For a few, brief journal entries I would like to focus on different treatment approaches within Chinese medicine. These methods are not all inclusive but will briefly cover the most common, traditional methods one would […]
Just what we need, another blog entry telling us what to eat, when to eat, …. perhaps not….. The original Greek, Diet – Diaitētikos, from diaita, has an all encompassing meaning of A Way of Life. […]
There is an old parable with which many people are familiar by many names. One of these is the Blind Men and An Elephant. It has existed in various forms since, possibly before, its earliest printing […]
On a recent, very informative, training trip to Salt Lake City I was out doing a walk and passed by the convention center. And, out front was an artistic installation constructed of multiple signs with various […]
The Five Phases, along with Yin-Yang, form the foundations for understanding and communicating within Chinese Philosophy and Chinese Medicine. They provide the linguistic bases for these and other areas. Unfortunately, akin to learning a language, […]
Normal work and physical activity are beneficial to maintain proper circulation, build health, maintain proper body function and to support the ability to resist disease. Likewise appropriate rest can restore the body helping to relieve […]
When describing Chinese Medicine many terms are used which may not only be unfamiliar to Western patients, but misunderstood by Chinese medicine practitioners as well. This results in a detracted ability to properly relaying information […]
Through extensive study and scientific documentation sleep deprivation has been shown to have detrimental impact well beyond just drowsiness. Effective operations of the body’s systems as relate to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, hormone production, stroke, […]
One of the more common proclamations and assertions about acupuncture is that it is not scientific. And, as such, should not be considered a valid form of treatment. Juxtaposed, there are others who are just […]
CULTIVATING THE MIND A saying attributed to the great Chinese Physician Sun Simiao provides the framework for Cultivating the Mind from an Oriental Medical Perspective “Life comes to man but once and the past will […]