From My Parting Prescription For America by Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy I try to keep up with information from the Surgeon General as much...

It's the most wonderful time of the year!..... but is it? I've got so much to do. I'm staying up way too late and definitely not getting...

This photo was taken a few weeks ago. We were hiking the yellow trail at Norvin Green State Park, a deceptively challenging hike but by...

Over the last few decades, our society has been subjected to an increase in traumatic events. Extreme weather, mass shootings, and...

Start your day off right. Don't skip breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. These sayings have been around for...

Recently while scrolling on Facebook, I came across the status of one of my college professors who I deeply admire and who is one of the...

Have you heard of sleep tourism? At first it seemed to me like going away for the sole purpose of sleeping, which as someone who enjoys...

Photo credit: https://www.icollector.com/Frame-of-Stone-Needles-with-Two-Arrowheads-an_i5240806 If this photo surprises you, that's very...

I first wrote about dry needling in my February 2015 newsletter, and since then there have been a lot of developments, including physical...

This time of year is so beautiful, but it's not enjoyable for those who experience sinus stuffiness, itchy eyes and sneezing....

Decades of research studies have repeatedly shown the benefits of acupuncture for the treatment of pain, so much so that the American...

If you've been receiving these newsletters for a while, you know that I've written about Five Element Theory quite a bit. Five Element...

I get acupuncture about once per month, sometimes more frequently if there's something specific I want to address. I love when I open up...

Many sources define Qi as "vital energy", but I think that explanation is too simplistic. According to Chinese Acupuncture and...

This photo was taken after Mike and I had hiked about 4 miles to this summit in the Catskills back in 2019. Certainly, after that kind of...

About six or so months into the pandemic, colleagues and I began having conversations about the general mental state of the patients we...

For some patients, their journey to discovering acupuncture comes after seeing a string of specialists. These patients generally first...

There are still plenty of summer days ahead and time to enjoy the warm air, but this transition into the fall season is already...

photo credit: Ed Reschke/Photolibrary/Getty Images I'm asked this question all the time - Is what I'm feeling normal? This question...

Recently a patient asked me this question, and I thought it was such a good question that I wanted to share my answer with everyone....