Complementary & Integrative Healthcare
Real Breasts Aren't Round
When I was in my second year of plastic surgery training, I was invited to a dinner where Dr. Scott Spear, an internationally recognized leader… Continue Reading
Acupuncture and Women's Health
Acupuncture and Fertility Acupuncture has been successfully used to treat fertility for more than 2,000 years. By harmonizing the body's energy system using ancient acupuncture… Continue Reading
The Three Phases Of a Woman's Life A Chinese Medicine Perspective
The Chinese say a woman's life cycle is measured in seven-year increments and a man's in eight. While everyone ages, the shifts in life changes… Continue Reading
Acupuncture History In the U.S.
In August of 1982, the Acupuncture Association of Metropolitan Washington was honoring Mr. Philip L. Kaplan at a dinner in Kensington, Maryland. Mr. Kaplan was… Continue Reading
Pregnancy and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Today traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely practiced and readily available to everyone including pregnant women. When you're pregnant, many of the medications you're used… Continue Reading
Full Facial Rejuvenation The Liquid Facelift
There comes a time in everyone's life when you look in the mirror and don't recognize your face. Who is that person staring back? The… Continue Reading
Homeopathy Is For Me, Is It For You?
Homeopathy is considered by many educated medical professionals to be a useless pseudoscience. Some experts have gone so far as stating that using homeopathy is… Continue Reading
Personalized Medicine In an Age Of Mass Production
Compounding the mixing of medications to fit a patient's particular needs Compounding has been around for thousands of years; the earliest pharmacists created medications by… Continue Reading
Headaches An Integrative Medicine Approach
What does integrative medicine mean? It uses the best of the conventional therapies and complementary therapies to find the optimal treatment plan for every individual…. Continue Reading
Herbal Medication For Weight Management
In our last article, Types of Obesity in Oriental Medicine, I introduced the basic information about the six types of obesity. They were, Qi deficiency… Continue Reading
