By Thea Elijah, LAc Citrus and Pinellia is the primary formula for cold damp phlegm. It’s usually combined with other formulas, or has single herbs added to it, to direct it to various parts of the body. I will sometimes give this formula to break up mental phlegm—for example, if somebody is living in a … Citrus and Pinellia: Loyalty, Simplicity, and Integrity
By Amanda Collins Classical feng shui is an ancient art and science developed in China more than 4,000 years ago. It shares philosophical roots with acupuncture, in that both are complex bodies of knowledge dealing with the movement of energy: feng shui reveals how to balance the energies of any given space to assure the … Feng Shui and Chinese Medicine
By Johanna Vargas, LMT, BCTMB Thai massage was my introduction to giving bodywork. Since my late teens, I had experienced profound, beneficial results from therapeutic massage: I had become aware of how and where I stored many strong emotions, avoided breech delivery of my second child, and ended up not needing surgery that I was … Table Thai Massage vs. Floor Thai Massage: You’re Asking the Wrong Question
By Stephanie Schneider LAc, AyD “A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how, by his own thought, to derive benefit from his illnesses.” -Hippocrates From the origins of mankind throughout the world, the medicine man, the shaman, the rishi or the healer were all highly revered in … Healers of the Modern Day
by Ann Rosen and Ross Rosen Why less may be more when it comes to exercise Limit cardio workouts and vigorous exercise. This is something that regularly meets resistance when we try to create treatment plans with new patients. I imagine it is a hard pill to swallow, particularly when most people have initiated these … Dao of Exercise
By Chava Quist, MSTOM Recently, I heard a colleague lament, “how come my patients take anything without question from their MD, but when I prescribe herbs suddenly they become a researcher?” It was a funny moment, albeit a common one. As Chinese medicine (CM) has gained more mainstream press, research, celebrity and professional athlete followers, … Herbal Treatment in Special Populations
When treating athletes, there are many things to take into consideration and timing is one of the most critical. Most athletes participate in scheduled events that they prepare for months in advance. When the treatment occurs in relation to these scheduled events is a major factor that will affect their treatment. There are five phases … The 5 Phases of Event Training Using Sports Acupuncture
By David Heron, LAc The benefits of Chinese Medicine show clearly in the skin of patients treated by TCM dermatologists. Present day TCM dermatologists employ a practice that has been developing as a specialized field of Chinese Medicine since at least 300-200 BCE when the ‘yang yi’ or ‘sores doctor’ was designated as one of … Insights of a TCM Dermatologist
By Moshe Heller and Stephen Cowan Moshe: O. is a very curious 2-year-old that came to see me after she was diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis). O. started to show signs of illness during a trip abroad when she developed a runny nose for a few days and then sores appeared in her mouth, which … An East-West Dialogue on Whooping Cough
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system (Merck Manual [MM], 2016). Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which insulin production is absent, only occurs in 5% of those with diabetes. In Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, normal insulin secretion is inadequate due to insulin resistance (American Diabetes Association … TCM for Diabetes Mellitus
I remember hearing long ago, or perhaps reading, that nourishing life (yangsheng) was a branch of Chinese medicine – alongside herbs, acupuncture, tui na, dietary medicine and so on. In fact, from then on I used to repeat this idea myself. However, as time passed, and especially once I started work on my recent book … Live Well Live Long: Reflections on the Centrality of Nourishing Life Teachings in Chinese Medicine
As East Asian medicine practitioners, we know that treatment should revolve around clear pulse examination, but who doesn’t feel upset with the disappointingly vague information we were taught in school regarding pulse diagnosis? Who doesn’t feel defeated when teachers tell us again and again to forget about the pulse because it will take years to … Three Secrets from the Pulse Classics That Will Immediately Improve Your Patient Outcomes
