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Tattoos are very prevalent in our culture. My patients and acquaintances have stated many different reasons for having an image permanently inscribed on some part of their body. Telling a story about their life, celebrating family or a special event, exhibiting their art, and just because they felt like it are some of the reports […]
As a practitioner of natural medicine I am often asked my view on eating meat. My patients are usually quite surprised when I say that I sometimes eat it several times a day. As with most concepts in ancient Chinese medical science, very little is seen as black or white. The consumption of meat can […]
Digestive problems are a real concern for many people. I personally suffered from unrecognized Celiac disease for 40 years so know first hand how difficult these problems are. Like many concepts about our bodies, digestion seems so complex and helping problems seems mysterious due to the limited descriptions of western medicine. The natural language of […]
Metabolic Dysfunction In Metabolism Part 1 I discussed the analogical way in which ancient Chinese medical science describes your metabolism. Here in Part 2 I describe things that can disrupt metabolism and lead to what modern science calls metabolic syndrome. This is the simultaneous occurrence of abdominal fat accumulation, cholesterol and triglyceride issues, high blood […]
Metabolism Like many medical terms in the information age, the word metabolism is thrown around a lot in conversation. Ideas of fast and slow abound but few descriptions offer a complete picture of how we convert food and oxygen to the warmth, activity, and physical material of our bodies. Likewise, there is a dearth of […]
In this video I present a series of movements that I have found can help maintain movement in the lumbar spine. Ancient Chinese medical science describes stiffness and rigidity as cold stagnation, and these movements bring warmth to your spine through muscle work.
This video shows one example of a breakfast porridge that can be made from congee, kale, apple, zucchini, and shiitake. Viewing my video How to Cook Congee first is recommended.
Congee is well-cooked grain that is easy to digest and very hydrating. It has been used for centuries in China and other countries to nourish sick and weak people but is also a powerful food to support health in a preventative sense. Grains are essential for health as they support the production of fluids by […]
I love a good breakfast! There is great truth to the saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In fact in Chinese medicine the high point of stomach function is 7 AM to 9 AM. This is when digestive strength is the strongest and we can derive maximum energy from our […]
Ah, the common cold. For many this healthy reaction of their body to an outside germ is an uncomfortable nuisance. For others, however, it is a real concern because “it always goes to my lungs” which can lead to life-threatening pneumonia. Exactly what is this experience that we all have at some time in our […]
