In two weeks I will be teaching a workshop on this subject. In preparation, I would like to share with you a few ideas that I will be talking about. I have posed them in the form of questions: 1)…
Many women believe that a menstrual cycle with cramping, distention and heavy flow is normal. In Chinese medicine these are not normal symptoms and signals a disruption of flow of the qi & blood. The organ related to the free…
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) all maladies are diagnosed according to organ channel patterns. There are many different types of headaches and must be differentiated according to symptoms. When giving a family history, a patient often points to other family…
In TCM the spirit, mind and body cannot be separated. The spirit is called the “Shen” and resides in the Heart. Giovanni Macicocia describes the Shen as “the capacity to extend” outwards, to project outwards, to relate, to communicate with…
Couples with fertility problems are twice as likely to get pregnant using traditional Chinese medicine as western drugs, say researchers. The latest study from researchers at Adelaide University, Australia, reviewed eight clinical trials, 13 other studies and case reports comparing…
A team of Duke Medical Center researchers has found that patients suffering from back pain consume more than $90 billion annually in health-care expenses, with approximately $26 billion of that amount directly attributable to treating back pain.1 There are many…
Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep or both. Insomnia may be present If it takes 30 minutes or more to fall asleep. Insomnia is occurring if you are getting six or fewer hours of sleep for three…
In TCM the Lungs represent the element of Metal and the emotion of grief. The Autumn time is most connected to the Lungs as we power up for the Winter season. The lungs control respiration by inhaling the clear qi and exhaling the…
Nutritional therapy is as important, if not more important than all Chinese therapies such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, or qi gong combined. The use of food as medicine has long been one of the major pillars of Chinese medicine…
The number one Chinese herb for pain relief is yan hu suo, corydalis tuber. Yan hu suo is in the category of herbs that invigorate the blood and promotes movement of qi. This herb is a natural analgesic that has…