Treatment Cave

I am presenting here the Chinese medicine view of cancer with patterns, treatment  principle, herbs and herbal formulae. Very many of our patient have or have had cancer (or will have cancer) and, for this reason, I think it is extremely important to understand cancer from the point of view of Chinese medicine, even if we do not actually treat it.  Moreover, even if we do not treat cancer itself, we can do our patients who have survived cancer a great service if we can develop treatment strategies to prevent recurrence.  All Chinese books try to “prove” that the concept of cancer was already in the Nei Jing and other later books.  The truth is that, while the ancient books have a fairly comprehensive theory of tumours, there was no concept of malignancy or of differentiation between benign and malignant tumours.   There are, however, some passages that clearly indicate that, when treating tumours, the ancient doctors were well aware when a condition indicated a ...

This Is Your Teen’s Brain on Marijuana Parents should be aware that the marijuana being sold today, legally or illegally, is not the same as what was used in the 1960s and 1970s. Instead, today’s marijuana can have a real impact on the development of their child’s most precious resource, the growing brain. Marijuana has been featured all over the news in recent months. Many questions about marijuana’s negative effects, possible medical value, and its safety and use have surfaced in the face of evolving legislation and changing cultural attitudes. It is even legal for recreational use in two states, Colorado and Washington. With so many adults having legal access, it is likely more teens will be finding it easier to get marijuana, and more will try it. In fact, national surveys are showing that fewer teens perceive marijuana as harmful. So what do parents tell their teens about the safety of marijuana in a changing world? Marijuana, Memory, and Brain Health First, parents can tell...