Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a safe, painless and effective way to improve overall health. This holistic medical technique originated more than 2,000 years ago in China and used extensively today throughout East Asia in conjunction with Western Medicine and as it’s own system of treatment.  It has been tested in over 500 clinical trials in the United States and Europe to treat and help prevent a number of medical conditions.

According to a recent survey conducted by HCD Research and The Louis Finkelstein Institute, acupuncture has now become the complementary medicine most widely recommended by physicians in the U.S. In 1997, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the US government reviewed scientific literature about acupuncture and concluded it to be safe and useful in modern health care.

“One of the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence of adverse effects is substantially lower than that of many drugs or other accepted procedures for the same condition“- National Institutes of Health.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine therefor can potentially reduced the need for much more expensive and risky medical procedures. Since Eastern medicine was introduced to the United States int the 1970’s it has since become famous for being effective and safe in clinical studies and for having an immediate relaxation effect.

Mitchell Harris, L.Ac., creator and founder of Eastern Integrative Health, has been treating people successfully for years with a passion towards improving the quality and overall cost of current health care through an integrative model.  By utilizing the accumulated wisdom of different cultures and perspectives, we are able to maximize potential to heal.

Mitchell Harris L.Ac, Dipl OM

Mitchell Harris graduated with honors from New York University’s Film and Television Tisch School of the Arts. His undergraduate thesis work in experimental documentary video was nominated for a grant by faculty and was screened in several countries. Deciding to be more hands in his desire to help and understand the people and world around him, Mitchell earned his Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine in California at Pacific College in San Diego, graduating with academic honors. He continued his postgraduate studies in Chengdu University Hospital, China where he earned his certificate in International Medicine. Since that time Mitchell has opened successful private practices in Indiana and Illinois, working in hospitals, and private practice settings.

Mitchell is a professor at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago and is a member Illinois Association of Acupuncture and OM, and Illinois Acupuncture Federation.  He is the former President of the Indiana Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (IAAOM), where he successfully helped lobby state legislature for easier public access to see traditionally trained, licensed acupuncturists.

Mitchell maintains a license in acupuncture in California, Indiana and Illinois and is nationally certified in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCCAOM, Dipl OM). Mitchell was a consult in the initial stages of research with Dr Peter Johnstone at Indiana University School of Medicine for a pilot study regarding “Efficacy of acupuncture for hot flashes and sleep disturbance in breast cancer survivors”. He was the technical editor for Acupressure & Reflexology for Dummies by Wiley Press and has been the editor and founder of the IAAOM quarterly newsletter.  He currently is learning Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion techniques as an additional resource to his clients.  Mitchell has been featured in the media for his work in local politics and speaks to many associations and organizations on a variety of topics regarding his field. He remains excited and hopeful about the opportunity to increase further public awareness of this effective and traditional medicine into modern health care.