7 Healthy Holiday Foods
It’s the holiday season! That means celebrations with family, friends and co-workers. It also means time for holiday foods which may not be healthy holiday foods. Now, while that plate of cookies, cakes and sweets may...
Category: Complementary Medicine
Holistic Medicine: The New 2,000-Year-Old Approach To Healthcare
Medicine continues to evolve. Yet, any “newness” to holistic medicine shows just how far off-track medicine went with the advent of science and technology. The trend back to a holistic approach to medicine reflects an understanding...
The Yin-Yang Theory In Traditional Chinese Medicine
The history of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) began long before the origin of the philosophy of yin-yang. Two early texts, The Yellow Emperor’s Medicine Classic and Classic Herbal Medicine, appeared as early as 2,500 BCE. The Yin-Yang theory didn’t...
Exercise Benefits Memory In People Of All Ages
We know exercise is good for the body. It turns out, it is also really good for the brain, especially the memory. Research shows it’s not just older people who experience the benefits; exercise benefits memory in...
Labeling Of The Word Natural: The Confusion Of An Ambiguous Buzzword Label
When you see the word “natural” labeled on a product, what is your interpretation of what makes that product natural? Merriam Webster defines the adjective of natural as, “existing in nature and not made or caused...
Tips For Avoiding A Heart Attack In Summer
A Heart attack occurs when the oxygen from your blood is blocked to a section of your heart muscle and there isn’t enough blood flow. The longer lapse in time to restore blood flow, the greater...
Why You Should Boost Your Vitamin D Levels?
Start summer early with a few minutes enjoying the midday sunshine to make a bounty of vitamin D. Fleeting, wild and desperately blazing, summer sun is really the most efficient way of the season to boost...
Uncaria Rhynchophylla
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Latin name: Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis; Chinese name: ?? Gou Teng) is a traditional Chinese herb, the use of which can be traced back more than a thousand years. A more comprehensive description of the plant...
Spatholobus
Overview Spatholobus (Latin name: Spatholobi Caulis; Chinese Name: ???; Ji Xue Teng) is the dried vine (stem) of Spatholobus suberectus Dunn (Leguminosae). The plant grows mainly in Guangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan provinces in China. The veins are collected in autumn...
Control Your Spring Allergies
With springtime right around the corner, many of my seasonal allergy patients have been calling, wondering what to do in advance of the season and what to do when allergies strike. The first idea is to...
