Food Allergens and Chinese Herbal Medicine
A food allergy is an immune system reaction to certain foods, where the body mistakenly identifies a normally harmless food protein as a threat, leading to various symptoms that can...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Food Allergens and Chinese Herbal Medicine
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Papaya and White Fungus Soup (木瓜银耳汤)
A nourishing soup traditionally enjoyed to moisten the lungs and skin, support the spleen, and help reduce dampness and water retention. Lightly sweet from papaya and dried figs, it's a...
Eva Lau, Mayway Vice President |
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Traveling to Japan with a TCM Travel Kit
Mayway's Vice President Eva Lau recounts her recent family vacation to Japan, discussing how Eva's stash of Chinese herbal medicine along with Japan's Kampo saved their trip when everyone got...
Eva Lau, Mayway Vice President |
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Big Boys Don’t Cry: Why Men Often Neglect Healthcare
Why do so many men delay seeking healthcare? Explore the cultural, psychological, and practical barriers that keep many men out of the clinic, along with strategies practitioners can use to...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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The Three Mountains of Men’s Health
Explore benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, and male infertility through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Drawing from a translated interview with Dr. Guo Jun, Director of the Department of...
Yvonne Lau |
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Majestic Yang Teapills
Majestic Yang Teapills endeavors to treat various deficiencies by tonifying Yang, strengthening Qi and Blood, and nourishing Jing-essence. It is an intricate formula that, in addition to Yang tonic herbs,...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Treating Blood & Jing in Male Fertility
Infertility is clinically defined in women and men who cannot achieve pregnancy after one year of having intercourse without using birth control, occurring in approximately 15% of heterosexual couples who...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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How To Support the LGBTQIA+ Community During Politically Challenging Times
Denise Cicuto, L.Ac. discusses the experiences of some queer community members and allies and examples of how we can support them during challenging political times using our skills as compassionate...
Denise Cicuto, L.Ac. |
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Yin & Yang Part 3: The Binary that Encompasses Diversity
Yin and Yang are often misunderstood as fixed opposites, yet TCM teaches that neither exists in pure form. Listen to how this foundational principle offers a richer understanding of diversity,...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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The Times They Are A-Changin, Maybe
Historically, written Chinese didn’t distinguish gender in pronouns. The character 他 (tā), containing the human radical 亻(rén), was once used broadly to refer to people regardless of gender identity. It...
Yvonne Lau |
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Cold in the Uterus
A closer look at Cold in the Uterus explores a commonly overlooked TCM pattern in gynecology. Learn key signs, underlying causes, and clinical approaches to support menstrual and reproductive health.
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Optimizing Female Fertility with Prepared Chinese Medicines
Traditional Chinese medicine gynecologists have known for thousands of years that regulating the menstrual cycle promotes fertility. Modern practitioners have begun to incorporate the knowledge we have of the biological...
Laura Stropes |
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Cultivate Splendor Teapills - Yang Rong Wan
Yang Rong Wan's primary focus is on the acute branch problem of the Blood, but it also treats the root cause of the disorder by stabilizing and nourishing the Chong...
Laura Stropes |
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Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang for Hot Flashes
Menopause is the phase in a woman’s life during which she transitions from a reproductive to a non-reproductive stage. Literally, the word is used to indicate the permanent cessation of...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
