Humans live in nature and nature in turn provides the vital conditions for our survival.  As a result, we are profoundly influenced by nature’s movements and changes due to our corresponding physiological and pathological responses. For example, as the weather shifts within the four seasons, a person’s pulse conditions (including pulse rate, rhythm, volume, tension, […]

(Originally published in 2018; Updated in 2025) Many people know that vinegar and garlic are good for health. I would like to introduce a very good recipe which combines those two ingredients. It is practical, time-saving, and based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concepts. It can be used for health maintenance and medicine. The recipe […]

Throughout its whole history, qigong has been employed and developed as a method for curing illness and strengthening the body.  Qigong’s main therapeutic benefits lie in its ability to optimize the activity of the cerebral cortex, the central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system. Also valuable is the ability of qigong to correct abnormal reactions […]

Depression is a very broad subject. It involves the human body and mind (and spirit). Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the body, mind and spirit cannot be separated. Depression can cause: • Body discomfort, such as tightness, pain (tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative disease such as bone spurs), even the immune system (auto immune […]

The adrenal glands are located at the top of each kidney. In describing the  function of these glands, physiologist Mr. Walter Cannon, in 1915, discussed it in relation to the body’s reaction to stressful situations as a “fight-or flight” mechanism. When the pituitary gland receives a high stress signal, the adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) is released […]

The incidence of autoimmune disorders is on the rise in North America. According to Western medical theory, autoimmune disorders (AD) are caused by the body’s own immune system when it becomes unable to differentiate healthy from unhealthy cells. This results in the immune system attacking its own healthy tissues. Microorganisms such as transplanted tissue donated […]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is also referred to as spastic colon, nervous bowel, or irritable colon. This condition is caused by excessive spasms of the large intestine. It is more common than colitis and probably the most frequent abdominal complaint brought to the attention of doctors. In the U.S., as many as one in […]

Since the protocols and scientific concepts that govern western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine vary greatly, I would like to introduce lupus erythematosus from two different viewpoints. Western Medicine Systemic lupus erythematosus, like rheumatoid arthritis, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s disease-fighting mechanisms have somehow gone awry. With this disease, antibodies that should […]

How Depression, Anger, and Grief Are Linked to Blockages in the Meridians Depression is a very broad subject, and it involves the entire human body, mind, and spirit.  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the body, mind, and spirit cannot be separated. Therefore, depression can affect us on more than one level: 1. Body discomfort […]

Fibromyalgia has now been recognized as a distinct disease entity by the World Health Organization and the American College of Rheumatology, and more physicians and researchers have become interested in studying it. In 1999, the American National Institutes of Health spent $4.7 million on fibromyalgia research, up from $3.1 million in 1998, and three times […]

Chinese Medicine Explains How Depression, Anger, and Grief – are Linked to Cancer and Other Diseases Depression is a broad subject, and a condition which affects the entire human being. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teaches that the body, mind, and spirit cannot be separated. Therefore, depression can affect us on more than one level: 1) […]

The reasons for the formation of abnormal growth of cancer cells are complex and still not fully understood by the principles of Western medicine.  But according to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and the analysis of clinical data, cancer can be connected to specific internal and external causes. External causes: External causes […]

It is only in the last 10 years that Western medicine practitioners in North America and the UK have given recognition to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) – also known as myalgic encephalo-myelitis (ME) and postviral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). In the U.S. and Canada, many allopathic medicine practitioners feel the cause for this syndrome is not […]

Fibromyalgia has now been recognized as a distinct disease entity by the World Health Organization and the American College of Rheumatology, and more physicians and researchers have become interested in studying it. In 1999, the American National Institutes of Health spent $4.7 million on fibromyalgia research, up from $3.1 million in 1998, and three times […]