Having looked at many “American Style” diets, I can tell you which color dominates, way too much: White. And with white, starchy foods and dairy, we see also an excess of sugar and Dampness. Dampness is an internal humidity, but it is associated with leaky gut, candida, yeast, fat, and excess estrogen as well as […]
In a previous post, we discussed the OWNERS and HEALTH acronyms. Under N, we discussed briefly the concept of a “5 Element Diet” Fire – Heart/Small Intestine – Spicy – Red Earth – Spleen/Stomach – Sweet – Yellow & Orange Metal – Lung/Colon – Bitter – White & Gray Water – Kidney/bladder – Salty – […]
With COVID, the good news is that we have not had a huge number of people asking about fad diets and get-slim-quick schemes. The bad news: people are coming in for pain, depression, and anxiety so much that they are not coming in for weight gain, obesity, and diet. Why? People are overwhelmed (see part […]
It is important, now more than ever, to be aware of all that is going on. But how do you maintain a healthy balance with red-pill, black-pill, and showing you care about social issues without losing your autonomy, all your money, health, and friends & family? When you are a carer, this is a serious […]
I hear from people a lot that they want to “deal with depression” or “harmonize” or “fix their energy” etc. I hear that they want Balance. To achieve this, is not to find some standing point where you can stay in homeostasis forever. But let’s give something more practical. First is the HEALTH and OWNERS […]
People are often sad when the 3rd or 4th sessions are less exciting than the first 2. Well, that’s natural. But it just isn’t how medicine works to expect Qi to do something intense every time. If you want more intense, breathe harder. But if you want to move through the normal, natural plateaus, just […]
In Chinese medicine we don’t seek the easy or fast path… although it is nice when you have a 1-needle wonder case! We seek continual, gradual effort through transformation and becoming better people. This takes time, effort, patience, and stick-to-it-tiveness. This last one is difficult, often because of preconceived expectations, or because of life’s challenges, […]
Dear Patients,Aside from my son, and other friends, I’ve had numerous patients come in today with the signs and symptoms of summerdamp toxin attack: nausea, vomit, diarrhea, fever/chills, etc. Please cautiously use ginger, but if prickles of red petechia appear on the tongue it is no longer appropriate. Watermelon and the green soft rind of […]
There are five phases in TCM: Fire, Earth, Water, Wood, and Metal. We spend so much time talking about the first four that the fifth is taken for granted. It is also true that our society – and people, even friends and family – take these people for granted. They get a bum rap, and […]
Dear Patients,Unfortunately we had a very muddled summerdamp season as spring doddled. We passed through wind-heat almsot not at all, as it was cold. Then the summerdamp came and went, thankfully for most (I hate vomit and diarrhea, too!) without note. But there has been a surge of surging pulses, red tender tongues, damp-heat or […]
