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Chinese Medicine and the Treatment of “Weird Diseases”
Many patients who come through the Watershed clinic are plagued by complexes of symptoms that Conventional Western medicine cannot explain. After many years in the conventional medical system, they are typically given a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome. Unfortunately, this diagnosis rarely gives them viable treatment nor any hope for…
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Chinese Herbal Medicine & Endangered Animals
Note: Edited on 2015-01-06 for clarity. You have probably heard various news stories about the discovery and confiscation of various types of endangered animal ingredients, presumably for use in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) preparations. From tiger penises to rhino horns to bear bile, these happenings never fail to make sensational news. The use of endangered animal…
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7 Ways to Ensure You NEVER Sleep Well Again (or, Chinese Medicine and Insomnia)
Sitting here up after tossing and turning for an hour, I find that I have a fair degree of clarity concerning a topic on many people’s minds – sleep. Or, more properly, the lack of it. Insomnia, anyone? Insomnia and other sleep disorders are a growing problem, particularly in Western nations. Because insomnia makes me…
