Chinese Medicine

I grew up mostly outdoors surrounded by plants. Our house sat on a hill covered with blueberry bushes, daffodils, flowering crabapple trees, and an asparagus patch. I spent those years ...

Qi, pronounced "chi," is a Chinese name describing all types of human vital energies. The top part of ...

Inflammation is a case of your body on high alert. It’s sparked by your immune system whenever you ...

I was plagued with health problems from a young age. Over the years, I tried many treatments for my ailments ...

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared that the U.S. health care system faced a massive crisis, warning that ...

My spirit collapsed when I found out I needed heart surgery and could be bedridden for the rest ...

If you’ve never had back pain, you’re the exception to the rule. About 80 percent of people in ...

Insomnia has been a problem worldwide since ancient times and today the stresses of modern life—long hours at ...

Lately, my sense of smell has been fooling me. I’ve been haunted by a scent that’s not actually ...

The American Gastroenterological Association reported that digestive, liver, and pancreatic diseases result in more than 100 million outpatient ...

The opioid crisis ravaging the United States is fueling a paradigm shift in health care as patients, doctors, ...

In Western culture, when you see your doctor for an annual physical, he or she will most likely ...

For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has been helping couples through all stages of pregnancy. The literature on ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

Since ancient times, ginseng root has been considered one of the world’s most valuable medicinal herbs. Ginseng is ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, fall is colorfully marching its way toward winter. Daylight is gradually becoming more ...

I used to live in a house that was a block away from a major highway. While I ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

Alexandra Robbins is an overachiever. She graduated summa cum laude—the highest distinction—from Yale only to realize on the ...

A solar term is a period of about two weeks, based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. ...

I’m an easy bruiser. If I run into the coffee table, I know that I’m going to have ...

Most of us want a greater sense of peace and ease in our lives, but life can be ...