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I get it. The Chinese herbal formulas I normally make for my patients can taste awful. They aren't designed to be delicious. They are customized to...
If you were alive 100 years ago
My Nana turns 100 years old today. There are lots of ideas about what people do to be able to live such a long life and I will discuss that in this...
2020 Year of the Rat: A great year for health improvement
While many of us may have negative thoughts about rats, they have many positive traits including being adaptable, social, and clever. Those traits...
Self care isn’t only about chill days and spa retreats
When I do an Instagram search of #selfcare, it shows up (as of this very moment) as 22,953,025 posts. Most of those are beauty posts (so many...
WHO endorses Chinese herbs: The critics
For some, the inclusion of Chinese herbs in the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest (11th) version of its list, known as the International...
Gifting without the mall or Amazon: Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday. It's a day created to remind us of the importance of giving back. Giving Tuesday started in 2011 in response to the...
Focusing on eye health with acupuncture and TCM
A patient recently asked me if I think that the universe offers messages about things to focus on, things to let go of, and direction to take. I...
A Few Health Tips for the Holiday Season
I get it. For many, now is not the best time to list off the things you should and shouldn't do for your health. Anyway, you know the basic score:...
Are probiotics harmful and ineffective?
One of my patients emailed me, "What do you think of this?" along with a link to the NY Time article "The Problem With Probiotics." Are probiotics...
Ice Cream For Breakfast–A Healthy Recipe
I normally have oatmeal for breakfast and I prefer this non-ice cream non-dairy ice cream as a snack, but you can have it for breakfast, if you...
May the Fourth Be With You: The Force is Qi
Star Wars' Force is Qi Yes, I'm a Star Wars fan. As I sit to write this on May the 4th, I'm wearing a Darth Vader t-shirt, multi-character Star Wars...
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pain Treatment and the Opioid Crisis
It’s still on the news regularly, and though the drug was initially supposed to be a solution for pain treatment, the opioid problem is showing...