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“Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food,” is a quote often attributed to Hippocrates, a philosopher of the 5th century BC. This sentiment may have been ahead of its time two millennium ago, but today is regarded as common sense, as it is readily accepted that food…

Social Media can seem like a slippery slope when, in fact, it is fairly easy to understand. With social media platforms, you can connect with current and potential new clients, build strong customer loyalty and increase brand awareness. Perhaps one of the best social media benefits are those new leads…

As we move into the winter months, it is important for clinicians to have a solid working knowledge of effective herbal protocols for treating and managing clinical cold and flu presentations. It is commonplace to have patients referred to me by other clinicians due to complications in cold and flu…

In today’s world many new things are occurring, especially in the world of information technology. With these changes, comes an entire new set of vocabulary words and definitions. It encompasses old words with new meanings and uses. Facebook and Twitter have their own words, abbreviations and meanings. It is like…

Many healthcare providers are fortunate to enjoy the freedom and independence of owning their own businesses. However, the constant demands can lead to a lonely and isolating experience unless you make an effort to get out of your office. Let’s discuss a few different ways you can create your own…

Long-time Yo San University supporter Thomas S. Blount recently gave a $1 million dollar gift to the University, it’s largest charitable gift to date. Mr. Blount was a retired naval officer, aerospace consultant and philanthropist. He was also a strong supporter of the Yo San’s efforts to provide quality instruction…

Traditional Chinese Medicine continues to make it’s presence felt on the world stage as the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for their work on combating parasites and YouYou Tu for her discoveries in combating Malaria.

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There are countless new exercise and nutrition plans out there, emphasizing the latest ground-breaking research and claiming to revolutionize the way we view health. While methods such as the Atkins and South Beach diet have their proponents and research-based components, as time passes, they slowly get pushed aside as new…

When I met Dr. Kezhen Zhang in May 2013, I was his translator and the integrity, creativity, and passion he demonstrated as a practitioner and advocate of the medicine convinced me to travel to Beijing to study with him.

One of the simple methods that I use to define Yin/Yang theory to patients is to ask the question, “Which way is your energy going?” Let’s go with the idea that energy moves from your skin inwards, towards your “self” and organs (yin) and outwards from your skin towards “others”…

“Syncretism” is defined as a union of diverse tenets or practices.1 On a recent trip to Cuba designed to demonstrate the integration of Traditional Medicine and biomedicine, our group witnessed this union firsthand. The public health trip was led by Dr. Maisha Amen, founder of the Maat Center in Newark,…

Chinese Medical Cosmetology (Mei Rong) has a well-documented and venerated history dating back to the Qin (221-206 BC) Dynasty. Chinese medical physicians were employed to perform acupuncture and herbal medicine on Empresses and Emperors’ concubines to enhance natural radiance, delay signs of aging, and maintain a youthful and lustrous appearance.…

The clinical benefits of acupuncture are difficult to ignore, but also can be difficult to explain to a Western audience. For nearly 50 years, relentlessly inquisitive scientists and physicians have been working toward a conceptual model to explain acupuncture. This two-part article will offer an extremely abbreviated review of where…

K.M. Di Sebastiano and M. Mourtzakis published a review paper examining the role of dietary fat on prostate cancer development and progression late last year that does a stellar job of summarizing the available data on fat and prostate cancer. Their review paper sheds light on the importance of counseling…

Acupuncture’s cultural and historical roots go back to the emergence of Chinese civilization. For more than 2,000 years, acupuncture needling has been continuously practiced on the largest population in the world. As a system of medical treatment, acupuncture’s prevalence and robustness are continuously demonstrated by strong public demand, growing scientific…

“Mary M.”* recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Even the former sheriff dropped by to kiss the hand of this diminutive retired teacher, to honor the years she interpreted for him during interviews with Latinas and Latinos. Why is this story remarkable? At age 73, Mary was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary…

I hear a lot of the following questions: I am afraid I may doing something illegal. I have heard I cannot have different fees for the same service. I have several different fees for many types of patients, as I do belong to a lot of plans, and I am…

It is amazing to see the changes that are occurring in the acupuncture profession. Let’s look at some of the news and events that have contributed to this growth and awareness. Americans are more aware of the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. While this is happening with…

We know acupuncture and Oriental medicine as the indigenous medicine of East Asia; in particular China, Korea and Japan are the countries of origin of this wonderful healing system. In recent decades, what is referred to as Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other East Asian-based systems have spread to every continent…