leon Hammer, who made and [...]
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Acupuncture and IVF in the news
The BBC came out with an article reporting how acupuncture greatly increases the chance of pregnancy with in vitro fertilization.
Click HERE for BBC article
However, the Chicago Tribune also came out with a study that discussed the use of acupuncture with IVF, but wasn’t quite as positive about the results.
Click HERE for Chicago Tribune article
Hmm…..an interesting [...]
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Portland Monthly magazine (January Issue)
Photo from: www.portlandmonthlymag.com
If it’s not too late to find a hard copy, have a peek online at Portland Monthly magazine. The January issue has a fantastic articles about alternative medicine, including an article entitled, “Hippocrates, meet Lao-Tzu.” The article discusses a difficult case which was successfully treated by one of my instructors at OCOM, Dr. [...]
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Juniji Mizutani Seminar
Photo by: maricarnjerry
During my time at the weekend seminar with Junji Mizutani, I learned more efficient and painless ways to use moxibustion with our patients. And, even better, we had a good deal of practice time with the instructor, including individual time. As a student, it was also nice to be able to work with [...]
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