From the monthly archives:

July 2007

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26 July 2007 Blogging

Now that the readership of this blog has built up to a decent level (40 feed subscribers, 300-1200 unique visitors/day) I’d like to get a better handle on what people are interested in reading. When I started this blog, my focus was pretty diffuse – but all focused on Classical Chinese medicine. I figured the [...]

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Chinese medicine: NOT just for pain!

26 July 2007 Learning

It’s summer between my second and third year of school in Classical Chinese medicine. I’ve had these past two summers “off” which means I do a lot of studying and thinking and many odd jobs along with caring for my daughter. The time is always a little disconcerting without the steady pendulum [...]

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6 Easy Chinese medicine methods to have the healthiest summer EVER

25 July 2007 Food and drink

One difference between Chinese medicine and materialist medicine is the former’s emphasis on time as opposed to space. So while Western medicine is interested in what specific organ/cell/chemical process is malfunctioning in your body, Chinese medicine is more likely to be interested in the time of day the symptom shows up or what time [...]

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Isn’t Chinese medicine just a bunch of spiritual mumbo-jumbo pseudo-science?

24 July 2007 TCM v CCM

There are quite a few folks who would like to discount Chinese medicine out of hand. These people are unlikely to be convinced of its benefits until Western materialistic methods so thoroughly confirm it that there is no shadow of a doubt. Really, this group of people want to see all concepts of [...]

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Top 5 underappreciated benefits of tea

21 July 2007 Food and drink

One of the greatest pleasures in life is excellent tea. Personally, I prefer pu-er tea but can appreciate a great oolong and even an excellent smoky black. I am currently expanding my tastes into Japanese greens as well. I’m fortunate to live in a city, Portland that loves great tea. My [...]

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