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 […]
Tag: chinese medicine
The Effect of Lifestyle
I probably sound like a broken record, but I can’t stress enough the importance of a healthy lifestyle in achieving and maintaining health. Everyone wants to be healthy, but how […]
Ben Shen
These two words have much import in my medicine (and in my personal life: it is the names of my first two children). Ben is the root or the source. […]
Age and Fertility
While there is no question that age is related to reproductive capability, I often see infertility patients who feel pressured into the western assisted reproductive technologies (“ART”) in the fear […]
The Role of Intention
One of the least talked about aspects of medicine and healing is the role that our intention plays in this process. And healing most definitely is a process. Most healing […]
Breast Cancer
A nice article on breast cancer. Interestingly, I just heard today that it takes approximately 8 years for breast cancer to show up on a mammogram. Best protection is early […]
Cancer Theories
This was an article I wrote just after graduating from Chinese medical school. I have just read it for the first time in many years and thought I’d share it. […]
Nail Biting
As nail biting is so common I thought I would share a case of how Chinese medicine can treat even such a seemingly benign habit by understanding and reframing the […]
Skin Brushing
The following is an excerpt from The Complete Book of Chinese Health & Healing, by Daniel Reid: One of the best ways to cleanse the entire lymphatic system is by […]
Healthy Nutrition
Proper nutrition is one of the most important things that we can do to ensure good health. In Chinese medicine, we say that the Spleen-Pancreas (hereinafter Spleen) is responsible for […]