Everyday Acupuncture Podcast

We know that beauty is more than skin deep, but the truth is that skin is more than just skin deep. While it is easy to think that skin conditions are simply a problem of the exterior portion of our body, in reality dermotological problems are frequently the result of internal imbalances.  In this episode we discuss the Chinese perspective on treating skin conditions that get to the root of the problem, so you don't have to use dangerous medications, or be on drugs that only control symptoms for the rest of your life. Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

Acupuncture is well known in the Western world for its effectiveness in treating pain. In this episode we take a multilayered look at orthopedic acupuncture. While acupuncture is often considered to be an "energetic" medicine, our guest today takes us deep into the structural, neurological, chemical and functional aspects of why things hurt and what you can do about it.    Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

We often think of germs, genetic abnormalities, poor lifestyle choices or plain bad luck as being the cause of illness and disease. We go looking for the "smoking gun," for the one thing that was the source of our troubles, but often the health issues we face arise out of a much more complex stew of causes and conditions. In this episode Greg Bantick and I discuss the various ways that both illness and health can arise, how at times the symptoms we are troubled by are helpful messengers and how the influence of the mind plays a profound role in our wellbeing.Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

It's fairly common knowledge these days that acupuncture is helpful in promoting fertility and pregnancy. But acupuncture is not just helpful for getting pregnant, it has a track record in easing the discomfort of back pain, digestive, urinary and emotional issues that are often not well treated by conventional medicine. Additionally, acupressure can be of tremendous benefit to a woman in labor, and this kind of support can be provided by a family member or other person assisting during the labor.  Our guest in this show has first hand experience with the use of acupuncture and acupressure as she used these methods herself when pregnant. And she works with students and midwives in a hospital setting helping pregnant women with these safe and effective treatment modalities.  Listen in for some surprising research on how acupuncture during pregnancy can help to prevent postpartum depression, and why it is important for a woman to get several weeks of good rest after giving birth.Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

With American Olympic athletes suddenly sporting red and purple cupping marks, this ancient healing modality has set the Internet and traditional media ablaze with questions and surprise about those big circular marks. Of course, cupping is not new. It’s been used in Asia for millennia. And if you were paying attention to Chinese swimmers in past Olympics, you would have noticed the same sporty marks. Today’s show goes not only into what these marks are about and why they are therapeutically helpful. But also discusses the various methods of using and applying cups. We also talk about the surprising use of cups for conditions that you will not hear about in the mainstream press. Cupping is not difficult to learn. It’s the rare grandma or auntie in China that doesn’t know about how to use cups to treat a variety of common ailments. You can learn how to do this yourself. Listen in for the details!  Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

Tai Chi is one of the more well known Chinese health practices that has made its way to the West. But there was a time when this gentle movement art was unknown outside of the Chinese world.  In the 60's Cheng Man-Ching "The Professor" came from Taiwan to New York and began to do something unheard of; teach this ancient movement practice to Westerners.  Today's guest is a writer, filmmaker and long time Tai Chi practitioner who has helped to capture the story of Cheng Man-Ching and his influence on Tai Chi, as told through the pictures and stories of his students.Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

People often joke about being addicted to sugar. After all, how could something as cute and celebratory as a cupcake be bad? But it is not just the cupcake, or the sugary energy drink, it is that sugar has found its way into most foods and the combined effect on our metabolism has spawned an epidemic of obesity, diabetes and mood disorders. What's more, we think of sugar as a treat, a reward, something comforting. And yet it is as addictive as cocaine and as readily available as your next trip to the pantry. If you have sugar cravings, or find you need a sweet pick me up at some point in the day, then listen in as we discuss the less than sweet side of sugar, and what to do about it.Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

There are a number of chronic degenerative eye problems that respond to acupuncture. In this episode, our guest discusses his experience using acupuncture to effectively treat macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt's and diabetic retinopathy.  We discuss not only treating the eyes, but how the eyes are a part of the nervous system and using acupuncture helps the entire body to find a deeper level of health and wellbeing. Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

We often hear about acupuncture being used as an “alternative” when conventional biomedicine has failed to bring relief or resolution to a problem. So it seems a bit counterintuitive to think about acupuncture being used as part of first line care in an emergency room.  And that is exactly where this episode’s guest practices— in the ER of a hospital. Listen in for how he works as an integrated member of an emergency room team, and how acupuncture is helpful to patients transiting through an emergent situation.   Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!

Contrary to the view of conventional medicine, women's menstrual cycles can be smoothed and regulated with natural methods. In this episode we look at how a woman's monthly cycle is a vital indicator of her overall health.  Additionally, we see how the "periods" that accompany hormonal birth control are not periods in the true sense, and how suppressing ovulation with synthetic hormones has a profound effect on a woman's true hormonal tide.  Listen in and gain a whole new appreciation for the remarkable changes that cycle monthly through a woman's body. Mentioned in this episode:Real Mushrooms For Everyday PeopleAre you looking to improve your health? Are you tired of being tired? Prone to catching colds and the flu? We totally understand! We feel the same way! Real Mushrooms has you covered! Science backed supplemental mushrooms provide better mental clarity, deeper sleep and a strong immune system. GRAB A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR FIRST ORDER. Real Mushrooms 25% Off Your First Order!