Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Allergic Asthma and Cough
Allergic asthma has become an epidemic in Westernized countries, showing dramatic increases over the last few decades. In Ontario, according to a 2010 study published...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Uses Special Herbal Formulas for Healing Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis, known as kui-jie in Chinese, is considered incurable by conventional western medicine. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine views this chronic disease as curable over...
Traditional Chinese Medicine—Skin Diseases of the Hands
Are you looking at your hands with disgust You hate them now and hide them you must But mama, there’s no shame in hands so...
Healing Psoriasis with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Psoriasis has been with us since ancient times. In old medical texts, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) described psoriasis as “pine skin dermatosis,” a term descriptive...
Three Natural Treatments for Anxiety Disorder
The carefree days of summer are coming to an end. Some people cope well with getting back into routine while others find it extremely difficult....
Important Breakthrough for Facial Burn Treatment
The 44th annual meeting of the American Burn Association was held in Seattle, WA, on April 24 to 26, 2012. Thousands of burn and plastic...
Chinese Medicine: The Heart-Mind Connection
Modern science tells us that in order to live well, we must have a strong heart. In allopathic medicine this means that the heart has...
Chinese Herbal Treatments For Female Infertility
Fertility support has become an important area of medical practice, as people in modern societies increasingly delay childbearing into their 30s and 40s, only to...
Chinese Medicine: Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema or allergic dermatitis, is one of the most common skin diseases of modern, affluent societies. This eczema is...
Foods that Heal Skin Disease
“What should I eat?” That is the question I am asked most often by skin patients in my Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. They ask it...
Healing Colitis with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs
Colitis can be referred to as an inflammation of the colon. This condition can have many different causes, including: acute and chronic inflammation; inflammatory disorders...
Chinese Herbs for Treating C. Difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile, or c. difficile, is an aggressive bacteria which causes intestinal infections and colitis in patients treated with antibiotics, often in a hospital setting....
Chinese Herbs for Beauty from the Inside Out
No matter your age, numerous herbal super-tonics can help you fight the aging process – and transform your skin, complexion, hair, nails, and overall glow....
Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Fibromyalgia
If you’ve never had (or even heard of) fibromyalgia, consider yourself very lucky! Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a nasty, pernicious disease that predominantly targets women...
Cilantro and Clay Detox
In his newly released book, Radical Healing: 2nd Ed., (Himalayan Institute Press), Rudolph Ballentine includes a comprehensive chapter on detoxification, drawing from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and...
Chinese Medicine for Diabetes Sufferers
The invention of insulin has had a profound and destiny-changing impact on people with IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, also known as Type 1 diabetes)....
