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I HAD A BLACK DOG, HIS NAME WAS DEPRESSION
In previous posts I have written about the effect that stress and unresolved anger can have on physical and emotional health. Today I’d like…
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AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP INCREASES HEALTHY GENE EXPRESSION
The BBC recently conducted a short study to assess the health effects of an extra hour of sleep. The article is well…
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ACUPUNCTURE…ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT?
You have probably heard acupuncture referred to at some point as “alternative medicine” but classifying acupuncture this way is based…
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ARE YOU STUCK IN FIRST GEAR?
Imagine you are driving down the road with your gas pedal to the floor. Your car runs great and gets…
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ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM UNRESOLVED ANGER?
As I wrote about here, in Chinese medicine we believe that the primary cause of disease in adults is unresolved emotions….
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ARE WE HEADED FOR A POST ANTIBIOTIC ERA?
In my last post I described a protocol for handling sinus infections without resorting to antibiotics. Over the weekend I read this article and…
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS CEDAR SEASON? PART 2
Click here for part one of this article. More so than other allergies, cedar allergies seem create a fertile ground for bacterial…
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS CEDAR SEASON? PART 1
When I moved here from Colorado ten years ago, I had never heard of cedar fever. I was accustomed to…
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AURICULOTHERAPY IN THE NEWS
For the past ten years I have made frequent use of ear pellets, seeds, and tacks (also called auriculotherapy) to…
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CHINESE NEW YEAR — A SECOND CHANCE TO GET YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS RIGHT
It’s about a month into the New Year. Do you already wish you had a do-over for your New Year’s…