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The acupuncture channels and Chinese herb flavors

8 December 2008 Classical Texts (general)

This is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Michael Givens.  Please enjoy and look forward to more posts from him in the future.  :)

It’s been a while since I’ve submitted an article for this blog, but I recently read something both inspiring and provocative, which has moved me [...]

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Chinese herb substitution and using local species

22 September 2008 Ethics

I thank you all for your patience as I adjust to my workload.  The reality of the situation is that I’m going to have to post what I can, when I can.  But, with the onset of clinic I find myself coming up with many new thoughts to share – I’ll do my best to [...]

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What is Chinese Medicine? — Lifestyle counseling and dietary therapy

7 August 2007 New to Chinese Medicine?

Every modality that falls under the umbrella of “natural medicine,” as Chinese medicine does, promotes nutrition and other lifestyle factors as a cornerstone of health. Although practitioners place differential emphasis on modalities within their profession, any Chinese medicine doc worth her salt is going to be able to provide you with dietary and exercise [...]

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See how easily you can use 5 element theory to eat optimally

31 July 2007 Food and drink

I’ve been seeing quite a few articles about balancing color in one’s diet as a way to eat well. These articles are always so beautiful – illustrated with plenty of photos of gorgeous blueberries, tantalizing tomatoes and the like. Further, the concept of choosing your food by color is an attractive one, simple [...]

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