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Chinese Dietary Therapy: Foods that Tonify

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Feb 28, 20141 min read

Chinese Dietary Therapy: Foods that Tonify

Chinese Dietary Therapy I have often said that Chinese materia medica is an extension of Chinese dietary habits. A cursory examination...

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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...

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Rotating Acupuncture Needles Works Better than Just Sticking Them In

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Feb 12, 20142 min read

Rotating Acupuncture Needles Works Better than Just Sticking Them In

The Deqi Sensation A common myth among patients is that acupuncturists merely stick acupuncture needles into patients, and that’s it. ...

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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Feb 6, 20141 min read

Dr. Philip Shows Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs on Solar Daybreak

Video cameras have recorded Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue leaving Solar News Hostess Pat Fernandez black and blue. With cupping. Watch and see for...

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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Feb 5, 20141 min read

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine on MedTalk

Last January 28, Dr. Stanley Chua and myself were featured on Solar News Channel’s show “MedTalk”. It was actually already my second...

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Electro Acupuncture for Stroke: Spasticity of the Arm in Chronic Stroke Patients

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Feb 2, 20142 min read

Electro Acupuncture for Stroke: Spasticity of the Arm in Chronic Stroke Patients

Acupuncture for Stroke Sequelae Cerebrovascular Disease or stroke is a potentially devastating condition. Two kinds of paralysis may...

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Can Acupuncture Cure Gallstones? – A Case

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...

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Coffee In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

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...

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Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Numbness – Personal Experiences

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...

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Book Review: Adventures in Chinese Medicine by Jennifer Dubowsky

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Jan 10, 20142 min read

Book Review: Adventures in Chinese Medicine by Jennifer Dubowsky

This review was first published online on amazon.com (link). Perfect for Patients The title alone would suggest one important thing:...

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Acupuncture For Bladder Control in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Jan 5, 20142 min read

Acupuncture For Bladder Control in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder and Bowel Control Spinal cord injury is truly a traumatic experience. By traumatic I mean more than just the...

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Repost: “No Approved Therapeutic Claims” – Food “Supplements” vs Medic

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Jan 2, 20142 min read

Repost: “No Approved Therapeutic Claims” – Food “Supplements” vs Medic

Originally posted on my first blog “Qi-Spot” on 20 June 2010. Article has been edited to reflect the time. A buzz topic now is the...

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Biased Journalism About Acupuncture Again

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 27, 20134 min read

Biased Journalism About Acupuncture Again

A Ridiculous Headline A recent study, which I myself blogged about (Acupuncture in Complementary Cancer Care: Easing Joint Pain From...

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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 25, 20133 min read

Frankincense Kills Cancer Cells

Traditional Use of Frankincense Frankincense has it’s uses in traditional medicine of various cultures. While not native to China,...

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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 19, 20133 min read

Frankincense in Chinese Medicine

Frankincense History The Wise Men who gave the infant Jesus gifts certainly knew what they were doing. Their choice of gifts were more...

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Acupuncture vs Valproic Acid in Migraine Prevention

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 14, 20134 min read

Acupuncture vs Valproic Acid in Migraine Prevention

Splitting Headaches Migraines are not ordinary headaches. As one who suffered migraines himself, I can definitely testify to the...

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Repost: Traditional Chinese Medicine Contributes to Lower Flu Death Rate

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....

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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...

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Acupuncture Relieves Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 6, 20132 min read

Acupuncture Relieves Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Pancreatic Cancer Our research article today is from the journal Pancreatology. The article in particular is Electroacupuncture...

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Manual of Acupuncture iOS App – A Review

Philip Niño Tan-Gatue

Dec 1, 20134 min read

Manual of Acupuncture iOS App – A Review

Manual of Acupuncture – a great Peripheral Brain Long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, I was a medical student. My days in the...

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