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If your loved one happens to be an acupuncturist, herbalist, massage therapist, chiropractor, naturopath or lover of traditional medicine, don’t worry for another second. We can help. And the best news is, we have gift ideas and options in every price range. This may surprise you, but there are loads of inexpensive products on the market that acupuncturists and other practitioners are sure to love. Read more
About 20 years ago, I began recognizing the value of looking at my life in 10 year chunks. Well, here we are—it's 2020. It's a new millennia AND the beginning of a new decade! I've done two of those 10 year chunks since then. So have you. Can you believe it? Read more
It’s the Holiday Season Is it just me, or does everyone get REALLY busy at the end of the year? The holidays stress seems to affect every area of life. I try to stay available for my patients during this busy holiday season. Sometimes my schedule is extra full, which... Read more
The Economics of Acupuncture Failure You’re a good acupuncturist. Well-educated, dedicated and passionate to be sure, but are you successful? Now, I don’t mean success, as in serving humanity and helping people get better. That’s a given. No, I mean, are you making a living at it? Can you pay... Read more
“People love [AcuGraph], it gets you patients, and potential clients love the charts and insights into their health. But…” I was cleaning my home office not long ago, and you’ll never guess what I found: A phone book. The Yellow Pages, in fact. Remember those? I frankly didn’t know I... Read more
In my last article, I discussed the definition of marketing. Here’s a quick review of that information: Marketing is NOT advertising. Advertising is what you do when you have finished the marketing process. It is the HOW of the equation. How do you spread your message? Advertising! Marketing is the... Read more
QUESTION: What do a microcurrent device, a laser, and a hippie massage therapist have in common? Read on, and I’ll tell you! ***** Having NEVER given a massage before, and only received one massage in my life, I went to a hippie massage school in Santa Barbara, California–The School of... Read more
Welcome to “Lunch and Learn!” Lunch and Learns are a great way to conveniently learn a little something new during your lunch break. Typically they last about 45-60 minutes and are presented via webinar, live discussion, recording or video. Today’s lunch and learn will be presented via a prerecorded video... Read more
In today’s video Kimberly talks about changes that have occurred over the past 5 years. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive all of the research and news that Kimberly mentioned in her video. Just enter your information in the boxes to the right! You can also follow her posts... Read more
Sometimes I need to see the bigger picture. I’m reminded of the story of the logger who is so busy working in the forest, harvesting and hauling trees, that he never takes time to stop and consider the forest itself. So from time to time, I like to take a step back... Read more
In the first part of this series, we discussed the power of belief as it relates to healthcare outcomes. In part two, we discussed the placebo effect in acupuncture, and the tendency for medical studies to attribute acupuncture’s effects to placebo only. Now that we’ve laid that groundwork, it’s time... Read more
How do you view AcuGraph? If you’re like most acupuncturists, you probably have quite a bit of skepticism. So today, I’ve got a story for you. We hired Kimberly Thompson, L.Ac. nearly 4 years ago to help with some research projects we were doing. At the time, she liked the... Read more
Hello Everyone, Just a quick note to let you know we’ve started a LinkedIn discussion group. It’s called “Acupuncture Technology” and there’s already some great discussion going on over there. Why don’t you go check it out and join? Here’s the link: Linkedin – Group – Acupuncture-Technology See you there!... Read more
Hello Everybody! Before I get started on the blog I want to share a little secret… Months of work are about to pay off! Something BIG is coming…and we’re sooo EXCITED! Watch your inbox…The count-down is beginning! Now…back to our blog! A few years ago my kids... Read more
This is the last part of the ‘chronic dehydration series’. Click the links below if you want to read the previous parts. New Year’s Resolutions…They can be Hard to Swallow! Part 1 Effects of Dehydration…Water and Health Part 2 It’s been seven weeks since I began researching and writing this... Read more