Does acupuncture work better than traditional pain treatments?

Back in 1983, when I was first applying for private hospital admitting privileges in Anchorage, one doctor accosted because I use acupuncture. He was a bull-headed drug- and surgery-only orthopedic surgeon who was on the committee that oversaw new applicants. Since I wanted to provide acupuncture services for in-patients, as an alternative to chemicals and surgery, he jumped on my case.

How to lift your mood without antidepressants

Theresa was 37 years old when I first met her. She came to the clinic with her mother complaining that, as long as she could remember, she had been suffering from symptoms of depression and fatigue.

Depression often comes with fatigue because of the insomnia and adrenal depletion caused by the depressive state.

Delay cognitive decline by two-and-a-half years

Cognitive dysfunction affects 10 million American adults. There are an additional 5.2 million with Alzheimer’s. Anything you can do to lower your risk and keep your brain healthy the better. It’s an added benefit when the treatment tastes absolutely wonderful.

This report arises from the long ongoing Nurses Health Study. The subjects submitted a food frequency questionnaire every four years beginning in 1980. In the period 1995-2001, researchers evaluated 16,010 women 70 or older for cognitive function every two years.