Articles by Adina Stanescu
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 find it can be much more difficult to conceive at this age.
Over the last few years,... Read more »
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 often associated with other allergic conditions such as hay fever, nut and food allergies,... Read more »
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 in a tone of despair and frustration, because they have already been avoiding various foods on the advice of... Read more »
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.
The infection causes symptoms such as extreme watery diarrhea with... Read more »
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a relatively common skin disease, occurring in about 2% of the population. Onset is usually between 10 and 30 years of age, and tends to run in families. In its most common form. it presents itself with thickened patches of inflamed,... Read more »
TCM FOR THE LIVER
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, spring is the season of the liver. This means that the liver is most active in the spring, waking and stretching from winter hibernation. At this time the liver is called upon to circulate the... Read more »
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE FOR HERPES
Herpes refers to a group of disorders which manifest with an eruption of red, painful blisters or sores on the skin, genitals, lips or eyes. The causative culprits are the closely related herpes simplex 1, herpes simplex 2, and varicella-zoster... Read more »
TCM FOR HAIR LOSS
Alopecia means partial or total loss of hair. It occurs on the whole body but is most troublesome and noticeable on the scalp, which propels sufferers to seek treatment. In order to understand the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment of... Read more »
TCM for Cancer
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been describing and treating cancer with varying success for millennia, using herbs, acupuncture, and qi gong. The same tools figure prominently in the TCM prevention arsenal, not only for cancer, but all... Read more »
TCM for Rosacea
The primary feature of rosacea, as the name suggests, is flushing. This inflammatory condition is transient at first, triggered occasionally by alcohol, spicy food or the “heat” of emotional stress. Over time, if untreated, it can become... Read more »
TCM for Vitiligo
Vitiligo is a condition characterized by patches of depigmented skin, made famous by Michael Jackson. In fact, vitiligo is more common in blacks and Asians (2-3% of the population), than whites (1-2%). The cause has not been firmly established... Read more »
TCM for Migraines
Migraine headaches affect 20% of women and 15% of men at some time in their lives, making this a very common condition of modern society.
Several factors distinguish this disorder from the run of the mill headaches that most of us suffer with... Read more »
TCM for Childhood Eczema
Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is the most common form of childhood eczema, and is on the increase everywhere in the industrialized world. It manifests with red, itchy, flaky or weepy skin, and possible secondary infection. While it is not life... Read more »
Traditional Chinese Herbs For Food Allergies and Environmental Sensitivities
Allergic disorders are varied in kind and increasing in frequency in the industrialized world. They range from respiratory conditions such as seasonal “hayfever” and asthma to food allergies and skin disorders such as atopic eczema. Potentially... Read more »
Chinese Medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This condition, known commonly as IBS, accounts for up to 50% of visits to gastroenterologists in North America. Its prevalence in the general population is quite high, between 15 and 22%, with women more often affected than men. In the past it... Read more »
Chinese Herbs for Crohn’s & Colitis
Crohn's disease and Colitis are inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Colitis affects only the rectum and occasionally the lower colon, whereas Crohn's may affect the GI tract from mouth to anus, but most commonly the small... Read more »
Traditional Chinese Medicine For Vitiligo (Loss of Pigment)
Vitiligo is characterized by loss of pigment (melanin) in the skin, leading to bleached white spots, which may spread over a large part of the body. Auto-immunity is suspected as the cause of this condition. Western medicine prescribes some form... Read more »
Curing Eczema of the Hands with Chinese Herbs
Eczema of the hands is a very interesting skin condition, although this quality may well be lost on sufferers whose lives are undeniably impaired by it. It is indeed very difficult to attend to daily tasks while the hands are covered in blisters,... Read more »
Chinese Medicine for Boosting Your Kidney Chi
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys are the fountain of youth, the foundation for a healthy, vital life and for graceful longevity. They are to be guarded and nurtured by living wisely, so that they in turn may continue to supply... Read more »
Regulation Chinese Herbs in Canada – What’s at Stake?
Many TCM practitioners and patients do not have a clear idea of how Health Canada’s Natural Health Product (NHP) regulations, or the proposed Bill C51, will affect the practice and accessibility of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Canada.... Read more »
Beat the Summer Heat
Feeling hot hot hot!! One of the fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory is that the external climate can and does, very much, influence our health. “Summer-heat” is considered one of six external causes of disease, along with... Read more »
Autumn is Lung Season
As the humid days of summer give way to the brittle, dry air of fall, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners begin to turn their attention to the lungs and their associated functions. Fall is the season of the lungs, presenting both a... Read more »
Classical or Hi-tech?
The spread of Traditional Chinese Medicine worldwide has generated considerable interest on the part of scientific researchers and pharmaceutical companies. In the 1970s, TCM was dismissed by many as novel quackery, but is now seen as a... Read more »
Traditional Chinese Herbs For Influenza
The recent possibility of an influenza pandemic had many in the health professions thinking about how we might deal with this potentially severe illness. Since SARS hit China, Hong Kong and Canada in 2003, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)... Read more »
CHINESE MEDICINE FOR TREATING LICHENS
One category of skin diseases with interesting visual manifestations is the “lichen” group, so named because the different types resemble the lichen that grows on rocks and trees. They are generally dry, rough, thickened, or hardened clusters of... Read more »
Autoimmune Diseases Treatment with TCM: Part One
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can offer much help to sufferers of autoimmune diseases, yet this fact remains largely unknown to many patients and their doctors.
As a TCM practitioner with specialized training in the field of autoimmunity, I... Read more »
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Healing Autoimmune Disease: Part 2
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is fast becoming global medicine, spreading from its traditional home in Asia to all of Europe, Australia, North America and Africa. The professional online forum that I belong to has members in all of these... Read more »
Sample News Item
Nestled discretely between two local hot spots, The Drake and The Beaconsfield, sits an unassuming restaurant on Queen West, West called Boom Shiva. As one walks along the street, one could easily mistake it for a 1950’s style burger and fries... Read more »
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Fungal and Yeast Infections
Fungal and yeast infections of the skin are some of the most common and tenacious dermatological complaints. Parasitic organisms that colonize the skin of susceptible individuals produce these infections. They particularly like warm, moist places... Read more »
Chinese Medicine: Advances in Treatment of Allergic Asthma
Allergic asthma is one of the unfortunate health consequences of industrial development and the pollution it brings. Three hundred million people have it, worldwide. Incidence of allergic asthma in North America has increased 75% in the last two... Read more »
