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Auricular acupuncture • EAP043 • Bryan Frank MD Nov 17, 2015

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We tend to associate acupuncture with China. But auricular therapy was first developed in France, and then wandered its way back to the Middle Kingdom. And yes, there is a story to be told there.

Listen in to find out about why the ear is one of the most powerful and effective acupuncture microsystems. And how it can be used to treat everything from back pain to digestive problems, to endocrinological disorders.

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Parkinson's Recovery Project • EAP042 • Janice Hadlock Nov 01, 2015

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As with so many paths that open to us in life, our guest in this episode did not set out to make a deep study of Parkinson's. She stumbled into it by first helping a number patients who had foot injuries. And from there has delved deeply into neurobiology, brain chemistry, Chinese medicine, and psychology in her study of how long-term physiological shock can effect brain chemistry and movement disorders.

Our conversation touches on the triggering events that can lead to Parkinson's, and how recovery is a transformative DIY project.

This episode is longer than our usual podcast, and not only is packed full of helpful information for those affected by this condition, but also may challenge you to open your perspective on this disease. Especially if you don't have Parkinson’s, some of this material may uncomfortably challenge how you think about this illness. But, curiously enough, the people with Parkinson's find it oddly comforting that someone really gets something that is fundamental at their core.

Listen in and be prepared to be surprised!

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Finding our footing • EAP041 • Mary Bond Oct 21, 2015

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We rarely think of our feet as the amazing complex multi-boned platforms that allow us to walk upright. And in fact they are sensory organs with a deep affinity for balance, movement and listening to the environment.

This is an encore interview with our guest Mary Bond, who joined us on EAP020 for a discussion of Presence and Movement. We'd planned to talk about feet, but got delightfully sidetracked with breathing and how that opens the spine.

Today's show not only takes deep look into foot function and movement, but also touches on neuroplasticity and how expanding the movement in our feet not only helps with balance and comfort, but expands the neural maps of the body in the brain.

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Beginning with not-knowing • EAP040 • Paul Karsten Oct 07, 2015

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We seek out medical practitioners because we want to know. There is a problem and we want it gone. Sometimes the process of discovery is not difficult, and health concerns are quickly resolved.

But then there are those issues that linger for years, decades even. They defy the insurance reimbursed scans and lab tests. They might be "managed" by a drug. But who wants to be on a medication for the rest of their life? Or a cascade of side-effect reducing medications. These confounding issues are harder to get a handle on.

Beginning with a mind open enough to encompass a wider range possibility can lead to overlooked or surprising solutions. Listen in as we explore the vital role of "not knowing" and how it can lead to a deeper sense of understanding.

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Spark in the Machine • EAP039 • Dan Keown Sep 23, 2015

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The Chinese medicine perspective on physiology connects and diverges from the conventional Western view like a blue highway meanders around an Interstate.

Our guest on this episode speaks fluently from the perspectives of both modern biomedicine and the ancient art of Chinese medicine.

What's more, in looking through the lens of embryological development and the way modern surgeons use the "spaces between" for laparoscopic surgeries , he illuminates the connections between organ systems that the Chinese noted thousands of years ago. And furthermore gives us a way to understand why the acupuncture channels don't show up when dissecting the body.

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Tracing the flap of a butterfly's wings- using complexity science to study acupuncture • EAP038 • Lisa Taylor-Swanson Sep 15, 2015

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Research is a funny thing. On one hand, most of us think of it as the most dry and boring stuff you could possibly read. On the other hand, we see it as the Holy Grail of truth when it comes to understanding the effectiveness of medical interventions.

As with most things in life, the truth is much more complex and nuanced. In this episode our guest introduces us to nonlinear and complex adaptive systems approaches to researching medical interventions.

Listen in to find out why double-blind studies are useless for understanding the emergent outcomes and nonspecific effects of acupuncture.

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Fermentation, the natural probiotics in your kitchen • EAP037 • Sandor Katz Aug 30, 2015

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The classics of Chinese medicine describe the digestive system in terms of what today we'd call a compost pile.

Indeed we symbiotically live with, and are dependent on, a population of microbes that outnumbers our "human" cells.

Our modern day war on the bacterial world is perhaps a bit misguided. And rather than trying to assassinate a few bad bugs, it might be a better idea to cultivate a diverse population of other microbes that naturally work to keep the troublemakers in check.

Our guest in this episode takes us into the world of beneficial bacteria and how we can use food to eat our way into a better balance with our own personal microbial community.

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Mindfulness in medicine • EAP036 • Susan Bauer-Wu Aug 11, 2015

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We often imagine we want the latest in medicine's technological innovation should we find ourselves or a loved one in the midst of illness and suffering. But there are moments when our most advanced technology, while it can save lives, can not reach into the spaces inhabited by human spirit.

There is no pill or procedure that brings us vividly into the unfolding moment. But, there is a practice. And that is what we will explore in this episode.

Our guest in this program stands at the crossroads of conventional clinical medicine, psychoneuroimmunology, compassionate care, contemplative practice and research into the transformative role of becoming present to all the moments of life.

Listen in for a conversation on how presence relieves suffering, and how every moment is worth fully inhabiting.

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Cultivating the habit of creativity • EAP035 • Victoria Prozan Aug 06, 2015

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What does creativity have to do with health? Plenty if are going to navigate the inevitable changes that life brings in a way leads toward cultivating resilience and adaptability.

Our guest today, while trained as an artist and designer, has acquired a knack for helping others to connect with the creativity and beginner's mind awareness that gives us continuous access to the gifts of this moment.

Listen in for a discussion of discovery and connection that is available to all of us, and how to remember your way back into your innate brilliance.

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Acupuncture at the end of life • EAP034 • Ron Puhky Jul 29, 2015

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We are all are touched by death. Many of us know something about it. Few of us understand the process. And while the tools of modern medicine often accompany the dying, death is not a medical condition.

Our guest in this episode is country doctor and long-time practicing acupuncturist. He did not set out to use acupuncture to aid the dying; it evolved out of his care, compassion and willingness to sit with his own not-knowing as he accompanied his patients.

Listen in for some stories of transformation and how acupuncture can ease the transition between worlds.

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