Traditional Chinese Medicine

Insights Into Mother's Day

Dr. Isaac Eliaz | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Mother's Day 2012, Conscious Relationships, Mother's Day, Holistic Medicine, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring Health, Natural Health, Spring Cleaning, Spring, Healing, Love, Wellness, Mothers, Healthy Living News
Dr. Isaac Eliaz

The strong life energy of the spring moves our emotions, and if we are listening, we can find the places where our energy is stuck -- the places that need healing.

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Bilious Cruelty Against Bears in the Name of Medicine

Tim Terhaar | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Modernity, Desire, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suicide, Bears, Medicine, Bile Farm, Death, Green News
Tim Terhaar

Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over...

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Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Lingzhi Mushroom, Shiitake, Grifola Frondosa, Medicinal Mushrooms, Cordyceps, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Trametes Versicolor, Caterpillar Fungus, Cancer Foods, Foods for Cancer, Cancer-Fighting Foods, Anti-Cancer Foods, Foods and Cancer, Natural Health, Cancer Fighting Foods, Healthy Living News
Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Medicinal mushrooms and mushroom extracts are used worldwide to fight cancer and enhance and modulate immune response.

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Easing Menopause Symptoms With Food

Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Hot Flashes, Menopause Treatment, Diet and Menopause, Night Sweats, Nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbs, Food Therapy, Menopause Symptoms, Western Medicine, Graceful Aging, Healthy Living News
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM

If you want to know how to turn down your body's internal "thermostat" you are in the right place. Alternative medicine, including food therapy, is a viable option for managing menopause symptoms.

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Cordyceps: Ancient Chinese Herb May Be Useful for Cancer Support

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cordyceps, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cordycep, Integrative Medicine, Healthy Living Body, Cordyceps Health, Healthy Living News
Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese Medicine, is a fungus that has been historically used for over 2,000 years throughout China and Asia as part of treatment for a variety of conditions including many cancers.

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Acupuncture: When East Meets West

Beverley Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tcm, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Pulse Diagnosis, Integrative Medicine, Home News
Beverley Golden

Acupuncture is the most practiced way to restore this balance in Traditional Chinese Medicine, although techniques like acupressure, moxibustion and chi kung or tai chi are various other practices incorporated.

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7 Chinese Herbal Remedies Already In Your Kitchen (PHOTOS)

Mika Ono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Green-Tea-Benefits, Holistic Medicine, Benefits of Ginger, Herbal Remedy Tips, Herbal Remedies, Benefits of Green Tea, Benefits of Garlic, Health Benefits of Walnuts, Chinese Herbal Remedies, Herbal Treatments, Slidepollajax, Home News
Mika Ono

Many people have asked me if I eat differently since writing "Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen: Recipes from the East for Health, Healing, and Long Life...

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What Is Qi?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tai Chi, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong, Chinese Medicine, Chi, Ch'i, Wellness, Qi, What Is Qi, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

The concept of qi yields its secrets reluctantly to our Western, reductionist style.

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The Key to Qi -- A Book Review

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Qigong, Tai Chi, Acupuncture, Exercise, Qi, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Books News
Arthur Rosenfeld

As difficult as it is to define qi, it is even more difficult to transmit it through a book. The Key To Qi doesn't attempt such a miracle, but offers ways of understanding the concept and recognizing the presence of vitality in one's life.

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The Tao of Food: What Not to Eat

Sat Hon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health, Sat Hon, Chinese Medicine, Wellness, Chinese Medicine Advice, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Healthy Living News
Sat Hon

For digestion, our body needs the internal combustion of heat to transform the food and absorb the nutrients through our intestines. The coldness of ice blocks the whole digestive process.

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Should You Try Acupuncture?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Acupuncture Benefits, Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Health, Acupuncture Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Accupuncture, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

The question is not whether acupuncture works, but how it works, and whether it is the appropriate therapy for a particular syndrome, problem, symptom, disease or patient.

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Bears, Bile, and Extraordinary Tales of Survival: Just Who Do We Think We Are?

