Soon, I'll be turning 50! And since I truly believe I'm going to live to a 100, I guess the second half should be fantastic. Keeping the best for last, right? The transition maybe interesting though! So far, menopausal symptoms haven't been bad at all. My period is much lighter and only last 2 to 3 days [...]
My mother has recently turned 90! According to her own words: she can’t believe she’s made it this far! What’s amazing, is that she’s still does everything on her own. Her long term memory, tough, is slowly disappearing. Her short term memory is not that great either, but who is? Most of us can’t recall where we put our [...]
All about the TCM Small Intestine! That's a funny statement, don't you think? Because let's face it, there isn't much to say about this organ in Chinese medicine. It's only function is to receive the food and drinks from the TCM SP and ST, and separate the clear from the turbid. Basically utilizing the clear (or good [...]
Up until I turned 38 years of age, I'd never had a headache, EVER! Not a dull one or a pounding one, nothing. I had no idea what a headache or migraine felt like. Lucky me, you say? Well, it all changed that year. I remember the feeling, I was teaching one evening, when I felt unwell. [...]
The mysterious and controversial San Jiao. The so called Triple Warmer, Burner, Heater, or even Energizer. It's not an organ, it's not a system, but in acupuncture, the San Jiao meridian rocks! It has been compared to the Lymphatic system, and it's often difficult to grasp its real function. Simply put, the San Jiao is: - 1 [...]
Everyone is afraid of the big "C"! Nobody wants to get that dreaded diagnosis and hear the words: "It's Cancer". And, generally, right after receiving this shocking news, patients are thrown into a whirlwind of treatments, that often start the next day! Not only they are experiencing emotional trauma, but now their bodies are also being put [...]
