Author Archives: Benjamin Dierauf

  Earlier this year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published a report outlining the prevalence of Chlormequat in commercial oat products. Many popular brands had Chlormequat at levels much higher than what is generally acceptable as safe.   In plants, Chlormequat is used to keep the plant from bending over. It’s use started in the […]

Saturday Schedule Expansion: Due to popular demand, we’ll now be doing Saturday Acupuncture, with appointments from 8am-12pm. Acupuncture & Functional Medicine appointment hours are now: Mondays: 10am-6pm Wednesdays: 10am-6pm Thursdays: 10am-6pm Fridays: 10am-6pm Saturdays: 8am-12pm So for those who are unable to get away for acupuncture during the week, you now have a weekend time […]

  Healthy Living in Walnut Creek, CA Nestled at the foot of Mount Diablo and just a stone’s throw away from the bustling metropolis of San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, offers a unique blend of urban sophistication and natural beauty. Known for its vibrant downtown, rich cultural scene, and abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities, health […]

I’m hoping you are doing well and taking care during this difficult time. I just wanted to update you on a few items: Acupuncture: I’m still sheltering in place and not treating patients. I’m itching to get back to my practice and provide care for all of you, but until we learn more about the […]

Given the gravity of COVID-19, I’ve decided to stop treating patients at my clinics for the next couple of weeks. This was a difficult decision to make, as I love helping people, and supporting the immune system and helping with anxiety and stress can benefit folks in these trying times. But the public health directive […]

For those of us enjoying the Golden Sate Warriors’ amazing 2015-2016 season, Stephen Curry in action is a sight to behold. Not only is he a phenomenal shooter, but his looseness, quickness, self-confidence, and basketball acuity, creativity, and grace as he moves up and down the court also make him a fan favorite. He’s the […]

I’ve recently had a string of patients seeking acupuncture for plantar fasciitis, a debilitating foot pain that is usually at its worst upon waking in the morning. At its root is inflammation of the fascia—a sheath that surrounds muscles on the bottom of the feet—usually caused by recent trauma to the feet. Even something as […]

While most of us know that Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine effectively treats conditions such as neck pain, lower back pain, and migraines, it is actually a highly evolved and fairly complete system of medicine that applies to a wider than imagined range of symptoms. By addressing underlying imbalances that allow conditions to persist, acupuncture […]

Here’s an interesting story about something that recently happened at my Lafayette acupuncture office. I had a new patient with excruciating low back pain and sciatica radiating all the way down to her toes. She agreed to do acupuncture for low back pain. She had been scheduled for back surgery in a couple of days […]

While its fairly common knowledge that acupuncture works great for a wide variety of conditions – pain, numbness, stress, and gynecological, immunological, respiratory, and digestive issues, much of the basic science on how it actually works has yet to be discovered. For example, it’s been difficult to identify physiological structures that make an acupuncture point […]