acupuncture

Back Pain: Thorns & Thor

Yin-Yang Yak – Back Pain: Thorns & Thor In this engaging and insightful episode, Cotter Kelsey yaks on about back pain, aiming to dispel myths, challenge conventional thinking, and provide actionable advice for both preventing and managing this widespread issue. The episode blends modern anatomical understanding with philosophical reflections, even drawing symbolic lessons from NordicContinue reading “Back Pain: Thorns & Thor”

Meridians & Movement

Podcast Summary: “Meridians & Movement: Yin Yang Yak about Physical Therapy” – Yin Yang Yak with Cotter Kelsey & James Connelly In this in-depth episode of Yin Yang Yak, host Cotter Kelsey of Kelsey Healing Arts sits down with James Connelly, a physical therapist and founder of Results Rehab. They dive into the intersection ofContinue reading “Meridians & Movement”

Intermittent Fasting & Eastern Medicine -Podcast Summary

Holistic Wellness: Intermittent Fasting, Fitness, and Daoist Medicine On a recent episode of Yin Yang Yak, Cotter Kelsey and Diane Bader delved into the synergies between ancient wisdom and modern health strategies. Diane, a health coach specializing in intermittent fasting and fitness, shared her journey and how she helps individuals achieve wellness goals. The conversationContinue reading “Intermittent Fasting & Eastern Medicine -Podcast Summary”

The Simple Guide to Health for Surviving Post-Industrial Times

1) Move every two hours. Go for a walk, do a set of mindful pushups, play with dogs, children, and friends. Do this daily, without exception. When ill, just stretch and breath deeply, when feeling good, do something more strenuous. 2) Don’t eat processed foods. Ever. For any reason. This way, when you must, inContinue reading “The Simple Guide to Health for Surviving Post-Industrial Times”

Arthritis of the Knee

Despite the physiological discrepancy, no condition is closer to my heart than knee pain. I found Eastern medicine by shredding the cartilage of my knee. I had surgery to repair the damage, but the physical therapy didn’t work out so well, and within a few weeks my knee was the size of a basketball. Months ofContinue reading “Arthritis of the Knee”

Acupuncture & Allergies

Allergy season is upon us, and there was recently an article on Time.com reporting on a study about acupuncture and allergies. The conclusion of the study was that “Acupuncture led to statistically significant improvements in disease-specific quality of life and antihistamine use measures after 8 weeks of treatment compared with sham acupunctureContinue reading “Acupuncture & Allergies”

Acupuncture has a long, storied history, and is useful in treating a wide array of ailments. Unlike medications or cortizone injections, acupuncture does not have a specific function, per se, the way aspirin treats pain, calcium tablets treat excess stomach acid, and antihystamines treat inflammation. Acupuncture is a tool with which to practice Traditional EasternContinue reading “Acupuncture”

Six Division of Yin and Yang

Tai Yang / Greater Yang = big white part Shao Yang / Lesser Yang = small white part Yang Ming / Yang Brightness = white circle Tai Yin / Greater Yin = big black part Shao Yin / Lesser Yin = small black part Jue Yin / Reverting Yin = black circle ~ ~ ~Continue reading “Six Division of Yin and Yang”

Inner Gate fMRI

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515798 I wouldn’t even make pretenses to being a neuroscientist by donning an Einstein wig and goggles, but I can generalize wildly at the distillations of actual neurobiologists with the best of them. This article is describing the areas of the brain that “light up” when subjects were needled at a specific acupuncture point, Nei Guan,Continue reading “Inner Gate fMRI”

Qi

Qi is synergistic function as it is perceived by the aspect of our consciousness that is responsible for intuition. It is often spoken of as energy, and elaborated upon with metaphors of water, but this is merely to facilitate explanation. Energy is capable of transforming into matter and back again, but qi does not do this. It also does not registerContinue reading “Qi”