warning...i may offend some with this post.   but i can't help myself.  i hear this all the time:  i BELIEVE in acupuncture or i DON'T BELIEVE in acupuncture.  and either way, it doesn't matter!  why?  the answer is simple - acupuncture is a science.  it isn't a belief system or a religion.  it is a science.  and although many western scientists may not understand it, it is a science nonetheless.  believing in it doesn't make it valid.  and the opposite holds true - not believing in it does n...
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many patients come to my office with the same question:  what do you think of western medicine?  probably 80% of those individuals don't expect my answer.  i think it's great...for some things!  i like to use the best of both worlds in my practice.  chinese medicine has its place, just as western medicine does.  sometimes one is better than the other.  it's a matter of knowing when to use acupuncture or herbs over western medicine and vice versa.  there are a few ailments that i can't treat -...
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