Chinese herbal medicine is powerful. I have seen it help 30 year old psoriatic lesions disappear, chronic eczematous skin turn healthy, and acne stricken amenorrhic (non-ovulating) woman start menstruating regularly…
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With Christmas right around the corner, the clinic has been filling up with loads of chocolate, pastries, and other sweet treats. Basically all the stuff that I encourage my patients…
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Researchers at McGill University conducted a study to assess if breast-feeding reduced gastrointestinal infection and/or atopic eczema among infants. A total of 17046 mother/ infant pairs particpated in the study, with…
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Eczema is a broad term given to represent inflammation of the epidermis, or upper layer of the skin, being categorized further into several different subtypes such as nummular or discoid …
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As many can tell, I truly love nature and all it's abundance. Even as a youngster I was fascinated by the wildness around me, wondering to myself what was edible…
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Last night, I spent some time googling the term "psoriasis treatment" to see what would come up. It amazed me to find that so many websites were selling external remedies…
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From The vancouver Sun "Characteristics of eggs are influenced by the environment in which they develop within the ovary," lead author Dr. Rebecca Robker, from Adelaide University, Australia, said in…
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In Chinese medicine there are relatively few causes of skin disease. It basically comes down to three things- lifestyle, diet, and ones constitution (ie genetics). In order to correct illness…
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I am often asked about singular herbs having a good effect for certain skin disorders, and whether I thought it would be okay for people to try these singular herbs…
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Over the last 30 years the incidence of childhood allergic (or atopic) diseases, like asthma and eczema, seem to have increased by a whopping 300%. Although the major reason for…
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