AMHERST ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE Neil Pregozen, M.Ac., L.Ac. Serving the Pioneer Valley (413) 230-9609

Useful links:

Acupuncture

National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. What the science says about acupuncture treatment, including its use for specific ailments and resources for more information. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/

Five-Element Acupuncture Information website by Gye Bennetts, a Five-Element  Acupuncturist in Australia. http://www.5element.com.au/index.html

An extensive website describing many specific conditions that acupuncture can treat. http://www.acupuncture-treatment.com/

Herbal Medicine

This generous website of Alan Tillotson, author of  The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook , contains a vast amount of information about natural healing as well as specific herbs from various healing traditions. http://oneearthherbs.squarespace.com/

Health and Healing

Dr. Mercola is a prominent "alternative" physician. His website is an excellent information resource and includes a daily email newsletter subscription. http://www.mercola.com/

Quitza.com is an online smoking cessation support community. The website includes an online support group for those who are utilizing acupuncture as a support to reach their goal of giving up tobacco. https://quitza.com/groups/1090/quitting-smoking-with-acupuncture

The Environmental Working Group provides information and research to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions.  http://www.ewg.org/

These include:

Skin Deep  - a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products including a  2010 Sunscreen Safety Guide http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1

Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce

http://www.foodnews.org/

Safer Cell Phone Use Guide

http://www.ewg.org/cellphone-radiation

DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. http://www.drugwatch.com/

The Non-GMO Shopping Guide is a collaborative effort between The Institute for Responsible Technology and The Non-GMO Project. It provides tips on how to avoid genetically modified foods, as well as a  guide  that lists foods by brand names that are verified not to contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms). http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/

Amherst Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine 34 Pomeroy Lane Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: (413) 230-9609