Is acupuncture real or is it just a pseudoscience? - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
For centuries, acupuncture has been used to treat a variety of conditions. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore its origins, how it's supposed to work, what it can really treat, and if it's real or all just a pseudoscience.
https://sqpn.com/2020/06/acupuncture/
Further Resources:
• Singh and Ernst’s book Trick or Treatment: https://amzn.to/3cLWnHf
• Steven Novella Great Courses program Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We May Know May Be Hurting Us: https://amzn.to/2AlCE40
• Acupuncture: https://tinyurl.com/ybxe7sjh
• Article “A Brief History of Acupuncture”: https://tinyurl.com/y9spu5fg
• Ben Kavoussi’s article “The Untold History of Acupuncture”: https://tinyurl.com/y8s75flc
• James Reston’s 1971 article “Now, About My Operation in Peking”: https://tinyurl.com/y76csnvl
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): https://tinyurl.com/y8nswsds
• Animal Placebos (skeptical view): https://tinyurl.com/yd42ljbq
• Animal Placebos (positive view): https://tinyurl.com/y7y6xlaj
• Animals Asking for Human Help: https://tinyurl.com/tovhxz7
• More: https://tinyurl.com/sxre5xk
• Raven Seeks Human Help: https://tinyurl.com/uctgpyd
• Elephants Seek Human Help: https://tinyurl.com/skv7lvk
• More Elephants Seeking Help: https://tinyurl.com/opbbrsb
• Horses Seeking Help: https://tinyurl.com/y9z6g9gm
Mysterious Headlines (need it like a hole in the head theme):
• Why Our Ancestors Drilled Holes in Each Others’ Skulls: https://tinyurl.com/y9lw36eb
• Elon Musk on Neuralink Within a Year: https://tinyurl.com/ybzfzxke