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Web sites

  • Acupuncture.com (acupuncture.com)
    Your gateway to Chinese Medicine, Health and Wellness Find basic information on Chinese Medicine, diet and nutrition, herbal remedies and much more.
  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility (www.ovusoft.com)
    Learn more about the Fertility Awareness Method as a means of natural pregnancy achievement and avoidance and gynecological health.
  • National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement on Acupuncture (www.healthy.net/LIBRARY/Articles/NIH/Report.htm)
    Outlines conditions for which acupuncture has been proven effective by the highest Western medical research standards.

Books

If you want to learn more about acupuncture, here are some good books to get you started.
  • The Web That Has No Weaver, by Ted Kaptchuk
    This book gives an indepth look into Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is not light reading but it does give an excellent overview of Chinese Medicine and demystifies many of the unfamiliar elements.
  • Between Heaven and Earth, by Harriet Bienfeld and Efrem Korngold
    A nice introduction to Chinese Medicine for laypeople, this book takes difficult concepts and makes them clear and easy to understand. Also has many hints on self-care.
  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler
    This is a wonderful guide for women attempting to achieve pregnancy naturally or attempting to avoid it. The book provides wonderful insight into women's cycles and how they work and gives a wealth of invaluable information.






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