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Everything that makes up the science behind the medicine. From the classical texts to biochemistry to pathology to everything in between.
Here is the second part of the article by my colleague Michael Givens. You can read the first part here. I hope we will see more of him here on Deepest Health. Please be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments, as he is a regular reader of the blog and will most certainly [...]
Continue reading...This is the first part of a two part guest article by my friend and peer, Michael Givens. Michael is also a third year student of Classical Chinese Medicine at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. He shares my fervor for the medicine and has been an inspiration to me as I [...]
Continue reading...I don’t have the answer to that question. But, I’ll do my best. To be honest, studying Western science can be pretty interesting. As an intellectual exercise, nothing beats having to go from learning to read and translate passages of the Shang Han Lun to attempting to comprehend the importance of Th1 and Th2 responses [...]
Continue reading...Just a few more thoughts on the categories and a few example practices. Be sure to check out the original introduction to the Year of Sagely Living. You can read other articles on the project by choosing the “Year of Sagely Living” category in the dropdown menu to your right. 1) January (GB) – Study/scholarship: [...]
Continue reading...Most of what I list below comes from my understanding of seasonal energy as expressed in the previous article, informed by actual suggestions from Classical texts, the teachings of some of my professors at NCNM and one contemporary text, Paul Pitchford’s Healing With Whole Foods. One thing you will notice is that each season relies [...]
Continue reading...I thought I would share with you a few pieces I’ve put together over the years – they won’t have the copywriting flair you’ve come to know and love from me, but I hope it will provoke some interesting discussion. Today and tomorrow we’ll look a little at the Triple Burner, one of my favorite [...]
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