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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Tariffs & Pricing: Update & What to Expect
Although future tariff changes remain uncertain, at this time we will not be raising prices on our current inventory of teapills, tablets, extract powders, capsules, and dispensary services.
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Sarcopenia and TCM
Sarcopenia is the gradual, involuntary loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function. Loss of muscle mass is a major factor in increased frailty, loss of the sense of balance,...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Erectile Dysfunction and TCM
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent condition characterized by the consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. Sometimes referred to as impotence, this condition...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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TCM Approaches for Elderly Men's Health
This article touches on two major health issues that arise with men as they age: cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction. Etiology and how traditional Chinese medicine can support these conditions...
Alex Feng |
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Men's Essentials Formulas Comparison
These 16 formulas are commonly prescribed to Men and are considered Men's Essentials for your herbal formula. Learn how to use each formula sorted with pin yin name, alternate name,...
Yvonne Lau |
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Chinatown Pride 2025: We are Immortal!
Yvonne and Eva Lau joined the Chinatown Pride 2025 celebration to support the LGBTQIA+ community in the Bay Area where they met a diverse group of people of varying cultures,...
Yvonne Lau |
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Lan Cai He 藍採和 - A Genderfluid Chinese Deity
In ancient China, educated, upper-class men often had same-sex relationships while having wives and children. Maybe because of general misogyny, male couples were associated with a higher, ennobling aspect of...
Yvonne Lau |
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Treatment of Miscarriage with TCM
About 25% of all known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and the frequency goes up with age (both maternal and paternal). Rachel Blunk discusses methods to support pregnancies using traditional Chinese...
Rachel Blunk, L.Ac., FABORM |
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TCM for Postmenopause
Postmenopause is defined as the phase of life that starts after the cessation of menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months. This article discusses TCM, diet, and lifestyle influences to improve...
Denise Cicuto, L.Ac. |
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Dysmenorrhea and PMS
From the start of the period until ovulation is the estrogen phase of a women’s menstrual cycle. During this time, the blood that was lost during the period is replenished,...
Susan Johnson, L.Ac. |
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Osteoporosis and TCM
More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from osteoporosis - a skeletal disorder characterized as loss of bone mass. Learn how traditional Chinese medicine can support this condition along with...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Bai Shao Herb Origin Story
Bái sháoyào 白芍藥, usually just called Bai shao (yào means ‘medicine’), is also known as white peony root and is a very important herb in traditional Chinese medicine. A key...
Yvonne Lau |
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Making Organic Chen Pi for Your Clinic
Chen pi (陈皮 chén pí) is an extremely important herb in the Materia Medica, as it is widely used to regulate and move the Middle Burner Qi, and for assistance...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
