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What is the Root Cause of Burnout?

As a practitioner of Ancestral and Functional Medicine I have learned from many of my teachers and taught many of my clients all the standard tools of self care that technically should prevent “burn out” (aka Adrenal Fatigue, HPA Axis Dysfunction, or, if you’ve ever experienced it, “feeling like you got hit by a bus”). […]

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Ginger has Powerful Benefits for your Health

Ginger has a lot of health benefits you want to know and understand. The benefits range from supporting your immune system to fighting infections to reducing inflammation and more. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a warming herb used for centuries in Asian ancestral medicine. Ginger, as we know it today, is actually the rhizome—the underground stem […]

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The Search for Soma: How Ayurveda influenced Chinese Medicine

According to the Tantra and the search for soma, many different substances can be used as “soma” if it is administered appropriately and at the proper time. Ayurveda from India and Chinese medicine are both unique medicine models that are independent from each other. As a practitioner of both modalities, it is interesting to compare […]

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Chinese Medicine Supports Women’s Reproductive Health Similar to Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Obstetrics and gynecology, woman’s reproductive health, in Chinese medicine is a vast and complex subject with a history that can be traced back some 3000 years. It is a science that continues to evolve to fit into the paradigm of western culture. Historically Chinese medicine and Western medicine existed on opposite sides of the spectrum, […]

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