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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 29, 20141 min read
Meridian Style Acupuncture for Headache Lecture Available on eLotus.org
As it turns out, my lecture on Elotus.org can be viewed for free online. The title is “Meridian Approach for Treating Headaches &...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 15, 20141 min read
6th Annual Acupuncture Convention
Courtesy Trisha Sanijon: The Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, Inc. (PAAI) is inviting you to attend its 6th Annual Scientific...
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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)...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 5, 20143 min read
Acupuncture Effects Not Just Psychological
Acupuncture Effects – just in your mind? One of the knocks against acupuncture is that it’s effect is merely “psychological”. The...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Sep 14, 20143 min read
What is Gua Sha?
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...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Sep 5, 20144 min read
Acupuncture for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases (link) defines Crohn’s as: Crohn’s Disease causes inflammation of the bowel. It...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Aug 11, 20143 min read
Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy: the De Qi Sensation
Bell’s Palsy Bell’s Palsy is named after Scottish physician and anatomist Charles Bell (1774-1842). His work helps us understand what...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Aug 3, 20142 min read
Spring Onion for Common Cold in Chinese Medicine
Common Herbs for the Common Cold I was resting after clinic last Thursday afternoon when I received a text message from my friend Dr....
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jul 20, 20143 min read
Acupuncture For Sleep Deprivation
Spleen 6 Sanyinjiao Spleen 6 Sanyinjiao is traditionally known for genitourinary and menstrual disorders. However, one of it’s less...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jul 13, 20144 min read
Ancient Chinese Medicine Books: Shang Han Lun
The Classics Series Continues I had previously written a brief article introducing the Huangdi Neijing last year. (link) As one may...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jul 7, 20143 min read
Acupuncture for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a condition where the patient stops breathing while sleeping. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Jun 29, 20142 min read
Acupuncture for Heart Attack Patients
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...
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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...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
May 13, 20142 min read
Real Acupuncture versus Sham – Again
The Skeptics’ Claim We will always hear skeptics harp on and on how there is supposedly no evidence for acupuncture’s effectivity. When...
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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...
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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 ...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Apr 12, 20142 min read
Diabetic Painful Neuropathy: Treatable with Acupuncture?
Diabetic Neuropathy In my practice, I receive quite a good number of referrals from other healthcare workers about the treatment of...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Mar 23, 20143 min read
Protective Effects of ST 36 Zusanli Against Sepsis
Sepsis is the overwhelming immune response to infection leading to organ damage due to inflammation. Septic shock is a possibly fatal...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Mar 16, 20144 min read
Li Dong Yuan and the Treatise of the Spleen and Stomach (Pi Wei Lun)
Different Strokes for Different Folks Many of those not familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine have the impression that Chinese...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Mar 10, 20141 min read
Chinese Dietary Therapy: Foods for Tonsillitis
Acute Tonsillitis Tonsillitis is a condition where a bacterial infection has caused not only the usual symptoms of sore throat, but the...
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