One of the major strengths of Chinese medicine is its ability to diagnose imbalance. It does this via the 4 Examinations or 4 Diagnoses, Inspection/Looking, Listening/Smelling, Inquiry/Asking and Palpation (pulse, […]
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Do you have a pulse?
Often people check the pulse to see if someone is still alive. In Chinese medicine, this is no different. In our medicine, however, we are checking for life, or health, […]
Breaking Bad Habits
This is a response I wrote to a comment from a post in June on the Effects of Lifestyle. As comments from older posts are not as accessible, I thought […]
The Disease as Part of the Treatment
Often in medicine, the tendency is to view illness as antagonistic. But, like everything else, a simple shift in perspective can point one in a whole new direction. If one […]
Rangnang Ogminling Bendirya Kunphen Ling
I wanted to inform everyone of the above-referenced monastery and medical school/clinic that Rinpoche has asked me to create on His behalf. I am in the process of forming a […]
Recent Vaccine Study
For some reason, the debate regarding vaccines still goes on. I’ll let you guess my opinions on this subject 🙂 As this subject is immense, as I have mentioned in […]
State of Mind
There is no more important determinant of one’s health than the state of mind. Of course, genetics, constitution, lifestyle habits, etc. have a large impact, but the power of our […]
Battle of the Emotions
HH The Dalai Lama’s book The Universe in a Single Atom: the convergence of science and spirituality has a wealth of interesting discussions on the nature of consciousness, the origin […]
Stop Drinking Cold Water
I have written about this a number of times in the past and speak to all my patients about it. It is such a common occurrence for Americans to drink […]