Medicine loves to put complicated labels on simple conditions and canker sores are no exception. They are usually dubbed as aphthous stomatitis and if they are recurring they are called RAU or recurring aphthous ulcers. I’ll just stick to canker … Read More
Chinese Medicine
Pain & Trauma Liniment (S3E11)
Chinese medicine has many different interventions that are beneficial for pain and swelling. One in particular that most of us practitioners use is a topical liniment known as Zhen Gu Shui (正骨水 ), which literally translates as “Rectify bone liquid”. … Read More
Asian Porridge Extraordinaire (S3E9)
We’ve all read or heard of the “chicken soup for the soul” book series, and most of us know that chicken soup is reputed to be good for you when you are sick, but many in the west have yet … Read More
Shingles (S3E6)
When putting a new roof on a house, it is important to choose a good contractor that will do a thorough job, so that the roof will last a long time. Just replacing old shingles without paying attention to the … Read More
Natural Anti-inflammatory Herbs (S2E16)
One of the most famous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs is aspirin, which comes from the bark of white willow trees. One of it’s mechanisms of action in the body is by it’s ability to inhibit the cyclooxygenase enzymes COX-1 … Read More
Frankincense has good sense (S2E13)
From before biblical times, Frankincense has been used in many forms of medicine, Chinese medicine notwithstanding. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM), it is known as Ru Xiang, which translates as Fragrant Milk, and is used to invigorate the blood. … Read More
Reactive Hypoglycemia (S2E9)
Nothing makes life in my practice of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine more challenging, than Reactive Hypoglycemia. For the most part this is due to one of three things. The three things that cause it are high glycemic, carbohydrate rich … Read More
Erectile Dysfunction (S2E3)
All gentlemen (myself included) are susceptible to a certain amount of what I like to call Samurai vanity. Put simply, it is a belief in one’s own competence with regards to our capabilities. As such, nothing is more of a … Read More
Acne treatment with Orthomolecular and Traditional Chinese Medicine (S2E2)
One of the unpleasant rights of passage for most people as they go through puberty is acne. Acne vulgaris is characterized and treated differently by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) than in Allopathic medicine. In TCM, it is called Fen Ci … Read More
Episode 52: The Irony of Iron
The irony of iron supplementation is perhaps that it could be thought of as a double-edged sword. Too little will hurt you just as too much will. Iron’s main functions are to transport oxygen to our tissues (as the iron … Read More