Blog posts
October 28, 2022
Auricular Medicine in Diabetes Care
Beyond the current standard of care approach for managing Type 2 diabetes (incl. healthy eating, regular exercise, weight loss, diabetes medication, insulin therapy, and blood sugar monitoring),[1] research into neuro-functional treatments is proving promise for treatment. An ever deeper understand of neuroscience is highlighting opportunities in diabetes care — being advanced by both the biomedical device industry,[2] as well as renewed interest in the neurological- and meridian-based acuthe...
October 20, 2022
Feeling for Healing: Neural states and their assessment
Can you change your state of wellbeing through positive thinking? Sure. But, positive thinking alone cannot overcome a negative autonomic state. In other words, you cannot simply think yourself into a better state, you need to feel it — even unconsciously — from signals deep within your brainstem. Individuals who are in a dysfunctional state of fight-or-flight, or shutdown — no matter their rational understanding of their own safety — have a very difficult time moving towards healing.[1-4] So...
October 17, 2022
CCOM Presented with Opportunity to Win Scholarships Totaling $9400
Financial support for the Neuro-auricular training Oct 28-30 Imagine the opportunity to attend a 3-day training valued at $1057 for only $190, while also receiving 9 CEUs. The Chicago College of Oriental Medicine (CCOOM.org) would like to offer you this opportunity! For the first time in CCOM history, students and faculty have the chance at scholarship awards totaling $9400 from the Canadian Institute of Auricular Medicine (CIAM). To achieve the award, CCOM must present a concerted commitment...