2015

This past October I had the opportunity to return to Nepal and participate in a handful of acupuncture health camps for victims of the April earthquake. This was a heart-opening experience, and I wanted to share some of the experience with you. The program was organised through the TCM-Sozial Forum, and the OPS-MTC. We were… Continue reading Nepal Health Camps for Earthquake Relief

While on my recent trip to Nepal to participate in acupuncture health camps for people affected by the April earthquake, I had the pleasure of meeting Sonu, a student of Thanka painting. My first discovery of Thanka painting was during a Tibetan Studies study abroad program, while staying in Dharmasala in 1998. I remember being… Continue reading The Art of Thanka Painting

From Benchen Monastery Community – Benchen Free Clinic The above linked page describes the actions of the Benchen Free Clinic in Kathmandu. Providing both traditional and alternative care, as well as Dental services for the underserved population, they see 50 patients per day between the two offices. Support comes from the Himalayan Medical Foundation, Benchen… Continue reading Benchen Monastery Community – Benchen Free Clinic

From The Wellness Living Store: Summer Cooling Tea – Refreshing A colleague recently share this product with me…a cooling mix of herbs for a refreshing summer tea.Ingredients: Lotus leaf, Mint leaf, Job’s Tears seed, Chrysanthemum flower, Sweetleaf leaf, Schisandra fruit, Ligustrum fruit, Patchouli, Siberian Ginseng tuber, Masa Fermantata, Perilla leaf, Lophatherum stem and leaf, Clove flower… Continue reading The Wellness Living Store: Summer Cooling Tea – Refreshing

diet (4)·food (1)·kidney yin (1)

From Foods to Build Kidney Yin Energy I like to reccomend the above link when people are interested in diet modification with regard to symptoms due to ‘Kidney Yin Deficiency’, such as hot flashes during menopause.

Following the devestating earthquakes in Nepal these last few weeks, I was extremely happy to have word from my old friend from Sindhupalchok district. He and his family survived against the odds, however, their village was destroyed with 90% of homes collapsed, and many people dead. As the aftershocks continue daily, people live in a… Continue reading Relief for Nepal after Earthquakes

This is a clear and in-depth look at what is understood about PCOS with respect to insulin resistance. The article is well referenced, and contains an informative summary as well as an interesting look at clinical reccomendations. Beware 😉 This is not related to Traditional Chinese Medicine per se…although it is still interesting as… Continue reading Insulin Resistance and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Mechanism and Implications for Pathogenesis: Endocrine Reviews: Vol 18, No 6

I recently discovered the online archives for the European Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Many interesting tidbits, and well written articles in seven volumes available as pdf downloads. Enjoy!Here is the link!

chinese medicine (6)·fertility (3)·women's health (2)

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a multitude of treatment options for women with regard to reproductive health, at different stages of life. These include treatments for PMS, PMDD, or othe ‘symptoms’ that occur around the onset of the period; pre-existing or chronic conditions (such as cysts, PCOS, endometriosis, or fibromes); as well offer support before,… Continue reading Supporting Women’s Reproductive Health with TCM