As it turns out, my lecture on Elotus.org can be viewed for free online.  The title is “Meridian Approach for Treating Headaches  &...

Courtesy Trisha Sanijon: The Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, Inc. (PAAI) is inviting you to attend its 6th Annual Scientific...

Documenting the Varicocele A while back, I blogged about the use of acupuncture to reduce the size of gallstones in a patient. (link)...

Acupuncture Effects – just in your mind? One of the knocks against acupuncture is that it’s effect is merely “psychological”.  The...

A Personal Anectode I write this on a Sunday, my day off, and boy do I need a day off!  The past week had been hectic, with both my wife...

Crohn’s Disease Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases (link) defines Crohn’s as: Crohn’s Disease causes inflammation of the bowel. It...

Bell’s Palsy Bell’s Palsy is named after Scottish physician and anatomist Charles Bell (1774-1842).  His work helps us understand what...

Common Herbs for the Common Cold I was resting after clinic last Thursday afternoon when I received a text message from my friend Dr....

Spleen 6 Sanyinjiao Spleen 6 Sanyinjiao is traditionally known for genitourinary and menstrual disorders.  However, one of it’s less...

The Classics Series Continues I had previously written a brief article introducing the Huangdi Neijing last year.  (link)  As one may...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a condition where the patient stops breathing while sleeping.  Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most...

Heart Attack! Even in ancient times, the idea of heart attacks was not unknown in China. While the old timers obviously did not yet know...

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...

The Skeptics’ Claim We will always hear skeptics harp on and on how there is supposedly no evidence for acupuncture’s effectivity.  When...

Screencapture of the Speakers List. from http://www.elotus.org I feel so deeply honored to have been invited to give an online lecture...

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 ...

Diabetic Neuropathy In my practice, I receive quite a good number of referrals from other healthcare workers about the treatment of...

Sepsis is the overwhelming immune response to infection leading to organ damage due to inflammation.  Septic shock is a possibly fatal...

Different Strokes for Different Folks Many of those not familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine have the impression that Chinese...

Acute Tonsillitis Tonsillitis is a condition where a bacterial infection has caused not only the usual symptoms of sore throat, but the...