I’m a double boarded physician (Anesthesiology/Pediatrics) and now an acupuncture practitioner in San Francisco.  I took my acupuncture training in Spain (long story) and when it cured my allergies, it was life altering.  From then on I’ve been fascinated with the science behind acupuncture, and have spent years following the ever growing body of research behind it.  My own minor contribution to the effort has been documenting the importance of autonomic balance, part of the stress response, to acupuncture treatment.  My recent book looks at recent key discoveries that not only help explain acupuncture’s effects, but also help dismantle the current outdated medical model of “Man As Machine”.  It turns out what alternative practitioners have always taught, that all systems are connected, and that small measures can cause cascades of positive effects that are now validated by the new fields of complexity science and systems biology.  It’s been a very exciting time for alternative medicine in recent years!

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