Michael Regilio

Even though Reston was clear in the op-ed about the fact that the acupuncture was just a post-procedure addition to his medical care, the rumor mill did what the rumor mill always does. And it churned out these fantastical stories here in the US about how only acupuncture was used and no Western medicine. And as a result, TCM in America became all the rage. Yeah. Which it remains.

With roughly 38,000 licensed acupuncturists in the US, it's safe to say they are everywhere. In fact, it's so easy to find one that just out of curiosity, I asked my phone where the nearest one was. Can you do the same? I'd be curious. Where's your nearest acupuncturist?

With roughly 38,000 licensed acupuncturists in the US, it's safe to say they are everywhere. In fact, it's so easy to find one that just out of curiosity, I asked my phone where the nearest one was. Can you do the same? I'd be curious. Where's your nearest acupuncturist?

With roughly 38,000 licensed acupuncturists in the US, it's safe to say they are everywhere. In fact, it's so easy to find one that just out of curiosity, I asked my phone where the nearest one was. Can you do the same? I'd be curious. Where's your nearest acupuncturist?

Mine says 0.3 miles away is the closest acupuncturist, but then it tells me 0.4 miles away, there are three and a half mile away, there's even more acupuncturists. And when I hit the button for directions, the phone defaults to walking directions. That's how close my nearest acupuncturist is.

Mine says 0.3 miles away is the closest acupuncturist, but then it tells me 0.4 miles away, there are three and a half mile away, there's even more acupuncturists. And when I hit the button for directions, the phone defaults to walking directions. That's how close my nearest acupuncturist is.

Mine says 0.3 miles away is the closest acupuncturist, but then it tells me 0.4 miles away, there are three and a half mile away, there's even more acupuncturists. And when I hit the button for directions, the phone defaults to walking directions. That's how close my nearest acupuncturist is.

Yes, I anticipated that you might say that, so I had a friend in Iowa do the same, and he said there are four in his zip code. The nearest one is under a mile from his house. Wow. Point taken, I guess. There's a lot of acupuncturists in America. Sheesh. Yeah, that was a good one. Compare the 38,000 acupuncturists we have here to the measly 18,000 podiatrists in the US.

Yes, I anticipated that you might say that, so I had a friend in Iowa do the same, and he said there are four in his zip code. The nearest one is under a mile from his house. Wow. Point taken, I guess. There's a lot of acupuncturists in America. Sheesh. Yeah, that was a good one. Compare the 38,000 acupuncturists we have here to the measly 18,000 podiatrists in the US.

Yes, I anticipated that you might say that, so I had a friend in Iowa do the same, and he said there are four in his zip code. The nearest one is under a mile from his house. Wow. Point taken, I guess. There's a lot of acupuncturists in America. Sheesh. Yeah, that was a good one. Compare the 38,000 acupuncturists we have here to the measly 18,000 podiatrists in the US.

It's really wild how many acupuncturists there are in the US. Could you imagine if you went to China and there was a Navajo medicine man on every corner in China?

It's really wild how many acupuncturists there are in the US. Could you imagine if you went to China and there was a Navajo medicine man on every corner in China?

It's really wild how many acupuncturists there are in the US. Could you imagine if you went to China and there was a Navajo medicine man on every corner in China?

Absolutely. Acupuncture brought in $27 billion in 2021. So when looking at the reasons these treatments are perpetuated, you really can't overlook the money. And that's not to say that there aren't other reasons.

Absolutely. Acupuncture brought in $27 billion in 2021. So when looking at the reasons these treatments are perpetuated, you really can't overlook the money. And that's not to say that there aren't other reasons.

Absolutely. Acupuncture brought in $27 billion in 2021. So when looking at the reasons these treatments are perpetuated, you really can't overlook the money. And that's not to say that there aren't other reasons.

Okay, acupuncture, like all things TCM, has to do with qi, which, for the record, is spelled Q-I if you're looking to Google any of this stuff we're talking about later. And qi, which again is an invisible energy, it flows through invisible meridians in the body. Meridians are like channels through which the qi flows. According to TCM, there are 12 major meridians that connect to qi.

Okay, acupuncture, like all things TCM, has to do with qi, which, for the record, is spelled Q-I if you're looking to Google any of this stuff we're talking about later. And qi, which again is an invisible energy, it flows through invisible meridians in the body. Meridians are like channels through which the qi flows. According to TCM, there are 12 major meridians that connect to qi.

Okay, acupuncture, like all things TCM, has to do with qi, which, for the record, is spelled Q-I if you're looking to Google any of this stuff we're talking about later. And qi, which again is an invisible energy, it flows through invisible meridians in the body. Meridians are like channels through which the qi flows. According to TCM, there are 12 major meridians that connect to qi.

organs, tissue, veins, nerves, cell, atoms, and mother-freaking-consciousness itself. And so then the needles are inserted into the meridians to readjust the flow of the qi in order to readjust the balance between the yin and the yang.