Archive for April, 2009

Clearing Summer Heat

Posted on April 21st, 2009, by Sarah

It seems a bit early in the season to be writing this blog, but San Francisco is experiencing a heat wave.  If you work in the heat or you are out enjoying the sunny weather, there are simple things you can do for yourself to keep from overheating and keep your system cool while you [...]

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TMJ, aka. Temporomandibular joint disorder

Posted on April 14th, 2009, by Sarah

I thought I would quickly blog on the first problem Chinese medicine solved for me and numerous patients of mine.  My own bout of TMJ was probably due to a number of factors.  I have a history of orthodontics in my early teens which corrected an over-bite and straightened my teeth.  This alone is cause [...]

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Wind Invasion

Posted on April 2nd, 2009, by Sarah

Wind Invasion is pretty much what it sounds like. In Chinese Medicine, Wind is a significant cause of disease. Wind-Colds are “caught” not by coughing on each other (that’s flues and epidemic diseases), but by Wind first invading the nape of the neck and then Cold getting into the channels and collaterals of [...]

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