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AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP INCREASES HEALTHY GENE EXPRESSION

The BBC recently conducted a short study to assess the health effects of an extra hour of sleep. The article is well…

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ACUPUNCTURE…ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT?

You have probably heard acupuncture referred to at some point as “alternative medicine” but classifying acupuncture this way is based…

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ARE YOU STUCK IN FIRST GEAR?

Imagine you are driving down the road with your gas pedal to the floor. Your car runs great and gets…

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ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM UNRESOLVED ANGER?

As I wrote about here, in Chinese medicine we believe that the primary cause of disease in adults is unresolved emotions….

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ARE WE HEADED FOR A POST ANTIBIOTIC ERA?

In my last post I described a protocol for handling sinus infections without resorting to antibiotics. Over the weekend I read this article and…

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS CEDAR SEASON? PART 2

Click here for part one of this article. More so than other allergies, cedar allergies seem create a fertile ground for bacterial…

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Pollen emanating from cedar tree
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS CEDAR SEASON? PART 1

When I moved here from Colorado ten years ago, I had never heard of cedar fever. I was accustomed to…

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Ear seeds on woman
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AURICULOTHERAPY IN THE NEWS

For the past ten years I have made frequent use of ear pellets, seeds, and tacks (also called auriculotherapy) to…

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CHINESE NEW YEAR — A SECOND CHANCE TO GET YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS RIGHT

It’s about a month into the New Year. Do you already wish you had a do-over for your New Year’s…

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REIKI

WHAT IS REIKI? Reiki is a Japanese technique for healing and stress reduction. It is a very simple technique of…

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