Marc Bekoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Rescue, Animals Asia, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Animal Abuse, Denver News
Marc Bekoff

Bear bile remains at the center of wanton, remorseless, and inexcusable abuse. Efforts to stop bear farming and counter spurious claims about the healing powers of bear bile are ongoing.

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The Meridian System In Oriental Medicine (VIDEO)

TVLesson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Acupuncture Chinese Medicine, Alternative Healing, 5min, Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wellness, Healthy Living News

The Meridian system in Oriental medicine represents the five different elements around us. It has been said that a disruption of the energy flow could...

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Heal Yourself With Your Own Voice

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Qigong, Healing, Acupuncture, Health, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sound Therapy, Holistic, Natural Healing, Healing Sounds, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

While overly powerful vibrations can hurt our soft parts, gentle vibrations can stimulate body systems in a healthful way.

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Six Natural Ways to Avoid the Cold and the Flu

Dr. Maoshing Ni | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mrsa, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shitake, Chinese Medicine, Anti-Inflammatory, Astragalus, Common Cold, Tcm, Antibacterial, Flu, Immunity, Acupuncturist, Dr. Mao, Immune System, Stomach Flu, All Heal, Acupuncture, Maoshing Ni, Vitamin C, Linus Pauling, Allicin, Maitake, Garlic, Epsom Salt, Antiviral, Herbs, Influenza, Reishi, Healthy Living News
Dr. Maoshing Ni

Common sense practices include washing your hands frequently with soap, and wash your face at least twice a day. Here are six more natural strategies to avoid the common cold and the flu.

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Soho House NY Wellness Week, Day 2: Acupuncture, Anyone?

Daphne Oz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daphne Oz, Acupunture, Wellness Week, Organic Avenue, Michelle Spina, SoHo House, Traditional Chinese Medicine, New York News
Daphne Oz

Soho House New York Wellness Week Monday through Friday from 9am-2pm
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Start Your New Year Right With a 5-Step Detox

Dr. Maoshing Ni | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Brain Fog, Milk Thistle, Tcm, Detoxification, Fatigue, Chinese Medicine, Detox, Peppermint, Toxins, Dandelion, Ginger, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbs, Cleanse, Herbs, Clarity, Cleansing, Dry Brush, Liver Health, Healthy Living News
Dr. Maoshing Ni

At the beginning of a new year it is a natural instinct to cast off the winter blues and feel renewed. It is also a great time to eliminate the toxins from the holidays.

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Herding Big Cats Won't Save the Wild Tiger

Jan McGirk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cites, Bio-Diversity, Aphrodisiac, Lixin Huang, Tiger, World Bank, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poaching, Tiger Bone Wine, Environmenal Investigation Agency, Green News
Jan McGirk

Farming tigers in order to save them may turn out to be the equivalent of herding cats: an impossible undertaking with too many variables for sustained success.

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2010 Year of the Tiger: How to Stay Healthy and Well

Dr. Maoshing Ni | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chinese New Year, Liver Detox, Chinese Astrology, Five Elements, Health, Herbal Remedies, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbs, Year of the Tiger, Immune System, Detox, Healthy Living News
Dr. Maoshing Ni

In Chinese astrology, the Tiger is a dynamic and powerful sign. Its nature is unpredictable, courageous, and powerful. Therefore, the Year of the Tiger is usually associated with change.

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Spring Cleaning: 10 Steps To Bring New Life To Your Liver

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Liver Qi, Detox Your Liver, Personal Health, Qi Gong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cleanse, Liver Cleanse, Spring Cleaning, Tcm, Qi, Detox, Patricia Fitzgerald, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

While winter can be a time for conserving energy and eating too much over the holidays, spring often inspires regeneration, a renewal of spirit, and a fresh start.

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Tai Chi for the New Year

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yin/Yang, Mind/Body/Spirit, Tai Chi, Health, Traditional Chinese Medicine, New Year's Resolution, Daoism, Balance, Immunity, Blood Pressure, Immune System, Spirituality, Martial Arts, New Year's Commentary, Healthy Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

Financial investments may disappear in a puff of smoke these days, but those made in our health and happiness keep paying dividends no matter what the financial or political climate.

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