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Treating Autoimmune Diseases with Chinese Medicine

Lupus, Celiac, MS, Alopecia, Crohn’s and Rheumatoid Arthritis. You may have heard these conditions or know someone who has one of these conditions. They are all types of autoimmune disease.…

Alex TanMay 26, 2017

Articles Chinese Medicine Series Dietary Seasonal

A Fruit Is Not A Vegetable!

When I ask my clients about their diet, they tell me they eat healthy - “Alex, you don’t have to worry about my diet as I eat lots of fruit…

Alex TanApril 24, 2017

Alex The Acupuncturist Articles Chinese Medicine Series Dietary General

Lets Talk about ‘Low Carb Diets’

Ask Alex the Acupuncturist Question from a client: I steadily lost about 8 pounds over the 5-months I was on the low-carb diet. I went from NoCarb to LowCarb to…

Alex TanJanuary 26, 2017

Articles Cultural General

More About the Bricks, or More about the Mortar? Part 2 – Medicine

In Part 1 we explored the cultural differences, Individual vs Group-Identity. Lets now explore how this is connected to our ideas of science and medicine. Analytical vs Relational Science Biomedicine is…

Alex TanDecember 26, 2016

Articles Chinese Medicine Series

What Exactly Are Those Red Circles On Michael Phelps?

We have recently seen cupping marks, or what appears to be tennis ball size circular reddish/bluish marks on Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes. There are a number of names…

Alex TanAugust 17, 2016

Chinese Medicine Series

Complexion

Reflections From the Interior Chinese medicine is based on an idea that the body’s external manifestations can give us clues to the workings of the internal system of the body.…

Alex TanMarch 8, 2016

Articles Cultural Daoism General

The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon – Chapter 1 – The Universal Truth

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon 黄帝内经 Huángdì Nèijīng The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is an ancient Chinese medical text that has been treated as the fundamental doctrinal source for Chinese…

Alex TanJanuary 6, 2016

Articles Daoism

The Chef Cuts the Ox

If you have not encountered Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) before, you are in for a real treat. He was a sage that stood apart from others in Chinese history. He…

Alex TanJanuary 2, 2016

The Chef Cuts the Ox

Treating Autoimmune Diseases with Chinese Medicine

A Fruit Is Not A Vegetable!

Lets Talk about ‘Low Carb Diets’

More About the Bricks, or More about the Mortar? Part 2 – Medicine

What Exactly Are Those Red Circles On Michael Phelps?

Complexion

The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon – Chapter 1 – The Universal Truth

The Chef Cuts the Ox

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