Who Am I
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There is a concept common place in art, literature and philosophy : The Ages During Life. These ages vary in number from four to seven. In the west, the concept of The Ages During Life […]
Chinese Bodywork – A Brief Account
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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 […]
Nutrition, Pain and Inflammation1
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“Approximately 107,000 patients are hospitalized annually for non steroidal anti inflammatory drug related (NSAID) gastrointestinal complications and at least 17,5000 NSAID related deaths occur each year among arthritis patients alone.”2 In addition to injury, Diet […]
Food For Thought
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This is a continuation of our previous journal entry which discussed how the preparation of food alters the natures of foods as viewed from a Chinese Nutritional perspective. I would like to briefly repeat the […]
Diet – Preparation, A way of life
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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. […]
Value of Emptiness in Accomplishment and Loss
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Sitting outside there is a lot of construction and rebuilding going on in Old Town Scottsdale. Buildings that have been around for some time are being gutted, reformed and reshaped. I wonder what their original designers […]
Blind Men and an Elephant – An Analogy with Paradigms of Healthcare
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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 Yin – Yang
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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 […]
On the Five Phases
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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, […]
Work – Rest Balance
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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 […]