http://chriskresser.com Medicine for the 21st century Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:04:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://chriskresser.com/acupuncture#comment-4069 Even Flow « Keeping the doctor away… Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:47:16 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?page_id=420#comment-4069 [...] Acupuncture. As someone who received some benefits from acupuncture, I was curious to read this series of articles. I learned that acupuncture essentially stimulates the body into healing itself [...] [...] Acupuncture. As someone who received some benefits from acupuncture, I was curious to read this series of articles. I learned that acupuncture essentially stimulates the body into healing itself [...]

]]> http://chriskresser.com/acupuncture#comment-2796 Malina Chin OTR/L, L.Ac. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:38:57 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?page_id=420#comment-2796 Love your articles about Chinese medicine. I suggest a resource about the history of Chinese Medicine. A book called From Legend to Science A History of Chinese Medicine by Ruan ZJin Zhao, PH.D. I have a chart summary if you are interested in writing about the history of Chinese Medicine. Malina Chin OTR/L, L.Ac. Love your articles about Chinese medicine. I suggest a resource about the history of Chinese Medicine. A book called From Legend to Science A History of Chinese Medicine by Ruan ZJin Zhao, PH.D.
I have a chart summary if you are interested in writing about the history of Chinese Medicine.
Malina Chin OTR/L, L.Ac.

]]> http://chriskresser.com/acupuncture#comment-1789 The Healthy Skeptic · Welcome Mark’s Daily Apple readers! Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:30:37 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?page_id=420#comment-1789 [...] You might have seen Mark’s recent article on acupuncture. Although it’s commonly believed in the West that acupuncture is based on mysterious energy called qi flowing through invisible lines called meridians, it turns out that idea is based on blatant mistranslations of ancient Chinese medical texts. When these texts are correctly translated, it becomes clear that acupuncture is not a “woo-woo” energy healing technique, but a complete “flesh and bones” system of medicine based on the same anatomy and physiology as western medicine. You can read all about it here. [...] [...] You might have seen Mark’s recent article on acupuncture. Although it’s commonly believed in the West that acupuncture is based on mysterious energy called qi flowing through invisible lines called meridians, it turns out that idea is based on blatant mistranslations of ancient Chinese medical texts. When these texts are correctly translated, it becomes clear that acupuncture is not a “woo-woo” energy healing technique, but a complete “flesh and bones” system of medicine based on the same anatomy and physiology as western medicine. You can read all about it here. [...]

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