• Wind-Cold in the Deep South?!? The how and why of catching a chill in the long summer

    By Emily Cronin and Thomas McCarty Chinese medicine theory uses terms from the greater world of Nature to describe the mechanisms of disease. “Wind-Cold” is a frequently used term which you may have heard your acupuncturist talk about before. In this article we will discuss Wind-Cold, how it applies specifically to our notoriously warm climate,…

  • Living in harmony with the seasons: Summer

    by Thomas McCarty and Emily Cronin Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of keeping good health by cultivating harmony between ourselves and the environment. The seasons are explained according to the Five Elements. The Springtime we have just left behind is of the Wood element, which gives way to Fire, corresponding to Summer.  With the first…

  • New Orleans acupuncturist brings community acupuncture to Kyiv

    June 7th, 2023 by Thomas McCarty and Emily Cronin When her native country was invaded on the other side of the globe, one New Orleanian turned her outrage and worry into a project which has become a lasting positive resource in a besieged land. Katya Chizayeva, Ukrainian by birth and resident of New Orleans for…

  • Introducing Yin & Yang in traditional Chinese medicine

    For modern Western medicine, the science it’s founded on is developed exclusively from rigorously evidence-based facts. Objectivity is a discipline of this system, and unproven theories carry no weight. Surmises, analogies, speculation and comparisons between unconnected phenomena, are all invalid in the modern Western medical approach. But look at all the different medical systems that…

  • Living in harmony with the seasons: Spring

    by Emily Cronin, LAc and Thomas McCarty, LAc   The aim of Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) theory is to understand our bodies and biology, our spirit, really the totality of our experience as human beings, as a microcosm of the universe. From observing and understanding how the world works, we turn that understanding towards ourselves. In…

  • Clinical study of the efficacy of treating migraines with acupuncture

    Zhao et al. 2017https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28241154/ The Zhao et al. trial conducted an random control trial (RCT) comparing verum (hereafter designated “true”, or traditional Chinese medicine/TCM) acupuncture, sham acupuncture, and a waiting-list control group. The study recruited 249 patients who experience migraines without auras. Participants were randomly assigned to receive only true acupuncture, or sham acupuncture, or…

  • PCAC celebrates one year at Bastion!

    This October PCAC celebrates one year of volunteering at Bastion Community of Resilience. Bastion is an intentional community of US military veterans, most still working through the various legacies of their service, as well as associated family and community. PCAC volunteers once a month to provide Bastion’s residents community acupuncture at no cost.  Bastion is…

  • Community Acupuncture Expansion

    With deep gratitude, we would like to thank everyone who has supported our community acupuncture project over the past 3 years. We are excited to announce that we are taking the next steps to make sure we are here to stay! There’s a lot in the works, but we can announce a few definite things…