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Martial Arts, Personality and the Five Spirits • Jonathan Bluestein • EAP082
Chinese medicine, philosophy and martial arts all share a common root. The applications might be different, but they come back a grounding in Yin/Yang and Five Phases. In this episode we speak with a martial artist and teacher who helps us to bridge some of the...
Acupuncture in Morocco • EAP081
Living in a foreign country brings challenges and opportunities. In this episode we discuss life and culture in Morocco, how acupuncture came to be accepted there, and how what began as a wellness center turned into a school of acupuncture. ...
Taste of Taiwan: An Afternoon in a Tea Shop • Pia Giammasi • EAP080
Taiwan is famous for it's high tech computer technology, bicycles, fragrant tofu, rivers of scooters, delicious street food, and of course, tea. Today's episode is a bit of a soundscape as we spend a portion of the afternoon drinking and discussing tea. Unlike your...
Buff Bones: movement practices that promote healthy lively bones • Rebekah Rotstein • EAP079
A low reading on a bone density scan does not equal a Fosamax deficiency. Healthy bones are hard, living tissue, but they also have a certain amount of flexibility. They are designed to bend and absorb shock and stress, and in fact one of the ways that bones become...
Acupuncture in Rural Nepal • Andrew Schlabach • EAP078
Here in the west we are used to seeing acupuncture clinics in an urban setting, and it is often sought as an adjunctive therapy used in combination with other modalities. In today's show we explore the use of acupuncture in the rural third world setting of Nepal and...
Reckoning The Unknown: A Conversation on Cancer • Josephine Spilka • EAP077
Cancer is a curious disease. It’s something we fight as an invader, but at its root it is a part of us. A part of us that is apart from us. We are in essence fighting against ourselves. In this conversation we meander through some perspectives that come from Chinese...
Acupuncture and Transgender Health Concerns • Jamee Pineda • EAP076
Most of us think of gender as something that is rigid and fixed. But in the transgender world the boundaries are more fluidic. In this episode we explore not just the particular health concerns, issues with access to the healthcare system, and challenges arising...
Treating PCOS with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is not just an issue with a woman's ovaries, but can be a systemic condition that is closely tied with a variety of hormonal interactions in the body. The standard conventional treatment involves the use of synthetic hormone birth...
What It Takes to Become an Acupuncturist • EAP074
As with any profession, the educational requirements have shifted over the years. Today acupuncturists need to not only know East Asian medicine, but a fair amount of Western medicine as well. In this episode we go into the education required to become a Licensed...
Introducing Qiological: the podcast for practitioners of Chinese medicine • EAP073
This episode is a short introduction to the newly launched podcast site that is specifically geared towards the needs and interests of Chinese medicine practitioners. When I first began Everyday Acupuncture Podcast I envisioned this to be a show that would introduce...
