So, I passed my thesis defense! I have a few revisions to make – when I’m done with those and have final approval I will (a) breathe a big sigh of relief, (b) begin posting portions of my thesis for discussion on the blog. The thesis process was a good…

Established readers : this is one of many reposted articles you will see in the coming months.  It is part of the redesign process.  I hope you agree that all of these articles are worth another look! The topic of the Six Conformations is huge.  So huge, it’s a bit…

In school, I wrote several articles about treating the common cold with Chinese medicine. This has always been one of my passions – since I find a lot of more complicated illnesses have their root in an untreated or mistreated common cold or flu.  This is the perspective of my…

Ma Huang – Ephedra – 麻黄 Mahuang is one of the most famous herbs in the Chinese Materia Medica – and with good reason. In a world where medicine is mostly unable to deal with the most common illnesses that people encounter, colds and flus, an herb that can handily…

Established readers : this is one of many reposted articles you will see in the coming months.  It is part of the redesign process.  I hope you agree that all of these articles are worth another look! Today, I ran across this article discussing the continuing efforts of Chinese researchers to…

This is a post infused with no small amount of irony. Why? Because I want to implore my fellow lovers and practitioners of natural health modalities to move beyond their fear of technology. I want to shout it from this electronic pulpit with all my heart – raining the sweet…