I recently read this very interesting article by Jeffrey Bland: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312741/ One part that jumped out at me was how similar the "seven defining characteristics of functional medicine" are to…
There is a concept in natural healing that when one has been unhealthy for many years, adopting a comprehensive natural health care regimen that includes changes in diet, herbal supplements,…
There's a growing body of compelling evidence indicating that a healthy balance of microorganisms inside the human body is a major factor in health. There are strong associations with obesity,…
The gut microbiota, as an important factor affecting host health, plays a significant role in the occurrence and development of diabetes mellitus (DM), and the mechanism may be related to…
I have read a few articles recently that mention that the so-called active constituents of many Chinese herbs have very low bioavailability in real-life use cases. A well-known example is…
The role of the microbiome and prenatal and early-childhood epigenetic factors in lifelong gene expression has got me wondering about what inherited constitution actually is? If things like personality, strength,…
This article reviews the reported correlations between TCMs and certain diseases, such as chronic liver disease, ulcerative colitis, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, and elucidates the underlying mechanisms, with a…
The Gut Microbiome Modulates the Changes in Liver Metabolism and in Inflammatory Processes in the Brain of Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Rats Read on www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2019/7902874/ In Chinese medicine, the liver…
As all practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine know, Ophiopogon (Mai Men Dong) is used in Chinese medicine as a lung and stomach Yin tonic. It is also said to lubricate…
The mainstream of Chinese medicine, as canonized in the Yellow Emperors classic, is largely about using nature as a guide to achieve excellent health and long life. The classical text…