Stick It To Me

Sean and Nathan wrestle with their doubts over acupuncture in the face of its glorious and undeniable efficacy! Learn about what the current science is on whether acupuncture does anything, what it could be physically doing (if anything at all), and a bit about the history of acupuncture as Nathan demonstrates his historian chops.

 

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References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192271/

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep16776#discussion

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep30675#discussion

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3467968/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266435603002420?via%3Dihub

https://bioone.org/journals/Freshwater-Reviews/volume-4/issue-1/FRJ-4.1.417/Medicinal-Leeches-Historical-use-Ecology-Genetics-and-Conservation/10.1608/FRJ-4.1.417.full

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.otohns.2004.07.005

 

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