Kimberly in Mexico! 5/5 (36)

Hello Everyone, I’ve got good news and bad news. First the bad: Since Kimberly is busy teaching AcuGraph in Mexico, she won’t be available to post one of her usual insightful and informative blog articles this week. Now for the good news: She Sent Pictures! Here are just a couple, with more, I’m sure, coming soon. Hope you’re having a great time, Kimberly!   Please rate this Please Rate This Post: Read more

Be Included In Our Online Referral Directory – FREE! 5/5 (35)

Are you looking for more ways to grow your practice and increase the number of people you can help? AcuGraph has become more and more popular among patients! We frequently have patients contact our corporate headquarters asking where they can find an AcuGraph practitioner in their area. So, with the newest releases of AcuGraph 4, we have started a free practitioner referral directory, where you can list your practice and receive free referrals for patients... Read more

AcuGraph in Africa (with pictures!) 5/5 (36)

Hello Friends, So here’s a question: Do they have acupuncture in Africa? Most people I talk to assume not, and they are generally right. Acupuncture is relatively new in Africa, but with the help of AcuGraph and Multiple Health Tips Ltd., it’s become much better known and trusted. Multiple Health Tips Ltd. (MHT)  is our AcuGraph distributor in Nigeria. Based in the seaport city of Lagos, MHT has been selling AcuGraph and promoting acupuncture for... Read more

Gobble til you Wobble? 5/5 (36)

Is it just Americans that are crazy enough to have a tradition that revolves around eating until you are stuffed? I received a Thanksgiving card in the mail last week that said: “Gobble til you Wobble!” Well, it’s definitely that time of the year. Eating with family and friends during the holidays is inevitable. Stuffing oneself is a choice. Even though I try to make a commitment before the weekend that I won’t overeat, somehow... Read more

Fratkin Update Times Two 5/5 (33)

Here’s a quick update about our next two live events with Dr. Jake Fratkin: 1. In last week’s newsletter, I announced our upcoming live webinar with Dr. Jake Fratkin as a preview to January’s live 2-day seminar. We had an overwhelming response with all the webinar slots being taken within 24 hours. Today, I’m pleased to report we now have more capacity and we are again taking reservations for this free event. Click here for... Read more

When All Green isn’t All Good 5/5 (34)

Do you ever get a patient who is extremely sick, yet their graph shows a lot of green? We often get phone calls and e-mails from concerned practitioners wondering how a very unhealthy patient could have such a great looking graph. Actually there are some very simple answers to this question which I would like to share, but first let’s take a look at a patient of mine. Case Study: A 68-year-old extremely obese patient... Read more

How About a Sample? 5/5 (32)

It’s been said one should never judge a book by its cover. But how often do we judge a film by its preview? Of course, that’s the purpose of previews–to give a small taste of the film’s content and story so you can decide whether you want to see it. I find previews really helpful, and I bet you do too. That’s why we’ve put together a LIVE PREVIEW webinar with Dr. Jake Fratkin: We want... Read more

Protect your heart

Heart Protection 5/5 (41)

I often treat patients who have an imbalance in the Pericardium meridian. The pericardium is described as the membrane which surrounds the heart and its primary function is to protect the heart. Protect Your Heart – This protocol can reduce the following 5 Symptoms  Disorders of the heart–pain, palpitations, irregular heart rhythm Emotional disturbances–irritability Disorders of the chest and lung–difficulty breathing, fever Disorders of the upper and middle jiao–from Liver Qi Stagnation Swelling and pain–axilla,... Read more

I’m not afraid, are you? 5/5 (40)

I can remember one particular day in college, when I was walking down the hall to needling class. Everyone was quiet. This was the day we had all been dreading since day one. Inevitably we would have to learn to needle Ren 1 (CV 1) and Du 1 (GV 1). Not only did we have to needle one of our fellow students, we also had to be needled ourselves. You couldn’t pass the class unless... Read more

Dr. Fratkin Seminar Update 5/5 (32)

Hello Folks, Just a quick update on our upcoming live AcuGraph seminar with Dr. Fratkin. Here are the latest developments: 1. Hotels: We’ve gotten lots of requests for information about local hotels, so we’ve posted complete hotel information on the web site. The good news is that the hotels are close and affordable. 2. Pre-Seminar: Don’t forget I’ll be teaching the AcuGraph Introduction pre-seminar on Friday night from 7-9 PM. This seminar is designed as... Read more

Free AcuGraph Referral Directory 5/5 (33)

Are you looking for more ways to grow your practice and increase the number of people you can help? AcuGraph has become more and more popular among patients! We frequently have patients contact our corporate headquarters asking where they can find an AcuGraph practitioner in their area. So, with the release of AcuGraph 4.1.1, we have started a free practitioner referral directory, where you can list your practice and receive free referrals for patients seeking... Read more

Healer Heal Thy Self 5/5 (29)

There are some things in life that I tend to learn the hard way. This last week I was fighting a cold, my husband was in the hospital, and I was scheduled to teach a cooking class in my home for 20-30 people. Several people offered to help out by bringing in meals. Did I accept their offers? NO!  Any sensible person would have cancelled the cooking class. Did I? NO! Instead of slowing down,... Read more

Branch Treatments 5/5 (33)

We have talked a lot about branch treatments over the last several weeks. A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine uses the terminology ‘root and tip’ as the primary and secondary aspects of disease. The root is the primary condition and the tip is the resulting secondary condition which presents as clinically observable changes in the body. It is the damage to the root system which ultimately brings demise to the entire tree. One cannot necessarily... Read more

I am Convinced—Part 4: Root versus Branch 5/5 (38)

This a part of a 4-series blog, if you haven’t read the previous part yet, take a look at it here. Thanks for sharing in the journey of “I am Convinced.” I believe that it is our obligation, as healers, to teach what we learn so that the world can be a better place. Let’s review what we have learned in our series to this point: Part 1–Meridian Therapy: We discussed the training I received... Read more

Winning Research 5/5 (34)

Hello Friends, I’ve been back a week from the isams 2011 conference. Wondering what “isams” stands for? It’s the International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. It was an excellent scientific conference, with notable presenters from all over the world, presenting the latest scientific research in acupuncture. Part of the symposium is the presentation of the annual AMS awards for Acupuncture and Meridian Studies. Several awards are given in recognition of outstanding published research, with the... Read more