Comparitive Guts (1) is a comparative exhibition about the human body, and in particular about the body part traditionally linked to nutrition and digestion, but also endowed with emotional, ethical, and metaphysical significance, depending on the representation and narrative.

By offering access to culturally, socially, historically, and sensorially different experiential contexts, Comparative Guts allows the visitor a glimpse into the variety and richness of embodied self-definition, human imagination about our (as well as animal) bodies’ physiology and functioning, our embodied exchange with the external world, and the religious significance of the way we are ‘made’ as living creatures. This dive into difference is simultaneously an enlightening illustration of what is common and shared among living beings.

Apart from the interactive website, there is an open access digital version of the catalogue available as a pdf (2).

(1) https://comparative-guts.net/
(2) https://doi.org/10.38071/2024-00345-3

Hugh MacPherson: Acupuncture for depression, a research report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ReCBqLcRWY
#acupuncture #depression #research

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/acupuncture-for-endometriosis#can-acupuncture-help

Acupuncture for endometriosis: Can it help & how to do it safely

Acupuncture is not part of the standard of care for endometriosis. However, for people who cannot find relief from standard treatment options, acupuncture may be helpful. Learn more.

Research explores how a father's diet could shape the health of his offspring
A step towards understanding how the effect of diet could transmit from one generation to the next.
A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/04/17/research-explores-how-a-father-s-diet-could-shape-the-health-of-.html
#health #diet #genetics #fathersmatter

Research explores how a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring

New research, published in Nature Communications, finds that the macronutrient balance in the diet of male mice affects the level of anxiety-like behaviour of sons and the metabolic health of daughters.

Barriers to implementing acupuncture therapy for cancer patients
From Dr. Susan Veleber, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Integrative Medicine

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/spotlight/2024/02/im-veleber-integrcancerther.html

#acupuncture #oncology #cancer #integrativemedicine

#HaikuPoetryDay

https://www.psychreg.org/how-acupuncture-revolutionising-treatment-chronic-back-pain/

How Acupuncture Is Revolutionising the Treatment of Chronic Back Pain

Many complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), such as acupuncture, are commonly used for pain relief.

Effectiveness of acupuncture for postoperative gastrointestinal recovery in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study

Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction (PGD) is one of the most common complications among patients who have undergone thoracic surgery. Acupuncture has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat gastrointestinal diseases and has shown benefit as an alternative therapy for the management of digestive ailments.
The addition of acupuncture to usual care appeared to improve recovery of postoperative gastrointestinal function, including shortening the time taken to first fluid intake, and alleviating post-operative pain in these patients.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37800350/

Charles Eisenstein on navigating the coming times, and how to choose between the stories that are offered to us.

https://twitter.com/ceisenstein/status/1771227121521692911

World Health Organization Guideline for Lower Back Pain: Yes to Acupuncture; No to Most Drugs

On Dec. 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its “Guideline for Non-Surgical Management of Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults in Primary and Community Care Settings.” The purpose of the 244-page document is to “provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP in adults” that will improve outcomes. Acupuncture is among the interventions the guideline recommends for all adults, including older adults.

The guideline reviews both the benefits and the harms of nonsurgical interventions in the management of chronic primary Low Back Pain. In addition to acupuncture, the guideline is also in favor of structured exercise, massage, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs and topical cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens).

Acetaminophen, benzodiazepines and cannabis-related pharmaceutical preparations received “no recommendation,” while listing potential harmful effects including “cardiovascular, renal and gastrointestinal harms and increased mortality risk” for acetaminophen; “potential harms including memory impairment, misuse, overdose deaths from respiratory depression, somnolence, fatigue and light-headedness potentially leading to falls” for benzodiazepines; and “evidence of possible adverse events, including harms associated with its nonmedicinal use” for cannabis-related pharmaceutical preparations.

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240081789

#acupuncture #lbp #who #lowerbackpain #guidelines

WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings

The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve...

