Hello,
I have been taking a Chinese medicine (herb) that my TCM doctor prescribed. It is supposed to be treating my liver. However, I have never been able to find ANYBODY who has heard of it. That includes 200+ people in a group that discusses just such topics. Can you illuminate this mystery? The name is “Cing Yeh Tan” tablets. I’d like to know what I’m taking. (more…)
When Chase-Manhattan lender David Givens began to feel some of the early symptoms of the flu – fatigue, muscle aches and pains (not from exercise), and a slight fever – he had no reason to expect he’d be, as he put it, “amazingly better within 2 days” because of a flu home remedy. (more…)
By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
If you have a urinary tract infection, or get them frequently, you may be prescribed antibiotics. Antibiotics are great, and important, especially because an improperly treated UTI can lead to a kidney infection, which is very serious – it can even create chronic and life-threatening kidney problems. (more…)
by Ross Rosen, L.Ac.
Sheila is a 28 year old female who has been experiencing cluster headaches for the past 11 years. Her headaches begin every year in late July and generally last until the end of autumn. During this period she experiences headaches multiple times per day, usually worse in the late evening and early morning.
Her headaches are stabbing and sharp and were rated a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. This past year she was having headaches all the way through the winter months. She first called my office in January while in the middle of an episode and I was able to see her that same day. (more…)
By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
It can be just annoying, or truly debilitating. The sinuses are said to be God’s only design screw-up (apart from your brain) because infection can form in them so easily. Not using effective cold and flu remedies is often a cause of sinus infections. So here I will present alternatives to cure infection. Sinus problems will be a thing of the past, and then you can learn about better ways to treat colds and flus that will prevent future sinus infections. (more…)