Jun 30, 2014 | Food and Healthy Eating, Selected Topics, TCM Information
Finally, after a long and cold winter here in Toronto, we finally have summer! But now it’s hot. Really Hot. And Damp. And for some, just plain uncomfortable. Heat afflictions such as sunstroke and heat stroke can be a real risk, especially with all of the...
Jun 30, 2014 | Selected Topics, TCM Information
Chinese Medicine believes that there are microcosmic areas on the body that reflect the whole. By sticking seeds to acupuncture points in the ear, treatment can be sustained throughout the week. Ear seeds come from the theory of auricular acupuncture. Chinese...
Jan 13, 2014 | Diagnosis, Selected Topics, TCM Information
*Note: the diagnosis of ‘crazy’ is excluded in this article for many reasons, mostly because women are beautiful and their intricacies deserve more credit… which is why both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine have gynecology as a field unto...
Oct 28, 2013 | Acupuncture, Selected Topics, TCM Information
Over the past month or so I’ve met quite a few people who are new to Chinese Medicine (TCM). Their first reaction to my profession has been a slight slinking back in their posture, a wary look in their eyes, and a worried look on their face. Their first...
Jul 1, 2013 | Selected Topics, varicose veins
Recently, I have come across clients who are on some heavy-duty drugs. The most common at the moment is Prednisone, and while it is a savior for many people with debilitating symptoms, it can have some devastating side effects. The biggest problem is that once...
Jun 17, 2013 | Food and Healthy Eating, Selected Topics, TCM Information
Foods have nutritional qualities. The understanding of these food qualities vary in Eastern and Western medicine. One of the recurring themes in this website… and many other Alternative Medicine theories as well is to let food be...
