Foundational Science Archives | Page 8 of 11

Everything that makes up the science behind the medicine. From the classical texts to biochemistry to pathology to everything in between.

Learning how to keep life in balance

on 04/02/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

It’s time for my March Year of Sagely Living update! I believe that my efforts were successful, overall. My true goal this month was two-fold. First, I wanted to pay close attention to the two hour time periods associated with each organ system on the Chinese medicine organ clock. Second, I wanted to create and [...]

Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring (part 2 of 2)

on 03/18/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

Here is the continuation of Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano’s article on the symbolism of wood, metal and the spring season in Classical Chinese medical symbolism. Please feel free to leave any thoughts you have on this two-part article in the comments. Lively discussion is always appreciated! If you missed the first installment, read it here.——————— In [...]

Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring

on 03/17/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

Today I am featuring the first part of a two part guest post by my friend and colleague at NCNM, Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano. His article is a fine elaboration of the ideas I briefly presented in my post about Rest and Activity in the Year of Sagely Living. I will post the remainder of the [...]

Does Chinese Medicine cure disease?

on 03/08/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

In school, I wrote several articles about treating the common cold with Chinese medicine. This has always been one of my passions – since I find a lot of more complicated illnesses have their root in an untreated or mistreated common cold or flu. This is the perspective of my teachers, as well, and the [...]

Rest and activity in the Year of Sagely Living

on 03/04/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

You might wonder why you haven’t yet seen a post from me about March’s Year of Sagely Living goal. Fittingly enough, I was at a Qigong retreat all weekend in one of the most beautiful places I have ever been with some of the greatest people I know. It was a good way to start [...]

Questions for the ancients

on 02/23/2008 by Eric Grey in Foundational Science

I’m part of the student government association at NCNM in Portland, OR and I am currently working on creating a scholarship for Classical Chinese Medicine students at our institution. The SGA funded the scholarship and now I’m just working on logistics. Part of the scholarship application will involve students answering a question – with the [...]