Meridian Health Acupuncture Clinic

The scientific evidence for acupuncture is growing at an incredible rate. As stated by the organization Evidence Based Acupuncture (EBA): Research into acupuncture as a medical treatment has grown exponentially in the past 20 years, increasing at twice the rate of research into conventional biomedicine. Over this period, there have been over 13,000 studies conducted in 60 countries Based on all this evidence, Stephen Janz, who was involved in the compilation of all this sc...ientific data states: It is no longer possible to say that the effectiveness of acupuncture can be attributed to the placebo effect or that it is useful only for musculoskeletal pain. One example of the findings is as follows: A 2015 network meta-analysis comparing treatments in addition to exercise for shoulder impingement syndrome found that acupuncture was the most effective adjunctive treatment out of 17 interventions, outperforming all other adjuncts such as steroid injection, NSAIDs, and ultrasound therapy. More here: https://meridianhealthclinic.com/acupuncture-scientific-re/ See more

Stomach Acid is Good for You! If you take a walk down the isles of your local drug store, you will see a variety of medications to suppress stomach acid. The predominant message from the media and drug advertisements (like Prilosec or Zantac) is that stomach acid is bad for your health. In fact, these sources seem to indicate that stomach acid is so bad for you that we should all run out and take an acid suppressing medication, just to be safe. In this post I will explain why adequate stomach acid is not only essential, it is also critical in correcting a number of conditions including poor nutrient absorption, dysbiosis and acid reflux. https://meridianhealthclinic.com/digest-better-why-stomach/

Most of this misunderstanding around Chinese Medicine being energy medicine started with a well-meaning Frenchman named George Soulié de Morant in the early 1900’s. Read this post to get the whole story: http://meridianhealthclinic.com/chinese-medicine-is-not-en/

Dry Needling is an acupuncture technique that was developed by Dr Janet Travell and recently popularized by Acupuncturists and Physical Therapists in the US & Australia. In California, only Licensed Acupuncturists and MDs can legally perform this powerful technique so there are very few practitioners trained in this art of trigger point release. http://meridianhealthclinic.com/dry-needling-in-california/

Cupping Therapy is an increasingly popular treatment that can have big benefits for muscle pain and tension. We were recently interviewed by a major Los Angeles publication on the topic of cupping. Luckily, the publisher was nice enough to allow us to re-print the answers on our website. Enjoy! http://meridianhealthclinic.com/cupping-therapy-questions-/

The 2015 Nobel Prize award was give to a practitioner of Chinese Medicine. Dr. Tu Youyou, chief professor at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel science award. The Nobel Committee gave the award to Dr. Tu based on his use of sophisticated research methods to find a new therapy for malaria. http://www.nytimes.com//william-c-campbell-satoshi-omura-y

Shopping can be difficult these days. We are told to look for labels like organic, local, grass-fed, gluten-free, free-range, etc. Between all of those demands, finding good quality food can be exhausting... But perhaps this will all seem easier when considering that: Finding Good Food was Never Easy http://meridianhealthclinic.com/finding-good-food-was-neve/

Folic acid is a synthetic compound and not the same as natural Folate. In fact, Folic acid from supplements may actually cause health problems. In contrast, Folate is the natural compound found in green leafy vegetables and other whole foods. Read the label on supplements, products with "folic acid" on the ingredients list should be avoided. Look for the ingredients: "folate", "5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate", "L-methylfolate" or "Metfolin", as found in high quality supplements.

Benefits of Taking Probiotics: http://meridianhealthclinic.com/benefits-of-taking-a-probi/

Digestive problems (like IBS) may be caused by bacteria: http://meridianhealthclinic.com/digestive-problems-and-ibs/