medicine

Poop: the cure of the future?

By on December 7, 2012 in Digestive problems, Health & Healing, Myths & Truths | 131 comments

Poop has been all over the news lately. (And no, I’m not talking about the recent election.) I’m referring to fecal transplant, the process of transferring a healthy person’s stool into a sick person’s colon in order to restore the bacterial balance. It sounds bizarre, and even a little crazy, but doctors and scientists all over the country are discovering just how effective fecal transplants can be. Just last week, the Chicago Tribune wrote a story predicting ...
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Do you need a health detective?

By on October 30, 2010 in Uncategorized | 11 comments

I'm excited to announce that I have officially launched my private practice. I specialize in working with people struggling with complex, chronic illness that haven't been able to find help anywhere else. I see patients locally in my Berkeley, CA office, and I also offer long-distance consulting to people around the world via telephone and Skype. If you or someone you know is in need of this kind of support, please watch the video below ...
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The myth of evidence-based medicine

By on June 17, 2010 in Myths & Truths | 25 comments

Over the next eight weeks I'm going to be studying like a madman for the California State Board Acupuncture licensing exam. I won't have time to write any special reports or long, "researchy" articles. But I hope to be able to share some of my thoughts here and there. Like this. I was talking with a colleague the other day (let's call her M). M related a story one of her patients told ...
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Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part VI): 5 ways acupuncture can help you where drugs and surgery can’t

By on March 16, 2010 in Myths & Truths | 62 comments

Note: This is the sixth article in an ongoing series. If you haven't read the first five, I recommend doing that before continuing: Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part I): A Case of Mistaken Identity Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part II): Origins of the Energy Meridian Myth Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part III): The "Energy Meridian" Model Debunked Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part IV): How Acupuncture Works Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part V): A Closer Look At How Acupuncture Relieves Pain Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part VI): 5 ...
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Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part V): A Closer Look At How Acupuncture Relieves Pain

By on March 14, 2010 in Uncategorized | 66 comments

Note: This is the fifth article in an ongoing series. If you haven't read the first four, I recommend doing that before continuing: Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part I): A Case of Mistaken Identity Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part II): Origins of the Energy Meridian Myth Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part III): The "Energy Meridian" Model Debunked Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part IV): How Acupuncture Works Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part V): A Closer Look At How Acupuncture Relieves Pain Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part VI): 5 ...
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Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part IV): How Acupuncture Works

By on March 11, 2010 in Myths & Truths | 36 comments

Note: This is the fourth article in an ongoing series. Make sure to read the previous articles before reading this one, and check out the next articles in the series afterwards. Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part I): A Case of Mistaken Identity Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part II): Origins of the Energy Meridian Myth Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part III): The "Energy Meridian" Model Debunked Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part IV): How Acupuncture Works Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part V): A Closer Look At How ...
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