As more of my patients are using herbal therapy to help with their ailments, I am realizing that certain questions continually arise. One...

Most readers of this Blog appreciate the differences in the health of the elderly between the Asian society and the American society. I...

Thought it would be a good time to review some current issues that are affecting the field of TCM. In Florida, I am thrilled to report...

In my last blog, I was discussing the distinct differences in approach between TCM and Western medicine in diagnosing and treating Mental...

I’ve written much about current legislation that will affect the practice of TCM practitioners in Florida. HB583 is a bill currently...

My patients often ask me what the most important thing they can do to maintain their health. The simple answer is to tell them just live...

The Florida House will soon vote on HB583. I will keep you posted on how they voted.

If bill, HB 583, doesn’t stir up any concerns to any Acupuncture Physician, in the state of Florida, then that practitioner is NOT...

I constantly asked about how a TCM practitioner goes about in diagnosing. Obviously, there are a lot of factors involved; however, in the...

I want to continue on with discussing the most common Chinese herbal formulas used for the Fall/Winter. We have been discussing formulas...

In the previous blog, I discussed the common formulas I prescribe for Wind Cold external invasions at the Wei level. In this blog, I will...

It is the time of the year where you start hearing the familiar sounds of the season changing to Fall/Winter. Of course, these sounds...

One topic I haven’t spent time on concerns the impact of Herbal therapy on a patient’s treatment. In China, many practitioners solely...

The sequence of determining the depth to a TCM diagnosis is never exact. Unlike our western medical colleagues, we keep an open mind in...

During the years of the Han dynasty, Zhang Zhong-jing wrote the Shang-han Lun. In it, he writes about Cold-Induced Disorders. This book...

The Nei Jing is the earliest book on Chinese Medical Theory that is known. The earliest version dates back to around 100 B.C.E, but the...

The most surprising aspect of treating Veterans is realizing how uneducated they are, as a group, in appreciating their healthcare...

The one thing that Biomed and TCM practitioners agree on is how important one’s diet and lifestyle is in preventing or treating diabetes....

There are variables in an ordinary blood test that one can look to gauge his position in being at-risk of getting diabetes or being a...

Most Americans appreciate that Diabetes is a condition that is affecting the vitality of many lives. It is also well known that Diabetes...