New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese Herbal Formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide. Findings of the preclinical study...
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Egg Nutrition ~ Yolk vs. White
Several people have called to ask me whether they should eat the egg yolk or just the whites. The Yolk contains most of the nutrients in an egg. In fact, the number of nutrients in an egg yolk is...
The Misunderstood Egg ~
My Professor of Nutrition in Chinese Medicine considers an Egg: the perfect food as it contains all the ingredients to become a Chicken.Though eggs haven't always been considered healthy, their bad reputation actually stemmed from a misunderstanding about cholesterol....
Sleepless in Saratoga ~
To Western doctors, insomnia is the inability to sleep soundly. If there is no obvious physical reason, it will usually be seen as an emotional problem such as stress, anxiety, or depression. For chronic insomnia the usual treatment is sleeping...
What’s formaldehyde and antifreeze doing in your skin?
A friend called me very distressed. Her doctor had sent her for a MRI because of a neck injury. When she arrived at the hospital they asked her if she had any tattoos and she said yes. They then...
Wedding Feng Shui ~
June is the traditional month for weddings because that was the month dedicated to the observance of Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. So recently people have been asking me about wedding Feng Shui. There is an Asian superstition that...
More Feng Shui Graduation Tips ~
A colleague of mine emailed me some additional information on graduation. He suggested that the graduate carefully select the colors that they wear under their gowns. If you are interested in pursuing a career in the arts you should wear...
Feng Shui ~ Graduation Gifts
With class graduations just around the corner I'd like to go over a few Feng Shui cautions. From a Feng Shui perspective, auspicious gift giving brings luck to both the giver and the recipient. Everyone benefits. This is...
Sugar ~ Leptin and Weight Loss…
I was watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on television and he mentioned that in the 1880's the average person consumed 13 grams of sugar a day while today the average person consumes 285 grams of sugar. Now Dr. Dyer is known...
In Good Health ~ Nutrition ~ Herbs ~ Acupuncture
Chinese Medicine treats the whole body. It looks at life-style, diet and emotional states. The most important and first line of treatment is always nutrition. They feel that what you eat and how you prepare it is the foundation for...