Research & Articles

By Amy E. Mager, DACM, LAc Postpartum, that most magical and sometimes overwhelming time right after giving birth, can be as pregnant with excitement as birth itself. Postpartum is celebrated, cherished, and protected around the world. In China, India, and the Philippines, new mothers are cooked for, cared for, and nourished by mothers, mothers-in-law, and … Postpartum Care: The Bridge that Sustains and Supports Us as Our Families Grow

The Chinese Wellness Yang Sheng-Based Health Care System: An Inspiring Solution to Health and Economic Crisis in America By Roger Jahnke, OMD This article was published in Pacific College’s biannual OM newspaper. Visit our Publications page for a digital copy of the full newspaper, as well as a digital archive of past issues, or sign up to receive … The Chinese Wellness Yang Sheng-Based Health Care System

In prior articles, this author has detailed the importance of diagnosing a patient’s primary elemental imbalance, also called causative factor (CF), via odor, color, sound, and emotion. Once we have cleared any and all of the energetic blocks to treatment efficacy, in this system of medicine, we turn our attention to supporting, balancing, and harmonizing … Classical Five-Element Acupuncture: Three Powerful Treatment Strategies

By Andrew Gaeddert, RH How do you treat sinus and respiratory allergies? Tell us about some of the allergy clients who have been helped with Chinese herbs. When I was going over my files in preparation for my class on allergies and Chinese herbs, three cases really stood out. There was a gentleman who didn’t … How Do You Treat Sinus and Respiratory Allergies?

 By Pete Egoscue  The Egoscue Method is about our bodies—yours and mine. We are different in height, weight, and possibly gender, but our common possession is the body’s inner power to heal itself and be pain free. Being pain-free takes personal effort and commitment, however. It doesn’t come from a pill bottle, a surgeon’s knife, … Pain Free – A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

By Felice Dunas, PhD While reading a Harvard Business Review article on authentic leadership (leadership that includes the wholeness of self rather than just ambition based endeavors), I was intrigued by research addressing the importance of a strong support network for leaders. By loving and being loved, by leaning on and being leaned upon in … What is Love? An Exploration of Culture and Truth

By Subhuti Dharmananda, PhD, Director of the Institute for Traditional Medicine (ITM), Portland, Oregon The Formula and Its Name Gan lu yin is a prescription in the Song Dynasty compilation Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, one of the main sources of formulas used in modern practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). That … What’s In a Name? The Sweet Dew of Gan Lu Yin

By Sarica Cernohous, LAc While speaking at the National Association of Nutrition Professionals’ annual conference recently, between sessions I enjoyed a quick visit with another participant, a nutrition professional born and raised in Taiwan and of Chinese ancestry, who relocated to California a few years ago. I asked her who her nutrition clients had been … Grains: Friend or Foe?

About five years ago, I traveled to Japan to participate in a five-day seminar that was to be given Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto, the developer of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA). At the time, I was also training to run a marathon. When training for a marathon, all workouts are important and missing one workout might … A Personal Story about Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture

By Peter Deadman Slow, deep, lower abdominal breathing, a mainstay of Asian internal cultivation practices for millennia, is a powerful tool for healing and transformation. A wide range of emotional and physical problems can be helped by slow breathing and it can be easily taught to patients, both while lying on the couch and as … The Transformative Power of Deep, Slow Breathing

Patients Experiencing Positive Results with Acupuncture for Vision Loss Approximately 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired: 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. Many of these conditions are considered untreatable by conventional medicine, often leaving patients in a hopeless situation. My interest in treating degenerative eye diseases began when I was … Micro Acupuncture for Vision Loss

By Z’ev Rosenberg, LAc This excerpt from Z’ev Rosenberg’s upcoming book, Ripples in the Flow: Nan Jing Pulse Teachings, concerns the diagnostic and clinical strategies unique to the Nan Jing/Classic of Difficult Issues, and explains the concept of the ten variations/十變 shi bian, in the movement of the vessels when feeling different sections of the … Ripples in the Flow: Nan Jing Pulse Teachings