Dr. Oz appeared on the Oprah show on February 13, 2007 and introduced the host and audience to the benefits of acupuncture. Not that long ago, many American doctors would disregard "alternative" medicines including acupuncture. Many now recognize acupuncture and its benefits. Doctor Oz said "Here's the irony—acupuncture has been around for 2,500 years in China. There are a billion people in another part of the world who use these therapies."
Dr. Oz explained the science behind acupuncture, beyond sticking needles into your skin. “The needles stimulate endorphins and serotonin in your brain—natural chemicals that regulate pleasure and mood. But let's broaden the discussion, because it's not just about acupuncture," Dr. Oz says. "The reason I'm so excited and passionate about alternative medicine is … [that it is] the globalization of medicine."
It is known that Alternative medicines utilize the body's energy. Western medicine traditionally does not. "We're beginning now to understand things that we know in our hearts are true but we could never measure," he says. "As we get better at understanding how little we know about the body, we begin to realize that the next big frontier … in medicine is energy medicine. It's not the mechanistic part of the joints moving. It's not the chemistry of our body. It's understanding for the first time how energy influences how we feel."