Originally published December 12 2005
ASU students seek relief in alternative therapies like acupuncture
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
At Arizona State University, students like Jaclyn Trecokas have sought therapy in alternative forms, namely acupuncture, when conventional medicine has failed in its techniques.
When psychology senior Jaclyn Trecokas was a freshman in college, drinking a glass of milk was enough to leave her body writhing in pain.
According to a 2002 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, acupuncture has become one of the leading forms of alternative healing in the United States, helping to solve ailments ranging from bone injuries to drug addiction.
While needling patients for treatment is a far cry from conventional Western medical practice, a growing interest by the American public in alternative healing has led them to discover a different path to better health.
Trecokas was diagnosed with lactose intolerance in her sophomore year of high school, a condition that kept her from eating certain foods without suffering symptoms including severe stomach cramps, muscle spasms and hives, she says.
After eating any dairy-based foods as well as whey products like bread, margarine, cereal and even candy, Trecokas says she would suffer the consequences.
Her body was so sensitive that she couldn't use utensils that had come in contact with the foods she was allergic to, says her mother, Laurel Trecokas.
Her doctors prescribed medication to treat her symptoms, but could not find a reason why she was suffering.
Trecokas is one of thousands of Americans who have sought treatment through complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, in recent years, according to a report published in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Hauer likes to show his first-time patients what the Chinese needles look like -- that they're no thicker than three strands of hair.
Acupuncture is more than 3,000 years old, she says, and is based on an energy systems model rather than a biomedical model of healing.
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