Eric Grey, Author at Deepest Health

9 enlightening things I learned about the Pericardium from the Chinese organ clock

on 08/03/2007 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

Today’s post will cover some of what I’ve learned about the Pericardium organ system from studying the symbolic information available through the Chinese organ clock and etymological investigation of characters associated with Pericardium. What you will find below is just a fraction of the information that I learned about the Pericardium under the masterful tutelage [...]

What everyone should know about the perils of reading too much

on 08/01/2007 by Eric Grey in Study and Scholarship

Although the following article is geared specifically towards people who are learning Chinese medicine, I believe the principle applies to learners of any practice. Let me know in the comments if you disagree! For today’s focus on the profession of Chinese medicine, I thought I would address a common problem I have struggled with in [...]

See how easily you can use 5 element theory to eat optimally

on 07/31/2007 by Eric Grey in Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities

I’ve been seeing quite a few articles about balancing color in one’s diet as a way to eat well. These articles are always so beautiful – illustrated with plenty of photos of gorgeous blueberries, tantalizing tomatoes and the like. Further, the concept of choosing your food by color is an attractive one, simple and engaging [...]

Why Chinese medicine students must come together

on 07/27/2007 by Eric Grey in Community and Cultivation

I want to preface this article with the caveat that I only know about American CM practitioners and that much of what I have to say could be limited to that demographic. But, perhaps there is a more global appeal. One of the things that shocked me when I entered this profession as a student [...]

Isn’t Chinese medicine just a bunch of spiritual mumbo-jumbo pseudo-science?

on 07/24/2007 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

There are quite a few folks who would like to discount Chinese medicine out of hand. These people are unlikely to be convinced of its benefits until Western materialistic methods so thoroughly confirm it that there is no shadow of a doubt. Really, this group of people want to see all concepts of Chinese medicine [...]