Looking for an effective acupuncture treatment for acute pain? This was my very first YouTube LIVE class, where I shared how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners can approach acute pain using acupuncture principles. While the tech setup still needed a little work (as most first lives do!), it was amazing to connect with so many TCM rock [...]
The Stomach and Large Intestine in Chinese medicine are very much related! They're both part of the digestive system, one at the beginning and the other at the end. In the Chinese medicine 24-hour health clock, they follow each other, with LI being activated from 5 to 7 am (when we're supposed to empty our bowels), and [...]
Primary Amenorrhea is the complete absence of a women's period, where she never ever had one to begin with. Secondary Amenorrhea is more common, and is often diagnosed if a women's period stops for more than 3 months in a row. Check out my post on the basic TCM treatment protocols for Amenorrhea for more in depth [...]
I think all students have some kind of Spleen Qi deficiency. Either brought on by overthinking, overstudying, or eating too much sugar! Such is the student's life. I was no exception in TCM College. I definitely had SP Qi deficiency with excess Dampness. You can read my funny Spleen story here! Nowadays in my practice, I see [...]
In my practice, I see a lot of patients who come for fertility issues, and I always hope their diagnosis is NOT a TCM Kidney Essence deficiency. Because then, it will be very difficult (and sometimes impossible) for me to make a difference. As practitioners, we truly have to be detectives, keep looking for clues, and get [...]
Do you feel your Traditional Chinese Medicine education adequately prepared you to treat fertility patients in today's modern world? Like many practitioners, I initially felt unprepared when faced with the complexities of modern fertility cases. Despite completing a rigorous five-year program with a doctorate in Chinese medicine, I found myself at a loss when dealing with patients [...]
