Links, Books, and Resources

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture
What the government has to say about acupuncture.

www.acucol.com
This is our local acupuncture association, which is a great resource for you. You can look for a practitioner who is close to you or read an article about acupuncture. You can find out about upcoming local events.

www.acufinder.com
This is another place where you can search for an acupuncturist by zip code and it has really great articles about acupuncture.

www.net80.net
Another Denver resource for searching for acupuncturists

www.asbestos.com & www.mesothelioma.com
Acupuncture has been linked to alleviating the nausea associated with chemotherapy and the pain incurred from the constant surgeries that cancer patients undergo. The Mesothelioma Center offers the most comprehensive and current information on asbestos exposure and a complete list of mesothelioma causes."

http://www.eatingwell.com
This amazing site has free recipes for gluten free, healthy pregnancy, 20 minute healthy meals! No more excuses not to fix a junk food diet.

After experiencing acupuncture - many people want to understand it.

The Web that has no Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk, OMD is a really well written book that is understandable to the public, while still being very useful for new students of Traditional Chinese medicine. After you get acupuncture if you want to learn more, I highly recommend reading it.

Between Heaven and Earth by Harriet Beinfeld, L.Ac. and Efrem Korngold, L.Ac., O.M.D. is a very good introduction to Five Element acupuncture.

Qi Gong - or energy medicine are exercises that help to increase your energy

Good sources for beginners are:

The Healer Within by Roger Jahnke, DOM
and his DVD Awakening and Mastering the Medicine Within You - Qi Gong

Another good DVD is:
Qi Gong - The Flow Continues by Lee Holden from Exercise to Heal

Yoga - I have used this book for a long time and highly recommend it
20 Minute Yoga Workouts from the American Yoga Association by Alice Christensen

I have also gone to Kriya Yoga Center on Tennyson, just down the street and really love them.

For something different in working out, and the most amazing abdominal workout, I recommend
New York City Ballet Workout - Fifty Stretches and Exercises Anyone Can Do for a Strong, Graceful, and Sculpted Body by Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief