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Blood: A Vital Substance

The first time you fell off your bike as a kid and skinned your knee, you became acquainted with blood.  But most people don’t really understand everything that blood does in our bodies.  And the way blood is viewed in…

0Comments March 20, 2023 by Kim Filkins
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Pulse Diagnosis 101

When you go to see your doctor, they will almost always check your heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, weight and oxygenation level.  When you walk into the office of an East Asian Medical doctor, you might notice that things are…

0Comments February 20, 2023 by Kim Filkins
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The TCM Urinary Bladder

The TCM Urinary Bladder

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the bladder is one of the six yang organs, paired with one of the six yin organs. The yin organs store vital substances (such as qi, blood, yin and yang). Whereas the yang organs are more…

0Comments January 9, 2022 by Kim Filkins
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Autumn Breathwork and the Season of the Lung

Autumn Breathwork and the Season of the Lung

Breath is the link between the universal life force and our physical existence. It is thought of in ancient traditions as our link to the divine. The rhythm of the breath mimics the primal rhythm of the universe, the natural…

0Comments October 27, 2021 by Kim Filkins
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Acupuncture for Healthy Weight Loss

Healthy Weight Loss

In the United States, an estimated 300,000 people a year die from obesity. In several studies over the last five years, researchers have shown patients who receive regular acupuncture treatments see faster weight loss results than those who do not.…

0Comments June 5, 2021 by Kim Filkins
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Acupuncture for Diabetes

Acupuncture for Diabetes

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90 percent of them have type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Type 2 diabetes, while its exact cause is unknown, develops when the body becomes…

0Comments June 5, 2021 by Kim Filkins
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What is Moxibustion and How Can it Help

Moxibustion

Traditional Chinese medicine is a medical system that incorporates numerous methods for treating disease and illness. One of the tools found in the toolbox of the Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner is known as moxibustion. This technique involves the burning of…

0Comments September 28, 2020 by Kim Filkins
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Traveling the Energetic Highway: What Are Meridians?

Traveling the Energetic Highway (Meridians)

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a system that seems quite foreign to many in the Western world. However, this medical system has been around for over 3,500 years, in comparison to the Western medical system, which has been around since…

0Comments June 29, 2020 by Kim Filkins
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Eastern vs. Western: How the Medical Practices Differ

Eastern vs Western

Almost everybody knows there are two very unique ways of treating disease and maintaining health. But not everybody knows how these two methodologies differ from one another. And depending on where you live in the world, there may be one…

0Comments May 25, 2020 by Kim Filkins
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The Shen Mind Connection

The Shen Mind Connection

Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at things differently and while it may be a little confusing, there is usually some common ground that can be found upon examination and explanation. One such area is the idea of the mind. The mind…

0Comments October 24, 2018 by Kim Filkins
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