Have you ever wondered how acupuncture works? If so, you are not alone. This medicine has been around for thousands of years, yet researchers are just starting to unravel the mystery.
As reported at www.examiner.com:
"New groundbreaking research shows that the insertion of an acupuncture needle into the skin disrupts the branching point of nerves called C fibres. These C fibres transmit low-grade sensory information over very long distances by using Merkel cells as intermediaries. Dr. Morry Silberstein of the Curtin University of Technology will publish his research in the Journal of Theoretical Biology later this year.
For full article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-11705-NY-Holistic-Science--Spirit-Examiner~y2009m10d12-New-scientific-breakthrough-proves-why-acupuncture-works?cid=email-this-article
Mechanisms of Acupuncture, by Donald Kendall, L.Ac., OMD
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