Excerpt From Adventures in Chinese Medicine – Philosophical Differences Between Western and Eastern Medicine

Excerpt From Adventures in Chinese Medicine – Philosophical Differences Between Western and Eastern Medicine

As we move through the various practices of Chinese Medicine, you may be struck, as I was, by noticeable differences from the more familiar, conventional Western practices. One very important distinction between Eastern and Western medicine is that they come from very...
PCOS Symptoms Controlled By Acupuncture

PCOS Symptoms Controlled By Acupuncture

PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome,  is a common female endocrine disorder that often results in irregular menstruation and fertility difficulties due to the lack of regular ovulation. Recently, researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology in Sweden...
Excerpt From Adventures in Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture: Understanding An Invisible Process

Excerpt From Adventures in Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture: Understanding An Invisible Process

  Acupuncture is both an art and a science. Previously, I described it as inserting fine needles into specific points along meridians in order to assist the free flow of qi. I know that this isn’t an easy idea for those of us used to Western ‘science’. I have a...