Articles by Kate Kent, Dipl. Ac, CH (NCCAOM)
TCM FOR MENSTRUAL DISORDERS
Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is one of the most common gynecological problems that women face. According to TCM theory, women who suffer from dysmenorrhea have some imbalance in the liver energy.
The liver’s function is to maintain a free flow of... Read more »
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 20 to 50 years old. It causes a lot of suffering and, until recently, was... Read more »
Acupuncture Facelift
Baby Boomers are changing the face of old age by refusing to accept the mores of the past. It is well known that 60 is the new 50, and that 50 is the new 40. I breathe with a sigh of relief that that this is so. I am a baby boomer. I think about... Read more »
Fear of Closeness
A 50-year-old woman came to see me because she’d been having a series of very unsatisfactory relationships. Many people know this problem. They shut themselves off from the possible pain of full commitment, and know that they are missing the... Read more »
Liver Yang Rising
I found her hunched over holding her head in my waiting room. She had called for an emergency treatment – a young mother of four who suffered from debilitating headaches. I had to laugh because during the assessment, still holding her head, she... Read more »
TCM for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety is a very unpleasant type of mental disorder that affects literally millions of people. Anxiety can go hand in hand with depression and can range from mild unease to intense fear and panic. Medication, a panacea for many, can ease both... Read more »
Balance Your Yin & Yang
It would be wonderful if we were each born with a set of instructions on how to look after our bodies. But we’re not, and usually illness has to strike before we become aware that we are on the wrong track. Then it’s a matter of sorting out the... Read more »
Being Present NOW
It is hard to be totally present all the time. Ask anyone. The mind flits from what happened to what will happen with lightening speed. Being in the past or future is not living and very little can be accomplished if we are not “here.” Being able... Read more »
Your Dynamic Brain
Depression is an insidious disease that strikes randomly across a wide population. It can happen any time, even when times are good and one ought to be happy.
Abraham Lincoln fought depression all his life. His law partner, William Herndon, said... Read more »
Overcoming Guilt And Acknowledging our True Feelings
Every animal is afraid of pain and will do anything to avoid it. It’s natural. But this avoidance creates a whole host of problems. In my article on anger (Vitality Dec05/Jan06) I showed how anger, if not experienced in a functional way, can also... Read more »
Chinese Medicine for Crohn’s, Colitis, and IBS
Irritable bowel is a catch-all name for abdominal pain and bowel problems that do not have another explanation. For the sake of this article, I am going to include diseases that would normally come under the label of Irritable Bowel Syndrome,... Read more »
Chinese Medicine For Treating Insomnia
It is common knowledge that the immune system works best during sleep, since it’s at this time that our natural killer cells are generated. Sleep deprivation can lead to an array of serious diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes,... Read more »
