I love how Chinese medicine is often controversial within itself! I mean look at the Wen Bing Xue (warm diseases theory) and the Shang Han Lun (cold damage theory) books! 2 different schools of thoughts, one thinking all diseases arise from cold invasion and can transform through 6 stages, and the other adamant about heat creating issues [...]
The Acupuncture Ghost points have little to do with Halloween and everything to do with healing the mind! The human psyche has always fascinated me. Over the years in my practice, when patients seek my help in treating their chronic physical ailments, 80% of the time the root cause is long standing emotional issues. One of my [...]
When I teach the Zang-Fu Theory to my students, they always have the same question: "Where does the Pericardium fit in?" After all, there are 5 Zang organs but 6 Fu organs. Firstly, the San Jiao has its own place but the Pericardium seems to be absent from this TCM theory. Secondly, it's because the Pericardium is [...]
For the past 15 years in my practice, I have seen so many chronic disorders which are caused by long standing emotional stress or emotional trauma. The case I chose to share with you today is about a young man with Ulcerative Colitis and warning, his story is quite traumatic... At the end of it below, I created a chart [...]
This video course is on the Zang-Fu Organ Theory in Chinese medicine made easy. The Yin TCM Organs functions (HT, SP, LV, LU AND KD), the Yang Fu TCM Organs functions (ST, SI, LI, UB, GB AND SJ), and the 6 Extraordinary TCM Organs (Uterus/Dan Tian, Bones, Blood Vessels, Marrow, Brain and GB). I’ve been teaching TCM to future [...]
What's with the Yin Qiao & Yang Qiao (same for the Yin Wei & Yang Wei for that matter) anyway? Seriously! I know they carry Essence (Jing) like all the extraordinary vessels, but how are we suppose to use them in clinical practice? Until recently I had no clue. Then I spent 2 full weekends with Dr. [...]
