Trigger Point Acupuncture and Dry Needling
I am reprinting this article on Trigger Point Acupuncture and Dry Needling that I wrote way back in the year 2009, for my dear friend Anthony Carey, M.S., the owner of Function First here in San Diego. Function First is a system of corrective exercises first developed...Are Colonics Useful?
On the issue of Are Colonics Useful?–from the standpoint of Classical Chinese Medicine Colonic “Irrigation”, High Colonics, and Colon Cleanses are a disaster. Better Ways to Treat Your Colon They are exactly the wrong way to treat our guts, which...Epazote Mexican Herb to Relieve Gas
Epazote Mexican Herb to Relieve Gas is popular as a fresh herb in southern Mexican cuisine. It is most famously used in black beans, and is said to have a “carminative” effect. Carminative herbs and spices are medicines that, in the terms of European...Toxins, Sweating, Mindfulness
Toxins, Sweating, Mindfulness is a response to an interesting brief article today in the newspaper health section about Toxins and Sweating, that discusses whether toxins are released by sweating. The answer, by the way, is no, you cannot sweat out toxins. Sweating...Cold Causes Stagnation Heat Causes Movement
From today’s newspaper comes this cool article about a fruitcake that has survived, in nearly edible condition (probably actually edible, as all that is reported is a slightly rancid butter smell), for 100 years at the South Pole in Antarctica. Which brings to...