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The United States is at an important point on its path to legalizing medical and recreational marijuana. At the time of this publication, 55 million American citizens report using cannabis. Thirty-four states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have approved comprehensive, publicly available medical marijuana/cannabis programs, while twelve also …

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Public Service Announcement The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Management Best Practices Task Force recently wrote a report entitled, “Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations,”  This report is open for public comment until Monday, April 1st, 2019. The Good News:  In this draft, the Task Force very …

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A great way to increase patient satisfaction, improve treatment outcomes and receive more money for your services By East Haradin-Phillips, DAOM, LAc “At the end of the day people won’t remember what you  said or did, they will remember how you made them feel. -Maya Angelou (This applies to your treatments as well.) After I …

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By Amy Mager, MS, LAc, FABORM, and Christine Cronin, DAOM, LAc Heat therapy is an integral treatment of Chinese medicine. Although we concur with our colleagues that moxa is our best choice for heat therapy, barriers may exist that could prevent a patient from using moxa or being able to use it often enough to …

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The Birth of Acupuncture in America: The White Crane’s Gift is a book on a topic that receives surprisingly little in-depth attention: the origins of clinical acupuncture in the United States. With the West Coast cultural revolution of the 1960s and 70s as a backdrop, this book explores history in an intentionally lighthearted yet significant way. …

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By Andrea K. Ramey, MD Introduction Based on the number of food products that contain high fructose corn syrup, it is safe to assume that many people consume more high fructose corn syrup than is required by the body. This excess intake of sugar disrupts homeostasis, the natural balance of the body. Excess sugar has …

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Kiera Nagle, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine’s Chicago Campus Director of Asian Holistic Health and Massage Therapy, was recently interviewed by Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine on the benefits of prenatal massage. What are the benefits, according to Nagle? Almost too many to count, including “improving relaxation, sleep and digestion, minimizing nausea, decreasing swelling and supporting a …

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As we learned last week from Pacific College Alumnus Justin Penoyer, LAC, there are several questions to ask yourself before investing in an herbal pharmacy. One of the questions was: which type or types of herbs would you stock? Justin chooses to stock primarily granules because they are effective, take up less space, and have …

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Helpful tips from Pacific College alumnus and herbalist Justin Penoyer, LAc 1. How often do you prescribe herbs? In general, I recommend waiting to invest in an herbal pharmacy until your practice is more established, so you can evaluate the types and quantities of herbs you’ll be using. I see many new practitioners move locations in …

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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Chinese and Japanese acupuncture? Is one better than the other? Maybe you’ve never had acupuncture before and you’re not sure who to go to…well, today we’re going behind the scenes to uncover some of the unique qualities that distinguish these two acupuncture styles. First off, let’s look …

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