Michele Salinas L.Ac, Dipl. OM, RN Blake Faulkner L.Ac, Dipl. OM 

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Additional Resources

Oriental Medicine

Accrediting Organizations

• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Professional Organizations

• American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• North Carolina Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Schools of Oriental Medicine

• Daoist Traditions
  Asheville, NC
• Southwest Acupuncture College
  Santa Fe and Albuquerque NM; Boulder, CO

Online Reference Materials

• Acubriefs
  Reference articles and newsletter
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine information from the NCCAM, a branch
  of the National Institutes of Health.
• Gancao.net
  Information about Oriental Medicine, including links to articles and an online forum.

Articles About Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

• At Our Fingertips
  by Carol Greenhouse
• Alternative Medicine for Children,Part I: The Consequences of Antibiotics (.pdf)
  by Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD
• The Failure of Western Medicine, the Promise of Eastern Medicine (.pdf)
  by Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD

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• Deep Roots Market
  3728 Spring Garden St
  Greensboro, NC 27407
• Farmers Curb Market
  501 Yanceyville Street
  Greensboro, NC 27405

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