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How the Chinese organ clock yields a more nuanced view of the Heart

21 August 2008 Cultivation

Here I will present a basic overview of TCM information concerning the Heart and then add a layer of information gleaned from the Organ clock (a more CCM way of looking at things).  I want to do this to demonstrate how the Classical approach yields a more nuanced view than the straight organ-based TCM [...]

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What is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)?

24 July 2008 Blogging

Preliminary note:  If you are really looking for a definition of TCM and want to learn more about Chinese medicine in general, please check out this page of articles written especially for folks who are new to the world of Chinese medicine and want to learn more.
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I was just reading over some old journal entries [...]

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Learning from Chinese medicine masters : Liu Lihong visits Portland, OR

20 May 2008 TCM v CCM

Since arriving in Portland to study acupuncture and Chinese herbalism, I have been unbelievably lucky with regards to the teachers to which I have been exposed. In fact, not a day goes by that I don’t find myself pretty much floored when I consider my good luck. You know that old adage that [...]

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Why does Classical Chinese Medicine seem so complicated? A continuing conversation…

3 February 2008 Student Life

Here is the second part of the article by my colleague Michael Givens. You can read the first part here. I hope we will see more of him here on Deepest Health. Please be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments, as he is a regular reader of the blog and [...]

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Integrative medicine: What is the purpose of two kinds of medicine interpenetrating?

13 October 2007 Science

At NCNM, we learn Western medicine as part of our Classical Chinese Medicine education. Part of that is simply because a working knowledge of biomedicine is necessary for licensure. Part of it is because it’s good to be able to talk to Western physicians and Western educated patients about things that they can [...]

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