Family Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine

11/07/2025

"MaineHealth, based in Portland, is apologizing for sending letters to 531 still-living patients outlining how their surviving relatives could settle their estates.
A hospital spokesperson blamed the mass mailing of the estate vendor letters on an Oct. 20 computer glitch."

Health system apologizes, blames glitch for sending hundreds of letters about settling estates

11/06/2025

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11/06/2025

"Acupuncture benefits patients with Alzheimer’s disease. ... researchers conducted a clinical trial. They conclude that a combination of acupuncture and Bu Shen Huo Xue Tang herbal formula provides significant clinical results for Alzheimer’s disease patients. Patients receiving acupuncture plus herbs experienced improvements in cognitive function and quality of life (total effective rate 84%). The drug control group had a 68% total effective rate. [1]"

Alzheimer's disease improvements in cognitive function were documented using acupuncture and herbs.

11/06/2025

"Authors' conclusions: Based on the existing evidence in this review, some Chinese herbal medicines for treating sore throat appeared efficacious."

Based on the existing evidence in this review, some Chinese herbal medicines for treating sore throat appeared efficacious. However, due to the lack of high quality clinical trials, the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine for treating sore throat is controversial and questionable. Therefore we canno...

11/05/2025

WISDOM 101!!

11/05/2025

BON APPETIT, FRIENDS!!

This was my first time roasting (and eating) honeynut squash. I must say, it’s divine. If you’re not familiar with honeynut squash, they look like baby butternut squash but much smaller. They are so tiny and so adorable you’ll want to buy a few of them. I opted for two at my farmer’s market ...

11/05/2025

"The present article outlines and discusses the available information about the protective effects of mushroom extracts against liver damage induced by exogenous compounds. Among mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum is indubitably the most widely studied species."

The particular characteristics of growth and development of mushrooms in nature result in the accumulation of a variety of secondary metabolites such as phenolic compounds, terpenes and steroids and essential cell wall components such as ...

11/05/2025

"A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine and Zhejiang Chinese Medical University found that manual acupuncture provides significant therapeutic benefit for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). In six randomized controlled trials involving 615 participants, four weeks of standardized manual acupuncture significantly reduced urticaria activity, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance compared with sham or non-acupuncture controls. [1]"

Acupuncture has been found effective for the treatment of hives.

11/04/2025

"Tjong and colleague found that extract of Coptidis Rhizoma can reduce irritable bowel syndrome- (IBS-) associated pain. ,...
A Chinese medicine compound formula, Sunqingwan watered pill (SWP), can reduce abdominal pain caused by ulcerative colitis. The anticolitis effect of SWP may be largely dependent on its protection on the colon through anti-inflammatory mechanisms [37]. ..."

Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS) is one of the less common functional gastrointestinal disorders. Conventional therapy has unsatisfactory response to it so people turn to Chinese medicine for help. Currently, we reviewed the whole picture ...

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

Dear Friends,
Please remember to adjust all food recipes to your individualized diet!
BON APPETIT!!

These baked Italian sausage stuffed mushroom caps are flavorful and so satisfying! Recipe uses white mushrooms. Gluten-free and dairy-free.