More People Rely On Alternative Medicine - Kaiser Health News

More People Rely On Alternative Medicine - Kaiser Health News

Ignore Swine Flu Hysteria: 5 Reasons NOT to get The Swine Flu Vaccine . . . and 5 Things You Can Do To Promote Health During Flu Season

Ignore Swine Flu Hysteria: 5 Reasons NOT to get The Swine Flu Vaccine . . . and 5 Things You Can Do To Promote Health During Flu Season

http://mypersonaltrainernyc.com/5-reasons-to-avoid-swine-flu-vaccine-and-5-natural-health-tips/

Thank you for this article, Christopher. I am in support of your writings, and will pass this forward to my patients. I believe in this, like you said, it's best to treat the whole person keeping the immune system strong, improving patient education, focusing on nutrition and sleep, lowering stress, getting adequate exercise and maintaining good hygiene. Other symptoms that come up can most often be addressed well with acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

- Dr. Brendan Armm

Acupressure and Acupuncture for Side Effects of Radiotherapy

Here's a good article from CA, A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, on Acupuncture treating some side effects of radiotherapy.

http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/59/5/277?maxtoshow=&HITS=6&hits=6&RESULTFORMAT=&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=acupuncture&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&usestrictdates=yes&resourcetype=HWCIT&ct

Hope this is a helpful read.

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm

Closing the evidence gap in integrative medicine

"What we need is more support for integrative medicine in legislation."
- Dr. Brendan Armm

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/339/sep01_2/b3335?maxtoshow=&HITS=3&hits=3&RESULTFORMAT=&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=acupuncture&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&usestrictdates=yes&resourcetype=HWCIT&ct

Why Hatha Yoga Is The Friend of the Mystic

Why Hatha Yoga Is The Friend of the Mystic

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Thank you for the article, Max, and for continuing to teach with grace. You are a very good writer as well. I particularly liked, "when people are in pain, they become self-centered and myopic. When people heal, they become more empathetic, self-less, and sympathetic to the pain and welfare of others". As such, I see this with patients coming to our holistic medical center, Lotus East-West Medical Center, in Santa Monica, California ( www.lotusew.com ). As people heal, their eyes open to see there is a world all around them.

Working as an Oriental Medicine Practitioner in a Hospital Setting

Very good article from Acupuncture Today:
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31987

There's also a part 2 from Acupuncture Today's newest edition:
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32040
Working in a Hospital Setting, Part 2 -- Felice Dunas, PhD

I am working on it here in Los Angeles / Santa Monica. Will take some time, but hoping to expand Acupuncture in to hospital settings. Stay tuned.

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Oriental Medicine Treats Rosacea

Here's three good explanatory sites on treating rosacea with Oriental medicine. I enjoyed reading these, and have found acupuncture and Oriental medicine to be a comprehensive combo for treating this and many other skin conditions.

1. Acne Rosacea - http://www.tcmworld.org/heal_with_tcm/acne/

2. TCM for Rosacea - http://www.vitalitymagazine.com/tcm_for_rosacea

3. Rosacea - http://tcm.health-info.org/Dermatology/Dermatology%20pages/Rosacea.htm

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm

Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California

Holistic, Primary Care Medicine

acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy

www.lotusew.com

Electroacupuncture Zusanli (ST36) on Release of Nitric Oxide in the Gracile Nucleus and Improvement of Sensory Neuropathies in Zucker Diabetic Fatty R

"Electroacupuncture Zusanli (ST36) on Release of Nitric Oxide in the Gracile Nucleus and Improvement of Sensory Neuropathies in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats"

http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/long/nep103v1 Great! Glad to see this published. Been waiting for this. Acupuncture helps with diabetic neuropathies. I studied with Sheng-Xing Ma during my doctoral program. Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

RCT from mayo clinic. Acupuncture gets it reputation to treat certain conditions through RCT. In this case, the symptoms of fibromyalgia was greatly improved with acupuncture, from pain to fatigue to anxiety. http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/81/6/749.abstract

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Americans Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine

Two interesting notes:

- $12 billion was spent on visits to practitioners such as chiropractors, acupuncturists, and homeopathic specialists

- 1.5% of Total Medical Costs Involve CAM

“The bottom line is that Americans spend a lot of money on CAM products, classes, materials and practitioner visits,” National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Director Josephine P. Briggs, MD, said.

Indeed, people are seeking out alternative and holistic healthcare.

http://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20090730/americans-spend-34-billion-alternative-medicine">Americans Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Efficacy of acupuncture in prevention of postoperative nausea in cardiac surgery patients.

Glad to read this positive review of acupuncture aiding in the treatment of post-op nausea for cardiac surgery patients. I work with Santa Monica and Los Angeles Cardiologists, and indeed, acupuncture can assist pre and post op for cardiac surgery, and be a great adjunct to traditional cardiac care.

Enjoy the article...

http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/medline/pmid;19632409

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: IMMEDIATE CARDIOVERSION USING ACUPUNCTURE

Intriguing case study on Acupuncture and Afib. http://www.medicalacupuncture.com/aama_marf/journal/vol1_1/fibrillation.html

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Ricky Williams Is Hoping to Heal Others, and His Image - NYTimes.com

I like this part: "He wants N.F.L. teams to change the way they approach healing, to include the emotional aspects and alternative medicine."

Ricky Williams Is Hoping to Heal Others, and His Image - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/s...

At 32, N.F.L. running back Ricky Williams, with a self-described reputation as “the poster child for marijuana,” is looking toward a career in holistic healing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/sports/football/22williams.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp

Kindly, Dr. Brendan Armm - Founder/Director of Lotus East-West Medical Center in Santa Monica, California (Holistic, Primary Care Medicine - acupuncture and acupuncturists, naturopathic medicine, medical doctors, and psychotherapy) www.lotusew.com

Chinese Medicine Tools | Allergy and autoimmune disease- causes- a discusion

Chinese Medicine Tools | Allergy and autoimmune disease- causes- a discusion

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Chinese Medicine Tools | Misha Cohen and Ted Kaptchuk Lived in the Same Apartment

Very interesting video on Hep C and HIV from doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine. Chinese Medicine Tools | Misha Cohen and Ted Kaptchuk Lived in the Same Apartment

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