Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Happy Chinese New Year!
Wishing everyone a fruitful and happy year of the Ox! So far, the year of the Ox has me working hard! Truly like an ox! In addition to...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Hello 2021!
Yes, this post is a bit delayed, it being almost two weeks in 2021 and all. But boy, what a year it had been.
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
May 28, 20202 min read
Acupuncture for Coronavirus and COVID-19 induced Stress and Anxiety
One of the biggest problems in this time of coronavirus mania is the loss of our daily routine.
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Mar 20, 201710 min read
How to Spot Fake Medical News
Anatomy of a Fake Medical News Article This post was inspired by a recent interaction between myself and a friend. She had shared a blog...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Sep 2, 20162 min read
Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy: The Sooner, The Better
Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy Previously, I had written about an article about how acupuncture has been shown to be effective for Bell’s...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 3, 20141 min read
Acupuncture for Varicocele: A Case
Documenting the Varicocele A while back, I blogged about the use of acupuncture to reduce the size of gallstones in a patient. (link)...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jun 8, 20142 min read
Experiencing True Integrative Medicine in China
My apologies to my handful of readers. I have not been able to blog with any regularity the past month or so. At any rate, I would now...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
May 1, 20141 min read
Dr. Tan-Gatue is now a Speaker for Elotus.org
Screencapture of the Speakers List. from http://www.elotus.org I feel so deeply honored to have been invited to give an online lecture...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Apr 16, 20143 min read
Review: NasoClear
A Disclaimer This isn’t really a TCM article per se. Then again, I do have “musings” and “reviews” sections in my category listing, so ...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Feb 23, 20143 min read
Does Acupuncture Hurt?
Popping The Question The most common questions encountered by any acupuncturist are, in my experience: “Can acupuncture treat (fill in...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jan 26, 20141 min read
Can Acupuncture Cure Gallstones? – A Case
“Doc, can acupuncture cure gallstones? I’m afraid of surgery.” This is certainly a question most often popped to me, especially in the...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jan 21, 20142 min read
Coffee In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
Dr. Eddie Concepcion is one of my heroes in this profession. Kind, humble, witty, clever, and a pretty darned good physician and...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jan 16, 20142 min read
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Numbness – Personal Experiences
Patients are mostly aware that acupuncture can be beneficial in the treatment of pain. In this case, acupuncture is used to decrease the...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Dec 13, 20132 min read
Repost: Traditional Chinese Medicine Contributes to Lower Flu Death Rate
Note: This article was originally published on my old blog qi-spot on November 17, 2009. Please forgive the amateurish writing style....
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Dec 9, 20131 min read
Autographed Book From Dr. Andrew Wu
Meeting Dr. Andrew Wu I was fortunate to be introduced to Dr. Andrew Wu, L.Ac., PhD., in 2007 when he came to the Philippines. He had...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 9, 20134 min read
Holistic Medicine – A Case of Hypertension and Pain
Holistic Medicine? A common buzzword among so-called non conventional or alternative medicine practitioners, and even among medical...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 1, 20139 min read
Mark Ji Tianxiang: Patron Saint of Acupuncturists?
November 1 is All Saints’ Day. This is a fact that many people conveniently forget, going about dressed as ghosts and goblins. True,...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 31, 20135 min read
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Going Mainstream?
A new patient came into my clinic not too long ago for a consultation. Now, this is not an unusual event. The unusual event was the fact...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 28, 201310 min read
How To Spot A Health Scammer
A Brief Background My friend VS recently attended a seminar on “alternative” medicine and sent me a message, which I then quote slightly...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 22, 20133 min read
Sun Simiao’s Medical Ethics
Sun Simiao or “药王“ – the King of Medicinals There are times during one’s practice of medicine, of whatever tradition, when one feels...
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