I've recently had a bunch of patients ask for some good books on the subject of Traditional Chinese Medicine, so I decided I'd write a piece about my three all-time favorites. I've chosen these three books based on simple criteria...
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When I was young, I knew that I wanted to write. I also knew that I wanted to practice medicine. I started writing short stories in second grade and haven't stopped - but when it came to the 'practice medicine'...
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Creative Ways to Deal with Anxiety After writing Got Anxiety? and Anxiety and Traditional Chinese Medicine, I decided the last post in this series should list some ways to begin dealing with anxiety, starting with some suggestions from a Traditional...
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The Physical Experience of Anxiety If you've read Got Anxiety? and now you're here - thanks for reading. Now let's get visceral and talk about the ways in which anxiety can manifest from a purely symptomatic standpoint. The first thing...
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The Age of Anxiety? A couple of years ago, if someone were to ask me to name the most common complaint that I treated in private practice, I'd have told them that fatigue and back pain were the two things...
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Now that you know the basics of how Traditional Chinese Medicine regards the Spleen, let's look at some practical ways to cultivate spleen energy. 1. TOUCH: Contact in whatever form that you find enjoyable (and is consensual, of course, if...
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Last Wednesday I walked down to Monument Square to check out the Farmer's Market. The tables were literally spilling over with bounty - fruit, vegetables, flowers, bread, cheese, and millions of other things that delighted all the sensory organs on...
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Important things first. When I did an image search for the word "viscera" to find a picture for this post, the overwhelming result was this: Apparently, Viscera is a professional wrestler who enforces the evil agenda...
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Qi (pronounced "chee") is one of the most basic concepts in Chinese medicine, and one of the most important ones. If you've had acupuncture before, you probably understand at a personal level what the sensation of qi feels like in...
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The Chinese New Year hasn't happened yet, but on February 10th we will move into the Year of the Water Snake. After conferring with a couple of resources to read about the Year of the Snake, it was clear to...
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