Ik werd geïnterviewd door Gaby Witters, van Starfish.health, waarvoor dank.
https://starfish.health/artikel/interview-met-john-jaarsveld-acupuncturist

The Risks of Getting a Tattoo & What They Do to the Skin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXh1DyNth1E

A new study reveals the link between loneliness, cravings for high-calorie foods, and unhealthy eating behaviours in women, highlighting a significant brain activity pattern associated with social isolation. The research found that women feeling lonely show increased brain activation in areas related to cravings when exposed to images of sugary foods, alongside decreased self-control towards eating.

These findings underscore the complex interplay between loneliness, mental health, and eating habits, suggesting that recognizing and addressing feelings of loneliness could be key to breaking the cycle of poor diet and mental health outcomes. The study emphasizes the need for holistic interventions focusing on social connections and healthier food choices to mitigate the negative impacts of loneliness on well-being.

https://neurosciencenews.com/loneliness-food-cravings-25859/
#loneliness #obesity #diet #mentalhealth #weightloss

Loneliness, Food Cravings, and the Brain - Neuroscience News

A new study reveals the link between loneliness, cravings for high-calorie foods, and unhealthy eating behaviors in women, highlighting a significant brain activity pattern associated with social isolation.

Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2814938?resultClick=1

#acupuncture #ptsd #combatrelated #stress #jama

Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This randomized clinical trial assesses the effectiveness of verum vs sham acupuncture in reducing severity of symptoms in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

One of the excellent talks from the Pregnancy summit is "From Womb to World, the Journey that Shapes our Life" by Anna Verwaal. Verwaal has explored how a mother's own birth influences how she will give birth herself, among other aspects of natural birthing vs modern birthing practices.
Highly recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpNGiiteXFU
#birth #natural

The prenatal wellness summit is an event with many speakers on pregnancy and childbirth.
Among the topis are:
- How your Pregnancy Journey can shape your baby’s life
- Practical workshops
- How to Parent your Baby Before Birth
- Prenatal Origins of Long Term Health
- Labor and Birth
- Breastfeeding and Postpartum
- Prenatal Memories
- Mother and Baby’s spiritual journey
- Social impact of a Happy Pregnancy

The free option already has many recorded seminars. For $35 you can get a "VIP Pass", allowing access to even more recorded seminars, on:

• Physical Health
• Emotional Health
• Spiritual and Social Health and more.

https://prenatalwellnesssummit.mailerpage.io/

The special issue of Chinese Medicine and Culture, volume 7, discusses the global cross-cultural integration of TCM in the mainstream healthcare, medical education and the practice of medicine. It describes how TCM was established in the west, how schools were formed, how regulation was put together, and what is the future of the profession. With interviews of some of the key pioneers in the field, Ted Kaptchuk, Peter Deadman, Will Morris, Nigel Wiseman, Peter Eckman, John McDonald , Judy James, Felicity Moir, Edward Neal, and Mel Hopper Koppelman. You can access the journal through this link: https://journals.lww.com/CMC/pages/default.aspx
Ioannis Solos was kind enough to also uploaded the pdf of the entire issue on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fT4BSSEJ5uH8wqeWbry38NoLz2lo4nFJ/view
#tcm #china #healthcare

How the mid-Victorians worked, ate and died
Analysis of the mid-Victorian period in the U.K. reveals that life expectancy at age 5 was as good or better than exists today, and the incidence of degenerative disease was 10% of ours.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672390/
#health #food #exercise

How the Mid-Victorians Worked, Ate and Died

Analysis of the mid-Victorian period in the U.K. reveals that life expectancy at age 5 was as good or better than exists today, and the incidence of degenerative disease was 10% of ours. Their levels of physical activity and hence calorific...

"Dry needling" or "Trigger point needling" do not seem to have a scientific basis, contrary to real traditional acupuncture, which has a huge evidence base:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trigger-point-myth-who-claimed-confidently-accurately-brook-cheng-xb1oc/
#acupuncture #dryneedling #triggerpoints #science #evidence

Trigger Point Myth: Who Claimed Confidently They Ever Accurately Identified One? None, Except God

Dr Brian Hortz, PhD, is an instructor and the director of Research and Education for Structure & Function Education on sports medicine. He talked about the controversy over the myofascial trigger points (TrPs) and dry needling (Horz, B, 2022).